San Miguel de Allende, our second ‘home’ in Mexico, is renowned for its shopping. I was told it was possible to find anything here from anywhere in Mexico, and it seemed to be true. As I did the rounds of the stores, I saw every kind of Mexican handicraft and folk art conceivable, from the … Read more
San Miguel de Allende is beautiful, our friends in Mexico City had told us. We believed them, but based on what we’d read and heard we somehow expected a Disney version of a Mexican town, with perfect buildings and immaculate streets, with all the gritty character and atmosphere painted over and scrubbed away. The streets … Read more
A colourful casita (little house) that looks like it has leapt out of the pages of a Mexican interior design book is our home away from home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Yes, San Miguel de Allende! When HomeAway Holiday-Rentals asked us to come here, we must admit that we had some reservations. We’d avoided … Read more
Mexico’s tacos al pastor consists of corn tortillas topped with mouthwatering pork marinated with pineapple, spices and chillies, and sprinkled with white onions and cilantro. Traditionally the pork for tacos al pastor is slow-cooked on a vertical spit, but my tacos al pastor recipe has been created for home cooks without a vertical spit. This … Read more