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 in Mexico. And while we had some reservations about making San Miguel our base for two weeks, we’ve become smitten with this gorgeous little … Read more
Mexico City’s markets aren’t just for shopping, eating and drinking, as much fun as all of that is in Mexico City, but as a microcosm of a society they also offer a fantastic insight into the culture and everyday life of a place, no more so than in the Mexican capital. Here’s our guide to … Read more
Mexico City is super affordable and some things are dirt cheap, making it a brilliant budget destination and a great place to settle in for a while. Cervezas (beers), for example, cost around $1, the same price they cost when we first visited 17 years ago! However, somewhat surprisingly, it can actually be cheaper to … Read more
Our Mexico City apartment rental was smack bang in the historic centre or El Centro. The smell of freshly cooked corn tortillas mingled with traffic fumes, the sounds of organ grinders and street criers, and the myriad sights out our window, from indigenous women in bold-striped skirts selling handmade dolls to limbless beggars in tattered … Read more
Cooking, music, film, film and music, food and film… so far, we’ve done it all in Austin. We learned to barbecue, we met local musicians, we’ve seen lots of music, we’ve talked music with a record storeowner, and we’ve talked music with a filmmaker… So why not have a country music cooking lesson with a … Read more