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I have been living in and writing about Mexico for almost 20 years and Mexico City for almost 15 of those. My writing focuses on food, history, local culture, and all the amazing stories that this place has to tell. I also give food and history tours in the city and am the author of the book "Mexico City Streets: La Roma" about Colonia Roma, the neighborhood where I live.
One of the best vignettes in Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury is about the old Colonel. The kids in…
I had no peripheral vision with my cat mask on. NOT a good idea when you’re riding a bike, balancing…
So much is going on each year in Mexico City, this a handy list to help you remember the biggest and best annual events in the capital.
I’m personally not a big fan of the anthropology museum or really any place where the rooms go on without…
Latin America often seems like its sole interest is soccer, but Sunday I went to my first Mexican baseball game,…
Remedios Varo is evading me. I am writing a piece about her life here in Mexico and coming up against…
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