While on a trip to Spain nearly 10 years ago, my now husband and I stopped in a little internet café in the small, picturesque town of Salou on the Costa Dorada, located about 70 miles south of Barcelona. Just hours earlier, Rick had asked me to marry him on the sidewalk overlooking the sparkling [...]
In early December, I posted an article compiling the numerous lists that Mexico was topping for 2012 travel. Included were lists from top travel guru guides like Frommer’s, Lonely Planet and Moon Travel Guides. In the last few days, I’ve noticed that Mexico continues to top 2012 travel lists and trends, especially in regards to [...]
Mexican soccer star Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and I have something in common: our love of Mexico! In this video below, put together by MexicoToday, Chicharito describes his love of Mexico and the support he has experienced all over the world. “We are proud of this country, its nature, climate, its history and culture,” he says. [...]
I’ve been tagging a lot of posts lately under the category of ‘eco-friendly’ – and just posted something this week on Mayakoba (located in Riviera Maya) winning another green award for it’s exemplary sustainable actions. In thinking about the heart of sustainable tourism and what someone might experience on a green vacation in Mexico, I [...]
Approximately 10.4 million tourists are expected to visit Mexico during the last two weeks of 2011, according to estimates announced recently by Secretary of Tourism Gloria Guevara Manzo. The Mexican newspaper Excelsior reported that 10.4 million national and international visitors will vacation in Mexican tourist destinations between December 16, 2011 and January 2, 2012. This statistic represents a 4 percent increase over the [...]
On Saturday, December 8, 2011, approximately 200 people gathered to honor art students from different schools and centers at the First Annual Youth & Innovation Awards Tijuana Inovadora 2011 at CECUT – (Centro Cultural Tijuana). Supported by an alliance of top-level academic institutions coordinated by El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (The Colef), the awards recognize, [...]
The country of Mexico is topping many travel lists for 2012. As a voracious headline news reader, I always keep my eye on Mexico. And in the last month or so, I’ve been really happy (and relieved) to see some great headlines about our southern neighbors. It’s no secret to those who have previously traveled [...]
