San Diego is rated number fourteen (because of our breweries … really?) and Puebla, Mexico is rated number thirteen – according to the New York Times list of the 45 Places to Go in 2012, Come West, y’all … we have something for you north and south of the Mexican border. We have been having…
Day of The Dead… I never liked to think of this day. I was disappointed when I learned that Halloween was the Eve of this holiday … of this scary, unholy holiday. I did celebrate Halloween, but it was just dress-up time… a big costume party and candy fest! I didn’t know. Most of us…
In Mexico there are several cities celebrating this event, which has grown in popularity over the 19th and 20th centuries. The best known Oktoberfest takes place in the southern part of Mexico City, at the Club Alemán in the borough of Xochimilco. The German and German-Mexican community is a regular, however the event is also…
Baja California … so close, so welcoming, so tempting – Lower California is family and we need to get down there and visit from time-to-time! KkLvRGtI9vo I found this to be a beautiful video that covers just about all of the Baja aspects. Since I am in southern California, Baja is the most familiar area…
Puerto Peñasco, translated as Rocky Point in English, is also nicknamed Arizona’s beach, as it is the closest beach to Phoenix and Tucson. Initially it was the fish that drew visitors there. There was no drinking water so it was not inviting for any other reason. However that changed in the 1920′s (from Wikipedia): John…
I get a LOT of callers DAILY asking if they have reached “Qualitas”. Of course the answer is “no”. We are Mexico Insurance Services and we are surplus lines brokers who offer Mexico insurance on our website … the insurer is Qualitas. They are in Mexico. What does that mean? Well, literally QUALITAS is the…
Thanks to Tijuana.com I’m sharing important border crossing information for boaters! We have many clients towing their boats down to Baja Norte or Sur. There is some pretty good fishing going on down there now, and naturally there will be skiing and wake boarding and such! For more a good read on these topics, check…
Tijuana – More Than Striped Donkeys and Tacos! Say it ain’t so! So, recently I saw a show on PBS about Tijuana. The first thing he said was something about ‘if all you know about Tijuana is about the striped donkeys and tacos, well, you have a lot to learn’ … whuh? Who would ever…
Surfing in Mexico: June to September is the best season! Many of the tournaments and contests just ended in Baja, but now the beaches are open for the rest of the surfers! Time to tie the long-board on top of the VeeDub and head for a south-facing beach south of the border! The conditions are…
Laguna Salada Mexico is a land of opposites and extremes; a land of highs and lows (figuratively and geographically). The lowest point: Laguna Salada -10 m * the highest point: Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,700 m. This is a photo of Laguna Salada, located in Baja, Mexico It is a vast dry lake some 10…