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  • Three reasons to try Intermittent Fasting

    Three reasons to try Intermittent Fasting

    I’ve always thought the suggestion “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” to be a farce. At worst, it was just something conjured up by cereal companies to sell their product. Breakfast has always been a light meal for me so, when I decided to eliminate it altogether, it wasn’t very difficult. After…

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  • Photos of Taxco Food

    Photos of Taxco Food

    Most of Taxco’s food is fairly traditional, and though there are many restaurants, you find the same offerings at all of them so it was a delight to find a couple that stood out from the others. Menta Santa Lucia La Hamburguesa Tom and Joan’s kitchen

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  • Our coffee plantation tour in Taxco, Mexico where we learn the entire coffee making process.

    Our coffee plantation tour in Taxco, Mexico where we learn the entire coffee making process.

    As a tour guide, I struggle to sign up for a tour when I travel, believing I can put it together on my own for a fraction of the price. I should know better because, as a tour guide, I know the unique perspective a local can offer. Choosing the Taxco coffee plantation tour on…

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  • Photos of Taxco, Mexico

    Photos of Taxco, Mexico

    Like my home town of San Francisco, Taxco, Mexico is a place where it is impossible to look any direction at any time without seeing something beautiful.

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  • A weekend getaway from Portland to Tokeland

    A weekend getaway from Portland to Tokeland

    As a tour guide, I occasionally find myself planning the perfect tour. In fact, I’ve proposed a couple of these tours to my employers in the past, but they’ve explained that there’s no money in them. People want to see things and places they’ve heard of, and you just can’t get enough people to sign…

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  • A visit to the ranch of the Silver Gringo, William Spratling

    A visit to the ranch of the Silver Gringo, William Spratling

    On my first visit to Casa Spratling, Vio told me that I should visit the ranch that belonged to her father. It was out in the country and much quieter than being in town, but I like the bustling energy of a city so I didn’t take her up on her offer until this visit…

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