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Photos: Getting beyond Mexican street food in Puebla
Puebla offers some of the most extraordinary food I’ve had in Mexico. In addition to being the root of many traditional Mexican foods like Mole and Chiles en Nogada, Puebla is a hub for Mexican fusion. It’s probably also the one place in Mexico where you can get food from any Mexican state! Comedor 360…
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Staying at Casa Spratling, the former silver studio of William Spratling
The period of 1900-1950 marked the Mexican Renaissance and brought us names like Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. It also attracted American born architect, William Spratling, to the tiny silver mining town of Taxco in 1931. He was surprised to find that, despite the mining, there was no silversmithing, and he opened his silversmith shop…
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Creating new habits: sketching
I’ve read that doing something for 3 weeks can create a habit. I figure that at the very least, it’s enough time doing the thing to determine whether I want it to be a habit. As a tour guide, I have a six month off season, which gives me plenty of time to try out…
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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
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.
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…
