Posts Tagged ‘Guadalajara’

One of the hardest things to get used to in the U.S. is the loneliness, my friend told me at his party a few years ago. He had moved to Maryland from Mexico as a teenager. Happily married and successful in his career, he’s the picture of the American dream. I’ve met his parents, siblings, [...]

My friend Sonya who writes the blog traveling greener nominated me to share three of my best travel secrets on Travelojos. Sonya’s nomination is part of the Travel Base blog’s Trip Base Blog Tag, in which “the final list of Top Bloggers’ Best Kept Travel Secrets will be published in a special blog post and [...]

One of the most surprising aspects of my trip to Mexico over the summer was how much I enjoyed spending time in Guadalajara. I was somewhat anxious about spending time in Mexico’s second largest city with my wife and kids. To make matters worse, I wasn’t entirely sure what we would do there. Most of [...]

If you ask most people in the U.S. what words pop in their heads when they think of Mexico, they would probably say “Swine Flu” or “drug cartel crisis.” But Mexicans are working hard to bring the phrase “world record” to mind. Since January, Mexicans have broken the world records for the biggest cheesecake, kissing, [...]

I vaguely expected to see mariachis during our trip to Mexico in June. But when a trio approached our table at a restaurant in Guadalajara, I was unprepared. “What song would you like us to sing?” they asked. The best I could come up with was the all-time classic “Besame mucho.” Frustrated at being caught [...]

When three bikes sped past me during my morning run on Sunday, I barely noticed them. But that changed a few seconds later when I heard the blaring horn of a car that was following close behind them. There was no accident. The driver wanted the bikers to move to the side of the road. [...]