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5 things you should know before eating tacos in Mexico City
I finally made it to Mexico City after spending all day in various airports with multiple delays…. thanks to mother nature we needed just one more snowstorm to make this year complete… ughhh but the fact is I made it in one piece and extremely hungry. Lucky for me I had the forethought to book a taco tour prior to leaving the states and boy was I ready for some tacos. I met my guide Axel a native of Mexico City and a world-traveled chef so I was in good hands. Which was a good thing because I realized I knew NOTHING about tacos!!! Our first stop was for veggie…
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Exploring food in the Mile High City
To be totally honest I’ve never really thought of Denver as a culinary mecca ,but its seems that times are changing. In the last 3 years the food industry has skyrocketed. With not just quantity but also with quality.…
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A step back in time, San Sebastian, Mexico
If you’re tired of living in a world of constant technology and 5 minute lunches I may have just found the place for you. Deep in the Sierra De la Madre mountains lies a magic town, or Pueblos Magicos in Spanish. Actually its one of about 100 towns all across Mexico with this designation. These towns are full of beautiful Mexican culture and historical relevance. San Sebastian was founded as a mining town in 1605 and being only an hour and half outside Puerto Vallarta this quaint little town will provide you with a step back in history and give you a feel for what life was like…
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As real as it gets… a great taco tour in Puerto Vallarta.
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As real as it gets… a great taco tour in Puerto Vallarta.
My plane landed around 2pm giving me just enough time to get settled into my hotel and figure out that I was starving!. Lucky for me I had booked a taco tour. I mean what a better way to see a city than eat your way through it. So I hopped in a taxi and headed into old town Puerto Vallarta. Our meeting spot was also our first stop. Seafood el Guero. While waiting I had the opportunity to meet the other guests and was not so surprised to see we were all from North America. Puerto Vallarta is an oasis from the bitter cold in the states and Canada.…
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A step back in time, San Sebastian, Mexico
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Sacre Couer the beauty in belief
I arrived in Paris somewhat early and didn’t want to lose a single second waiting around to check into my room. After a quick meet and great at the hotel I dropped off my luggage and headed out to explore the fabulous Montmartre. Montmartre literally means the Mount of Martyrs. It was originally call the Mount of Mars but in 250 AD St. Denis and two of his fellow Christians were decapitated there and being martyrs of their religion the area became known as Montmartre. Its the highest hill in the city and the views are spectacular but walking up the hundreds of steps to get there….. a little less…
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Planes, trains and automobiles
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Sagrada Familia…. an unfinished masterpiece
Crisp autumn air and bright sunshine greet me as I leave my hotel. Out on the city streets of the Eixample ( pronounced Sham paul ) district of Barcelona I wander around looking at the small shops and apartment buildings that make up majority of the area .. breathing in the life of the busy streets of a new and wondrous place …….. Turning the corner I get my first glimpse of the Sagrada Familia and it is absolutely overwhelming. A huge behemoth of a structure with its towers rising toward the sky, like arms of the earth reaching up to God. The structure is so different than anything I’ve…
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Exploring the Gothic Quarter
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And This Little Piggy Went to Market
Cusco is full of small stands selling everything from food to toys… its kinda an open air Wal-mart, but today we went to the San Pedro Market. Cuscos most historical and authentic market. A collection of stalls overflowing a huge open air building. You would be hard pressed not to find what youre looking for here. We wandered through the hundreds of small shops looking for elusive gifts for friends and family. We began our quest with nourishment. While not exactly a healthy snack the Churros were delicious. We made our way into the market via the side entrance and directly into the the area allocated to flowers. Flowers of…
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Lets See Cusco from a Double Decker Bus
Today we did a double decker bus ride to see the sites of Cusco. We met out guide in one the most historical sites in the city. The Plaza De Armas. It was the heart of the city when the Incans ruled and it still is today. Our guide speaks to the rest of the group in Spanish and is supposed to translate to English but he seems to forget that part a lot. Lucky for me I’ve read the guide book a couple of times.. lol…He tells us that the buses aren’t allowed in the Plaza so we need to walk to the bus station. What he failed to…
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Machu Picchu … the Almost Lost City of the Incas
A trip to Machu Picchu is not for the faint of heart. The day begins extremely early. The line for the bus begins at 3 in the morning. After out super fun train ride the night before we weren’t quite ready for a 3am wake up call. We did make it out of the hotel by 6 so I’m going to call that a win. Our tickets were for the morning session. That runs from 6am to noon. One thing to remember if you come to Machu Picchu , bus tickets are separate. So after our guide finally arrives and we head out the door we stand in line to…
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