Category Archives: Mexico

One Tequila, two Tequila, three Tequila……… floor!

Posted on 15/02/2018 by Richard Griffith

Surrounded by a sea of blue agave, sun-baked Tequila is a surprisingly attractive factory town that’s firmly on the tour-bus circuit these days. The eponymous drink – the object of everyone’s longing – is best observed in one of three … Continue reading →

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Guadalajara, Mexico.

Posted on 15/02/2018 by Richard Griffith

POP 1.5 MILLION Mexico’s second largest metropolis is actually a confederation of three cities – Zapopan, Tlaquepaque and Guadalajara proper – each with its own airs and idiosyncrasies. Together they form a culturally compelling whole, a blended cocktail not unlike … Continue reading →

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Guanajuato, Mexico.

Posted on 11/02/2018 by Richard Griffith

The extraordinary Unesco World Heritage city of Guanajuato was founded in 1559 due to the region’s rich silver and gold deposits. Opulent colonial buildings, stunning tree filled plazas and brightly colored houses are crammed onto the steep slopes of a … Continue reading →

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San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Posted on 09/02/2018 by Richard Griffith

Many people say that San Miguel is a bit like a Mexican Disneyland for foreign (mainly American) retirees and visiting chilangos (those from Mexico City). While there is a certain contrived fairy tale feel to the place – and not … Continue reading →

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Querétaro – Mexico.

Posted on 09/02/2018 by Richard Griffith

As far as the silver cities go, Querétaro is sometimes known as the ugly sibling. Indeed, although it’s believed to be one of the fastest growing cities in the northern hemisphere thanks to it being the base for international industries, … Continue reading →

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Los Pirámides de Teotihuacán (Mexico).

Posted on 04/02/2018 by Richard Griffith

Teotihuacán was Mexico’s biggest ancient city and the capital of what was probably Mexico’s largest pre-Hispanic empire. It was a major hub of migration for people from the south, with multi-ethnic groups segregated into neighborhoods. Studies involving DNA tests in … Continue reading →

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México in retrospect.

Posted on 18/03/2017 by Richard Griffith

Palm-fringed beaches, chili-spiced cuisine; steamy jungles, teeming cities; fiesta fireworks, Frida’s angst: Mexico conjures up diverse, vivid dreams. And the reality lives up to the imagining. An Outdoor Life: With steaming jungles, smoking, snow- capped volcanoes, cactus-strewn deserts and 10,000km … Continue reading →

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Chichén Itzá.

Posted on 17/03/2017 by Richard Griffith

The most famous and best restored of the Yucatán Maya sites, Chichén Itzá, while tremendously overcrowded – every gawker and his or her grandmother is trying to check off the new seven wonders of the world – will still impress … Continue reading →

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Tulum.

Posted on 16/03/2017 by Richard Griffith

Tulum’s spectacular coastline – with all its confectioner-sugar sands, jade-green water and balmy breezes – makes it one of the top beaches in Mexico. Where else can you get all that and a dramatically situated Maya ruin? There’s also excellent … Continue reading →

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Xcalak.

Posted on 15/03/2017 by Richard Griffith

Xcalak POP 380. The rickety wooden houses, beached fishing launches and lazy gliding pelicans make this tiny town plopped in the middle of nowhere a perfect escape. Blessed by virtue of its remoteness and the Chinchorro atoll (preventing the creation … Continue reading →

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