By Lola Those who purport to know me might find it curious that I’ve posted not one, but two, blogs on where to go to bare it all. They’re probably wondering why I haven’t posted more and where are the pictures. Anyway, that’s fodder for another blog… Today my friends I bring you some pretty [...]

By Lola Residents of the desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, dare boast they have a beach in their backyard and – to a point – they’re right. Puerto Peñasco (AKA Rocky Point) is a mere 7 hours from the 114-degree heat of the city. In someone’s world, that’s close enough to qualify as a backyard [...]

By David Simmonds  The TV and radio talking heads and the op-ed writers for the print dailies (does anyone still walking read these guys anymore?) obnoxiously rant ad-nauseam about the immigration “problem”. One thing they all have in common is that no one has a workable solution. Political lines are erased as xenophobes hold hands [...]

By Jeanine Lee Kitchel It’s no secret that I was seduced by Mexico 20 some years ago when I was traipsing around south of the border. Mexico offered romance, escapism, excitement. Mexico was then (and still is) a state of mind. It was my Neverland. I had photos of Mexico beaches, long and windswept, tacked [...]

By Lisa Coleman  Okay, okay… I’m blogging again… if David Simmonds sends me one more email suggesting I have shirked my responsibilities… well, I won’t let him vote for Chichén Itzá on the “New 7 Wonders” site. Haven’t heard of that? Not surprising.  Here’s the scoop. There is this fairly interesting site called www.new7wonders.com. Take [...]

by Lola My idea of “blue” is as varied as the entry in Roget’s: azure, beryl, cerulean, cobalt, indigo, navy, royal, sapphire, teal, turquoise, ultramarine… Mexico’s idea of blue is its ever-changing Caribbean Sea, a brilliant interpretation of just about every shade Roget thought possible. I know it sounds corny, but wait till you see [...]

By Lola Most visitors to Mexico’s beaches quickly find that sunscreen is not an option. On some beaches, however, they’ll find it’s the actual clothing that’s optional (which basically translates into a serious need for sunscreen). We (yes, I’m hiding behind the royal “we” here) decided to find out what all the hoopla was about [...]