My 2022 Birthday Trip
Kevin and I took a trip to a few new places north of us in Mexico to celebrate my birthday. Our first stop was the city of León, only an…
Santa Rosa de Lima
We recently took a three-night trip to the small town of Santa Rosa de Lima, approximately a 20-minute drive from Guanajuato. We stayed in a cabin near town, but with…
Some Favorite Casual Restaurants in Guanajuato – Updated April 2023
Updated April 2023 to remove one of the recommended restaurants. Unfortunately, the standards have diminished to a point where I can no longer recommend the restaurant. ____________________________ In my last…
Casa Mercedes
The first bite of my entrée brought tears to my eyes. We recently visited a new restaurant for us in Guanajuato, Casa Mercedes, for our wedding anniversary. The restaurant has…
Querétaro
One of the benefits to living in Guanajuato is that we live near the geographic center of Mexico. There are 5 states that border the state of Guanajuato. We recently…
Playing Tourist in Guanajuato
As described in one of my prior blog entries, even though we live in a city visited by tourists, we don’t typically do things that tourists do. We rarely eat…
Traveling Mexico by Bus
As some readers may know, Kevin and I gave up our vehicle in April of 2019. One of the reasons we knew we would be able to do without a…
2021 – Year in Review
We started the year living in Mazatlán. We continued to enjoy daily walks and general life, but it did feel like we were somewhat in limbo. This was most likely…
Mexico City
Earlier this month, we made our first trip to Mexico City. In years past, I think we were intimidated by the idea of it – one of the largest cities…
A “Typical” Day
A few people expressed concern that I would be bored in retirement. I find that somewhat amusing! I wonder how people who work have time to do anything other than…