Great Colonial Cities of Mexico to Visit
That photo above is the two-page spread from a cover story of mine nine years ago in a travel magazine called TravelWorld. It was a piece on the …
Tag: Pueblos Magicos
11 of the Best Magic Towns in Mexico (Pueblos Magicos)
Mexico launched its Pueblos Mágicos (Magical Towns) program back in 2001 to recognize special places that “offer visitors a ‘magical’ experience—by reason of their natural beauty, cultural riches, or …
How Cheap is Mexico – Really?
Way back in 2005 I wrote a post about how Mexico wasn’t a featured country in my book The World’s Cheapest Destinations, but it was still quite a bargain. …
Really Getting Away From It All: Real de Catorce in Mexico
Picture a place where the only way to access the town is through a narrow one-way tunnel more than two kilometers long. Where when you wander around it, you …
A Great Backpacker Town With No Backpackers: Cuetzalan, Mexico
It’s a strange feeling when you get to a destination that seems perfect for backpackers and there are none of them there. After a few days in Cuetzalan, a …