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Teorema/Ludica Co-tasting Room in Tijuana, Mexico

A day of beer tasting in Tijuana

Tijuana doesn't exactly have the greatest reputation: I mean, who doesn't remember the iconic episode of The OC where everything goes wrong in the seediest part of TJ?! Although Tijuana wasn't exactly suuuuper high on my list of places to explore in...
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Campera Bubble Hotel in Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico

A weekend (in a bubble!) in Valle de Guadalupe

Sometimes people ask me how I choose where I travel next, and it's honestly a pretty tough question--there's not really a good answer! Although there are some places that have been top of my list for years, figuring out the next destination is often...
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Christine A. Merrill at the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City

A guide to Mexico City for first-timers

I had high expectations for Mexico City, and yet: it went above and beyond every one of them. The top-level takeaways: there are beautiful buildings, tree-lined streets and a selection of world-class museums. The food scene is outrageous: everything...
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Day of the Dead festivities in Tlaquepaque, Guadalajara

Experiencing Day of the Dead in Guadalajara

Experiencing Day of the Dead (or Dia de los Muertos, as it's locally known) in Mexico was truly an incredible experience. The streets of Guadalajara, and particularly in the neighborhood of Tlaquepaque, were filled with intricate altars heaped with...
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Colorful Day of the Dead festivities in Tlaquepaque, Guadalajara

My favorite things about Guadalajara

So much about my trip to Guadalajara surprised me: the historic downtown filled with neoclassical and European-influenced architecture, the fields of blue agave stretching as far as the eye can see, the market stuffed to the brim with everything one...
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