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Lola and Lalo, or Before Love I Am Helpless
The sun is low, and it’s easy to walk home. We descend from the viewpoint. Compared to the climb up to the observation tower with the...
Oct 23, 20242 min read


NOL - another culinary wonder in Mexico
NOL restaurant is amazing! The dishes are intriguing and creative. Koji fermentation adds such a unique flavor. Everything is exceptional.
Oct 12, 20243 min read

Pilsen - a cultural fusion of Chicago
Welcome to one of the most colorful and culturally rich Chicago neighborhoods! It was founded by Irish and German immigrants, but after...
Jul 3, 20236 min read


My Mexican love - Oaxaca
I was dreaming about following the art of Mexican surrealists to the north of Mexico City until a few weeks before my trip I found that...
Mar 7, 20235 min read


Puerto Escondido - "Hidden Port"
A few days on the Pacific Ocean in Puerto Escondido Oaxaca
May 28, 20224 min read

Teocintle - the ancestor of the corn
There are places where you end up almost accidentally and which still have a power to surprise you. “Teocintle” (teocintle is the...
Jan 7, 20223 min read

Día de los Muertos - Day of the Dead - in Pilsen, Chicago
It’s believed that on the Day of the Dead, the border between the spirit world and the real world dissolves. This happens on October 31st...
Nov 1, 20213 min read


Pickled Red Onions
Pickled red onions is one of our family favorites with basically any dish. We started adding them to tacos, then other meats, and then...
Aug 9, 20211 min read

Bon Appetite - Chapulines!
Chapulines. Photo by Rita Vaitau Entomology, the eating of insects, has been known to humans for thousands of years. It is a cultural...
May 17, 20212 min read


Marquesittas
In 1938, Vicente Mena, the son of the founder of the famous Merida ice cream parlor “Helados Polito”, filled the usual waffle ice cream...
May 12, 20211 min read


Los Coloradas-Pink Lakes. San Felipe and back to Valladolid
It is believed that until 800 AD, Mayans did not know what gold was, but the natural resources needed for survival were the value of...
May 6, 20213 min read
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