Food and language – my two passions You may not know this about me, but I’m pretty into food. I guess you could call me a foodie. I studied food security in university and I now work for an organic produce distributor. And you know that I am also a language nerd, so when y
Big city nightlife in a small town Oaxaca is small compared to other Mexican cities like DF Guadalajara or Monterrey, but its rich culture is just as obvious at night as it during the day. Local and national live bands and DJs, karaoke, juke boxes and cantinas, Oaxaca has it all. Toda
Oaxaca’s Pacific Coast Recently I have been dreaming about my favourite beach, I cannot wait to be there in a month. I realized that it is almost impossible to write about visiting the wonderful state of Oaxaca without mentioning its gorgeous coastlines. Puerto Escondido, a town
Friday and Saturday mornings in Xochimilco Following up on my last post about the market and tianguis in Tlacolula on Sundays, this one is about El Pochote market in Xochimilco, one of Oaxaca City’s historic barrios. My favourite things at Tianguis Alternativo El Pochote Jewelry
Sunday afternoons in Tlacolula Tlacolula de Matamoros is a town just 40 minutes outside of downtown Oaxaca City. My wife spent weekends there as a child at her maternal grandmother’s house and she has many fond memories of escaping the city to go play with her cousins. Luckily o
Oaxaca’s Ethnobotanical Garden: 10,000 years of history in the middle of the city Following my last post about the Children’s Library in Oaxaca City, Mexico, I’d like to share another of my favourite places to visit in my wife’s hometown – el Jardín Etnob
One of my favourite things to do in Oaxaca City In the next few months before our much needed family trip to my wife’s home town I have decided to write about some of my favourite places to visit in Oaxaca City. BS Biblioteca Infantil The Biblioteca Infantil (Children’s Li
Celebrating Life and Death To honour my cousins’ grandmother (‘granny’ – my adopted grandma) who passed away this past weekend I’d like to share how my family has experienced the celebration of life and death known as Día de los Muertos both in Oaxaca and
