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A Nahua Village in Central Mexico Where Day of the Dead Traditions Remain Strong

A Nahua Village in Central Mexico Where Day of the Dead Traditions Remain Strong

by Matthew Allison | Nov 10, 2024 | Mexico, North America

October/November 2024: Halloween is one of my favorite times of year—a celebration of mischief and the macabre, filled with ghouls, vampires, witches, and all those creepy figures that have somehow transformed into charming characters for costumes and decorations. But...
Indie’s 1st Birthday in Playa Baja Beach, Ensenada, Mexico

Indie’s 1st Birthday in Playa Baja Beach, Ensenada, Mexico

by Matthew Allison | Sep 15, 2024 | Mexico, North America

August 2024:For my daughter Indie’s first birthday, my family and some friends rented a beach house on Playa Baja, south of Ensenada, Mexico, for the weekend. Despite living less than 20 miles away from Mexico, this was Indie’s first trip there and her...
Birthday Weekend Adventure to Arco del Tiempo in the Jungles of Chiapas, Mexico

Birthday Weekend Adventure to Arco del Tiempo in the Jungles of Chiapas, Mexico

by Matthew Allison | Jun 23, 2024 | Mexico, North America

May 2024: Return to Chiapas A Birthday Journey into Mexico’s Wildest Jungle Canyons Chiapas has it all. It’s one of the most diverse and untamed states in all of Mexico—a vast, rugged land where Pacific coastlines crash into misty mountains, cloud forests give way to...
A Weekend Trip at the World’s Largest Pyramid-Mexican States of Puebla and Tlaxcala

A Weekend Trip at the World’s Largest Pyramid-Mexican States of Puebla and Tlaxcala

by Matthew Allison | Feb 23, 2022 | Mexico, North America

February 2022: During a three-day weekend, Paula and I flew out to Puebla on the direct flight from Tijuana on Volaris Airlines. The trip was re-scheduled from January due to all of coming down with Covid. Luckily Volaris had a great online re-scheduling process and...
Narco-Tourism-Cartel Cemetery in Sinaloa

Narco-Tourism-Cartel Cemetery in Sinaloa

by Matthew Allison | Aug 9, 2021 | Mexico, North America

Narco-Tourism in Sinaloa Exploring Narco-Culture: A Weekend Trip to Culiacán, Sinaloa August 2021: For a quick weekend getaway, my wife, a friend, and I flew directly from Tijuana to Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa, with plans to return via Mazatlán. Our goal? To...
Monarch Butterfly Migration, Aztec Pyramids, San Miguel & the Miracle Church-Only Surviving Structure from a Volcano’s Eruption that Left a City Buried in Lava

Monarch Butterfly Migration, Aztec Pyramids, San Miguel & the Miracle Church-Only Surviving Structure from a Volcano’s Eruption that Left a City Buried in Lava

by Matthew Allison | Dec 26, 2019 | Mexico, North America

December 2019: For a new Years weekend trip, Paula and I flew to Leon in central Mexico and rented a car to drive around the States of Michoacán and Guanajuato over the course of 4 days. This was our itinerary: Day 1 Depart Tijuana to Leon Pick-up rental car and drive...
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