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...
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...
by Matthew Allison | Jun 23, 2024 | Mexico, North America
May 2024: Chiapas has it all! It is one of Mexico’s most diverse states in terms of topography and culture, and it’s one of my favorite Mexican states. The state is massive, featuring a Pacific coastline, mountains, cloud forests, and the Lacandón, which is the...
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...
by Matthew Allison | Aug 9, 2021 | Mexico, North America
Narco-Tourism in Sinaloa For a quick weekend trip from Tijuana, our neighbor in San Diego, my wife, friend and I decided to fly direct to Culiacan, Sinaloa for the weekend-one way, and return via Mazatlán. Our goal was to learn more about the areas Narco-culture and...
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...
