February 11, 2012

Karne Garibaldi: Good Food Fast in Guadalajara, Mexico

Karne Garibaldi Guadalajara

Fast food can be good food, and Karne Garibaldi (website is in Spanish) in Guadalajara, Mexico proves the point over and over again.  Whenever I’m in Guadalajara, you can bank on my having at least one meal at this casual restaurant whose claim to fame is the Guinness Book of Records (1996) entry for the [...]

Guadalajara Cathedral in the Central Historic District

Guadalajara Cathedral

Guadalajara is my favorite city in Mexico.  It is the capital city of Jalisco, and is the second largest city in the country behind Mexico City.  Guadalajara is a wonderful combination of cosmopolitan city and a historic center, blending the old with the new, the modern with the traditional, and the hip with the historic.  [...]

Slide Show of Guadalajara, Mexico

I’m trying out a new blogging photo service today – Smilebox. Here’s a photo slide show of a recent trip to Guadalajara, Mexico.   Make a Smilebox slideshow   This is a fun way to share some travel photos with you, so let me know how you like it.   ______________________________ Share on Facebook

Looking Ahead to Mexico!

I’ve been sick this month, and have spent the entire time on bed rest, recuperating from a bout of pneumonia.  It hasn’t been any fun being grounded, and I’ve missed out on a great month of flying (wonderful layovers), as well as all the fun things here at home in Seattle. One of the things [...]

Looking for Guadalajara Recommendations!

Next month I’ll be going back to Guadalajara, Mexico, a city that I haven’t visited for about 15 years. What I always loved about Guadalajara, was that it was a “real” city, as opposed to the beach cities.  Although tourism plays an important of the economic fabric of the Guadalajara, the city is also home [...]