The Mexican Muralist Movement
Mexico’s long history of unjust hardship and its struggles for a better life.
Author: Joe
Tense and Tragic Day
This afternoon, we survived a tragic 7.1 magnitude earthquake in downtown Mexico City.
Scream for the Red, White, and Green
Mexico celebrates Independence Day with its national colors and a big scream of Viva Mexico!
The Eagle and the Snake
Mexico City’s enduring architecture, artistic murals, and numerous monuments chronicle the story of Mexico and its ancient capital city.
¡Viva México!
This fall, we will continue our month-at-a-time travel adventures, on a three-month visit to Mexico.
Unfeathering Our Empty Nest
Now that we have restructured our lives and significantly cut our expenses, we plan to resume our month-at-a-time travels.
Santa Barbara Black and Blue
For all its charm and excellence, the American Riviera has taken an environmental pounding from the prized and prolific reserves of crude oil lying in wait beneath its bright and vibrant surface.
Style out of the Rubble
Out of the rubble of the 1925 earthquake, Santa Barbara became a showcase for design and construction in the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style.
California’s Côte d’Azur
Whether it’s the first-rate wines, mild Mediterranean climate, or azure seas lapping onto its alluring downtown beaches, the Santa Barbara coast does bear an uncanny resemblance to its more illustrious French cousin.
South to Santa Barbara
We left Monterey, drove down the coast, and moved to Santa Barbara for the month of October.
