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On my horizon: a blog about my travel and art adventures

The Badlands

Some of our readers are thinking that this trip is all about sunsets and margaritas and shopping and visiting fantastic art sites. But, not every day is so easy or safe. We have officially entered the BADLANDS – the state of Guerrero is listed as HIGH RISK by the NZ government. We have officially left…

May 18, 2017
What are we going to do?

Shit! – after a month in San Miguel de Allende, we are moving out of the casa in a couple of days and Lola has taken her creative projects to new heights and has decorated the fence – and the interiors. Those of you who know Lola well, will know that she is fond of…

May 15, 2017
Las Pozas

Las Pozas is a wonderous sculpture and architecture and bird and animal park in the rainforest built by a highly eccentric Englishman who died in 1984. First the man: Edward James was the son of a Scottish socialite who was married to an American Railway tycoon. This mother may have been the daughter or the…

May 7, 2017
Our Trip to Xilitla…

As promised…. our trip report. We headed away on Tuesday at 6.45am! with Pablo, our lovely young local guide for a 3-day adventure into the Sierras on the Route of the Jaguars! It was a door-to-door service, (which is basically how he convinced us to go – the morning after our nightmare bus ride home…

May 7, 2017
What you have been waiting for….

A little Mezcal, a Burro, a field of Cactus, a Crown of Thorns bread-roll, a Sombrero and a Mariachi band! A proposal on horseback! This is the Mexico you have been waiting for… On Saturday night after dinner we went for a wander up to the main square (the Jardin) there were…

May 2, 2017
Down the mine

There are no end to the dangers and indignities that Lola and Ms Pacifica will go for you armchair travel pleasure. We donned WHITE HAIRNETS and Cascaras (helmets) and got into a little train and descended deep into the darkness of La Mina Eden in Zacatecas. Then we got on a double decker tram for…

May 2, 2017
Would you come and stay here?

If we bought this one… would you come and stay? We stumbled upon this beautiful casa on the hills above San Miguel. Doesn’t look too bad eh? Actually this one is not for sale – it was a stop on our house and garden tour today. So – we’re still looking.

April 25, 2017
Religious & Cultural Pursuits

So now that we are settled in, what are Lola and MsPacifica up to? Having scouted the town’s shops and a few restaurants, we are now indulging in cultural activities. La Biblioteca (library) is the cultural and community hub of San Miguel, and also the location of the bi-lingual weekly newspaper La Atención, which is…

April 24, 2017
In the neighbourhood

We have been wandering around our neighbourhood taking a few photos of the colourful facades.

April 19, 2017