An Adventurebilt in Mexico
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- Kaleponi Craig
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An Adventurebilt in Mexico
My wife and I were in San Miguel de Allende this weekend. It was my Adventurebilt's first trip. Here are a few pics.
With Sadie, my father in law's dog...
http://public.fotki.com/craigthompson/h ... n7598.html
In San Miguel...
http://public.fotki.com/craigthompson/h ... n7601.html
Amy and me in Guanajuato...
http://public.fotki.com/craigthompson/h ... n7601.html
Having a limonada in a Guanajuato square...
http://public.fotki.com/craigthompson/h ... n7604.html
With Sadie, my father in law's dog...
http://public.fotki.com/craigthompson/h ... n7598.html
In San Miguel...
http://public.fotki.com/craigthompson/h ... n7601.html
Amy and me in Guanajuato...
http://public.fotki.com/craigthompson/h ... n7601.html
Having a limonada in a Guanajuato square...
http://public.fotki.com/craigthompson/h ... n7604.html
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I agree with that, I know what you mean. I'ts the true Traveller-adventurer look. I can't wait to take mine on some real adventure.Deval wrote:A fedora seems to make people appear more worldly and well travelled, like they fit into a foreign environment naturally. Plus you look good in it too.
The AB suits you Graig. I liked Bink's pics of his trip to Mexico to.
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Re: An Adventurebilt in Mexico
Great pics, Craig.
Never been to San Miguel de Allende.
What's it like?
Your hat looks great on you, Dude.
Best Regards,
Never been to San Miguel de Allende.
What's it like?
Your hat looks great on you, Dude.
Best Regards,
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San Miguel is a very nice place... a very charming, old colonial town. It's gotten a little too gringo-fied in the last few years, but it's still a lot of fun. Problem is, most of the restaurants and hotels have American prices. I had a margarita in a restaurant and it was $8! Real estate isn't all that much different then where I live, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The nearby town of Guanajuato, about an hour away, is much more 'real' Mexico, IMHO. Luckily, you can still find a few little restaurants that sell great tacos for 5 pesos or less. Or food stands along the street that sell tomales for 3 pesos. These places are where the locals eat.
My father in law has lived in San Miguel on and off for 40 years, so my wife has really seen the changes. It used to be a place where American artists would go to, starting in the 1930s, kind of like Santa Fe. The light in San Miguel is very special and the weather just about perfect. But, like Santa Fe, it was a victim of its own success. Now, instead of poor American artists looking for that wonderful San Miguel light for their paintings, you find mostly rich Texans coming down for 'the season' (nothing against Texans, this is just a fact). But the great thing is, San Miguel has lots of festivals. Almost every weekend there is something going on. I highly recommend going there, as long as you also go to somewhere like Guanajuato, Morelia or Oaxaca to see the real Mexico.
My father in law has lived in San Miguel on and off for 40 years, so my wife has really seen the changes. It used to be a place where American artists would go to, starting in the 1930s, kind of like Santa Fe. The light in San Miguel is very special and the weather just about perfect. But, like Santa Fe, it was a victim of its own success. Now, instead of poor American artists looking for that wonderful San Miguel light for their paintings, you find mostly rich Texans coming down for 'the season' (nothing against Texans, this is just a fact). But the great thing is, San Miguel has lots of festivals. Almost every weekend there is something going on. I highly recommend going there, as long as you also go to somewhere like Guanajuato, Morelia or Oaxaca to see the real Mexico.
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Thanks for the travel details, Craig.Kaleponi Craig wrote:San Miguel is a very nice place... a very charming, old colonial town. It's gotten a little too gringo-fied in the last few years, but it's still a lot of fun. Problem is, most of the restaurants and hotels have American prices. I had a margarita in a restaurant and it was $8! Real estate isn't all that much different then where I live, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The nearby town of Guanajuato, about an hour away, is much more 'real' Mexico, IMHO. Luckily, you can still find a few little restaurants that sell great tacos for 5 pesos or less. Or food stands along the street that sell tomales for 3 pesos. These places are where the locals eat.
My father in law has lived in San Miguel on and off for 40 years, so my wife has really seen the changes. It used to be a place where American artists would go to, starting in the 1930s, kind of like Santa Fe. The light in San Miguel is very special and the weather just about perfect. But, like Santa Fe, it was a victim of its own success. Now, instead of poor American artists looking for that wonderful San Miguel light for their paintings, you find mostly rich Texans coming down for 'the season' (nothing against Texans, this is just a fact). But the great thing is, San Miguel has lots of festivals. Almost every weekend there is something going on. I highly recommend going there, as long as you also go to somewhere like Guanajuato, Morelia or Oaxaca to see the real Mexico.
Interesting ... "the light?"
P.S.> San Miguel, Guanajuato, Morelia, and Oaxaca are now on my list of places to go ... with my AB
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Yes, like many places in the world, San Miguel has a special light (sunlight). Santa Fe has it, Venice has it and certainly Provence has it, as Van Gogh found out. That's why artists were attracted to San Miguel. Kind of hard to explain, but once you go there, you'll understand.Spooky wrote: Thanks for the travel details, Craig.
Interesting ... "the light?"
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