All is well.  In spite of the appearance of a gigantic garage sale in front of the hotel for two days.  Yes, there was some upheaval and the hotel seems to have run away from home.  But it’s business as usual for our wonderful old restaurant at the beach. The restaurant, bar and dance floor are still here and intact.  …

According to African tradition, the rain that poured during the memorial service for Nelson Mandela was a sign of blessing – the gates of heaven opened to receive a great man.  For me it was incredible blessing to be able to sit in South Africa’s Soweto FNB stadium, even amidst the downpour.  But as historic as the service was, the …

For me, mornings in Baja are special.  Drinking coffee, fixed just the way I like it, sitting quietly to enjoy the familiarity of the flavor—a magic time.  A list of the days chores is at hand, a look outside checks the weather.  My dogs, keeping me company in my office, need a scratch under the ears.  Living in Mexico has …

It is magical how Tijuana keeps re-inventing itself.  I would sooner run to Tijuana for a special occasion meal than any place else.  Only recently, while having tea and a pastry with a Mexican girlfriend at Cafe de la Flor on Avenida Sonora in Tijuana, I became familiar with the phrase La Recta.  La Recta, or the direct one, is …

Author and poet Maya Angelou said, “Ask for what you want, and be prepared to get it.”  She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for her poetry collection, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘Fore I Die. Asking for what you want will really save you time and energy.  Women are worse at asking for what they want, …

I’m from New England, land of snowdrifts and icy roads.  Because I’m retired and my husband works only part-time, we’ve made the judicious decision to go somewhere, anywhere where it’s warmer and easier to navigate for part of every winter.  A guy I’ve known for years suggested Baja California, Mexico, as he’s lived in La Mision for eight years now …

Situated in a newly developed section of Ensenada’s Macroplaza del Mar, just across from the Cinépolis Theater, Santo Mitote offers the welcome addition of a bistro style bar and eatery to help augment your dining options at this already popular shopping and entertainment complex. This stylish establishment also features a pleasant open air patio and dining area upstairs, which overlooks …

There exists a Rosarito that many haven’t seen.  A friend of mine, Kevin Collins, offered me the use of an off road motorcycle leading me on a journey east of the coast into the hills and valleys we only see from our car windows while traveling on asphalt roads.  We leave Las Olas riding south to merge with the free …

How times have changed!  How many times have we heard that phrase  As a kid I heard my parents say, “Things were different when we were your age.”  Always implying that we had it so much easier than they had it.  Now, I hear myself saying the same thing. When I was a kid my telephone was made of wood …

Sitting quietly on a side street is a very clean, bright, unassuming restaurant in Puerto Nuevo with pleasant, ordinary furniture, like a cafe anywhere, that belies the terrific experience I found there. My friend who suggested we go there with, “I really like this place.  The food is clean,” told me you can have whatever you want, just ask.  “Breakfast …