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Adios Palm Grill

Memories are tied to places.  The sight of a special building and the reflections of events there sparkle in your memory.  Such is the case with the time spent by so many of us over the years at the Palm Grill next to Cantamar.  Mine center around relaxing dining with my (late) husband after a long week of work, dancing …

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La Mision Festival and Rodeo

My first trip to the La Mision festival was a delight. I wanted to stay and watch the dancers on stage all day long.  The cowboys and cowgirls were fun and talented.  My son took his first carnival ride and that too was a joy to see.  We sat and had great food and drink in the midst of a …

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The Fishing Village of Popotla

For a slice of tucked away, unspoiled rural life of Mexico, look no further than the fishing village of Popotla.  Leaving the hustle and bustle of the free road, you turn in under the dilapidated arch adjacent to the Baja Studios.  Once you reach the end of the dirt road and politely decline offers of parking, as if by magic, …

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For the Love of Ballet Folklorico

Every year at this time, I look forward to the ballet folklorico competitions, a part of the 4-day Folklorico and Mariachi Festival at the Rosarito Beach Hotel, the first week of October.  The event is the brainchild of Gil Sperry, aficionado of both genres and indefatigable mover and shaker when it comes to raising funds for the Boys and Girls …

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From TJ with Love

Who sends postcards nowadays? Yet they were part of my growing years and beyond.  Intended to freeze in time the moment our loved ones had visited a place they wished to share, they arrived on the wings of their affection. As one of the festivities to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Tijuana, Postales de Tijuana or Postcards de Tijuana is …

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Uncle Sammy’s Truck

As we sat together outside in the noonday heat, Samuel Minjarez’s told me his story.  What started as a story about his custom, 1956, 1 ton ford truck became more profound.  I fondly refer to Samuel as Uncle Sammy, one of the few people I’ve met who is a Rosarito native. Uncle Sammy’s father, Francisco, was the first Taquero in …

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Out and About Rosarito to La Mision

Our town presents enormous possibilities every day of the week for fun and games, food and chatter, sports and beach or just plain sittinʼ around and taking life easy.  I am trying my best to pack as much living into my life before its inevitable end, and I donʼt even have to travel more than a few miles in any …

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Best Beach in Baja

Yesterday, as we were walking on the beach watching the sandpipers having a heated discussion about beach space, I noticed a couple of motorcycles whizz by.  Some guys set up fishing poles with their jeep parked beside them, and people came by riding horses, so I said to Ralph, “Let’s drive down onto the beach.”  Admittedly, he was not as …

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Loop the Valley

Ahh, the Valle de Guadalupe!  Home of full-bodied wine, scrumptious olives, and juicy, juicy oranges.  My first foray into the Guadalupe Valle was when I left La Mision at a balmy 70 degrees Fahrenheit in a long-sleeved shirt and arrived in the Valley where it was 91 degrees.  Forgot I was going east into the desert, I guess, but what …

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