Tomorrow morning, slightly before noon, we take a bus to the Oaxacan shoreline; the Pacific Ocean. The best Mexican buses are incredible bargains. They are very comfortable and this trip will cost almost exactly $20 apiece. Our initial destination is Puerto Escondido, translation, the Hidden Port. …
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The Tule Tree: My classroom, the journey
Not far from Oaxaca proper is a small Puebla (town) called Santa Maria El Tule. Last night a few of us from the school I am currently studying with visited that Puebla. We took a bus then a taxi to get there. The taxi was a Nissan Versa, old enough to have handles to roll down the windows, and was …
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Tres Carne Mole Meatloaf: Workout and work all at once, gumball machines, classes
Sheila was craving meat! She mentioned meat loaf, then we realized we had the opportunity to make a mole meatloaf....Maybe the first ever! We walked across the street to the Mercado and bought ground pork, ground beef and ground chorizo. We already had a bag of dark savory mole in the fridge. We …
Valentine’s Day Paella
February 14th, one of the few holidays I pay attention. I have been looking forward to today since I made reservations last week at El Olivo, some say it is Oaxaca's premier Mediterranean style restaurant, for a paella dinner. We felt lucky as we were seated on the second floor terrace about 15 …
The Mystery of the Yellow Chickens: A concert and a Oaxacan success story
Going to the markets in Oaxaca I am always struck by how yellow the chickens are. Another puzzling chicken item to me is how and why the chickens in the market sit out on uncooled counters all day waiting to be the lucky ones chosen by some family to be taken home. I am guessing these chickens are …
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