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Mexico City by Foot, Bus and Train With 5 Kids

Some people argue that traveling with children is selfish on the part of parents, and a waste of time and money because 'they won't remember it anyway.' Perhaps there is some truth to that, but for Greg an...

Teotihuacan and the Potty Pyramid – San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico

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It never fails, that while traveling with children, they will have to use the bathroom at the most inconvenient times. Greg has been dreaming of visiting the ruins of Teotihuacan since college. Now here we w...

Driving Through (Terribly Dangerous) Mexico City

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Years ago, while we were still 'green', my husband declared that he would never visit Mexico City because it was so dangerous - so he had heard. Time and again, his belief about the dangerousness of this c...

You’ve Got to…Know When to Walk Away, Know When to Run

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There's an old Kenny Rogers song, The Gambler, that my dearly departed dad used to listen to. It went something like this: You've got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk aw...

A Dream Come True – The Monarchs in Mexico

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As a child, I distinctly remember one magical day when millions of Monarch butterflies migrated through the town where I was living. I twirled around like a princess, in awe and wonder, as they fluttered ar...

Love the Little Towns (But I Hate Walmart) – Ananagueo, Mexico

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Leaving Morelia after a delicious meal, our friends grabbed a hotel and we drove out toward el campo in the dark, searching for a place to call home for the night. We located a little turn-off, which led t...

Dia de Muertos (Yes, Again) in Morelia, Mexico

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We had a busy day. A really busy day. We visited Tzintzuntzan for Dia de Muertos eve, then Patzcuaro AND Morelia for Dia de Muertos. It was tiring, that much traveling... after all, we're not on vacation...

Patzcuaro Markets for Day of the Dead – Mexico

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We spent Dia de Muertos 'eve' in Tzintzuntzan. It was pretty happening. But when the kids were tired, we knew we'd never be able to sleep there in the city with the music thumping, so we drove out of town b...

Dia De Muertos in Tzintzuntzan, Mexico

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Another one of those native language words, Tzintzuntzan (sin-soon-sahn) is the name of a village neighboring Patzcuaro, where we were told that there would be a pretty big 'to-do' for the eve of Dia de Mue...

If You Didn’t Wake Up This Morning PUMPED, Something’s Gotta Change! Here’s How.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln Have you ever woken up in the morning and actually dreaded that you had to start a new day? Whatever y...

Author Rachel Denning