48 hours in Vienna with BMW M550d xDrive sedan We have been living in Baja California Sur, Mexico, for more than ten years already. Baja is a peninsula, but you could almost think of it as an island, since the … Continue reading
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Exploring Sian Ka’an: From Tulum to Punta Allen by Car
Our favorite way to top off a great trip? Exploring places off the beaten path! And although exploring Sian Ka’an by car might sound like a bad idea to all who have visited this impressive natural biosphere reserve before, our … Continue reading
On Two Wheels Around La Paz, Mexico
South of the US border, at the end of California peninsula and the end of land, there is a place known for 350 sunny days per year, miles long sandy beaches, arid desert, harsh mountains, spring oasis, two oceans, and … Continue reading
From Farm to Table in Southern Baja
Grow, Catch, Prepare, Eat… Repeat. By / Por: Romana Lilic Photos / Fotos: LA76 Photography I come from a family with a specific focus on food. Both of my grandfathers were cultivating bees and making honey; my grandmother was raising … Continue reading
Petatlan

 and its Fiestas of the Holy Patron
Petatlán is a small town a few miles east of Zihuatanejo. We visited it for the first time in March 2012, when we visited Capella Ixtapa and the Food & Wine Festival Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. We have heard much about Petatlán … Continue reading
Do You Believe in Emotional Architecture? Casa Gavión follows the Path Set up by Luis Barragán
“I believe in an emotional architecture.â€, once said one of Mexico’s most influential architects, Luis Barragán. Barragán reinvented Mexican modern architecture with sensuous aesthetics, vivid colors, attention to spaces and light, while accentuating the building’s natural surroundings. Emotional or sensual … Continue reading
Buon Appetito! Italian Cuisine in Cabo San Lucas
Have you ever been to Italy? I have, many times in fact. Being from Slovenia, a neighboring country, Saturday trips to Italy with my friends have been our little pleasures. After a pleasant day, our necessary ritual was going to a local osteria, sitting at a square table with a red and white table cloth, having un bicchiere di vino and a fresh home made ravioli, tortellini, media lunas, lasagna, or gnocchi, and engaging in conversation with the friendly waiter, who was waiving his hands all the time as if he would talk with them. Continue reading
THE CITY AND IT’S PUBLIC SPACE
The city belongs to its citizens, and they must feel part of and identified by it. By its configuration and characteristics public space is the place where social relationships develop, the collective life. In other words, public space is where we can gather, get to know each other, communicate, manifest, converse, learn, stroll, interact; that’s why squares, parks, plazas and streets are spaces that give character and identity and unity to a city. This relationship between this elements and between the notions of identity and belonging must be understood as the first step to improve our urban quality of life. Continue reading