The date of January 6th is Los Tres Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day. It is just one of the many celebrations in San Miguel de Allende. The holiday is to commemorate the three wise following the star to baby Jesus. This is when children receive the majority of their gifts rather than Christmas Day. Several markets hold toy sales the evening before that go late into the night. … [Read more...]
A City Of Non-Stop Festivals And Celebrations
You will never get bored for lack of entertainment in San Miguel de Allende. I don't think we have ever been in a place with so many festivals and celebrations. There are over 75 religious and civic holidays throughout the year. The numerous celebrations for Christmas start around December 20th and carry on through the New Years and into February. Check the calendar of events for whatever time of year you are visiting, you never know what might be going on. … [Read more...]
At Least The Disaster Flight Turned Into Another Free Flight!
No Major Problems With Flying Around The World For 15 Months, Until The Last Flight Home! We have lost count of all the flights we have taken over the last 15 months. They were all problem free for the most part. Was it fate that the last flight of the entire trip would turn into a nightmare! To make a long story short, we were put on and taken off our plane several times over a period of seven hours!!! There was a mechanical problem with one of the engines. What it narrows down to is that Alaskan Air was too cheap to cancel the flight or get us another plane. They just kept on trying to … [Read more...]
Christmas And New Years In San Miguel De Allende
Merry Christmas To All Our Friends And Family We want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, or shall we say Feliz Navidad! We will be thinking of you over the holidays. We miss you, but not the weather!!! We had a quiet, but enjoyable Christmas to ourselves. It didn't feel like Christmas outside because it was sunny and warm. We made it feel festive and cozy inside by putting up a small tree, buying a large poinsettia and hanging up stockings on the fireplace. The main focus of Christmas here is still religion and family. There is no where near the same commercial aspect of the … [Read more...]
San Miguel Dining, Self Catering And Shopping
Finding Groceries And Supplies We have been exploring the town and trying to find all the places to buy food and supplies. You can get around on foot to most places in town. Some of it is steep walking up hills. The roads can be very rough with large uneven stones. If you have to take a taxi in town there are no meters. A simple flat fare of 20 pesos will get you where you need to go. Currently it is about 10 pesos to the Canadian dollar. We have been eating all kinds of food including lots of raw fruits and veggies. We did this for 3 months and had no problems. You can buy an iodine … [Read more...]
Discovering San Miguel de Allende
Some Information About San Miguel The town of San Miguel de Allende is located in the center of Mexico. It is on the ridge of the Bajio, a semi-arid high plain that sits at an elevation of 6400 feet. San Miguel has attracted expatriates and retirees from as early as the 1930's. It is estimated that about 4000 expats have made San Miguel their permanent home and as many as 12,000 foreigners make it their winter home. The population of the town itself is around 80,000 people. Due to the foreigners living and wintering here the town has many amenities that would not otherwise be available … [Read more...]
Our Casita And Neighbourhood
How Meeting A Couple In Tibet That Live In San Francisco Led Us To San Miguel For Three Months While traveling in Tibet we were sitting in a cafe in Lhasa. We engaged in conversation with a group of travelers sitting next to us. One couple that reside in San Francisco also have a property in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. They talked about how charming a place it was and how they thought we would really enjoy it there. They said if we ever wanted to rent the guest casita on their property there to let them know. We kept in contact with the couple over the rest of our travels. When our year … [Read more...]
Getting To San Miguel de Allende
Not Impressed With The Section Of LA Airport We Had To Wait In It was a long journey for us to get to San Miguel. We went over to Vancouver a day early and checked into a hotel. Our flight left at 6pm and landed in Los Angeles at 8:30pm. It was impressive to see the lights of LA as we came in to land. We had to sit in the airport until midnight waiting for our next flight to leave. Our thinking was that the LA airport would be great. I'm sure parts of it are, just not the holding area they had us in. It had a grungy looking Burger King, and a bar styled restaurant with nothing but greasy … [Read more...]