You Go Girls! Travel

03/05/2025

The faces of Carnival in Oaxaca.

03/04/2025

A glimpse at our cooking class today. These wood blocks are made in Merida. They should be used to stamp a dye made from insects, onto a tortilla. Too many people are traumatized by that, according to the chef. Now he is using a hibiscus flower dye. I've had both and cannot tell the difference! Stay tuned in a few days to see the insect product. Are you on the edge of your seat?

That is not the Starbuck's mermaid, but the Virgin of Gaudalupe whose shrine we visited on Saturday.

What about that chef's helper!

03/03/2025

Having arrived in Oaxaca (wa ha' ca) after a 4AM departure from the Mexico City hotel, we got right to business. Visited a museum , church, and the market. The basket weaving ladies are always a hit.
At lunch we spent time with our own private anthropologist. He wisely may have created more questions to ponder, than answers. Amazing content!

03/02/2025

Yesterday ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. From the beginning at the solemn Shrine of Guadalupe and its penitents, to the amazing pyramids of Teotihuacan, and ending with an evening of Lucha Libre. I have not laughed that hard in a long time.

03/01/2025

We spent the afternoon with Frida Kahlo at Casa Azul. Such a pretty garden and sweet house. You can see the death mask of Frida as well as her studio, and bed with a mirror over it so she could paint self portraits while lying down. The exhibition of her clothes is as colorful as she was.

03/01/2025

This morning we spent at the Anthropological Museum. This is Pakal the Great with his enviable burial jewelry. And here is a peak at what is referred to as the Aztec Calendar.
We further proved that a museum visit is meteorically enhanced by a great guide. Our minds were swimming in fascinating facts.

02/28/2025

Spent some quality time with Diego Rivera and friends today in Mexico City.

02/26/2025

Who does air quality better Los Angeles on the left or Mexico City on the right?

02/26/2025

The Zocalo Central Hotel knows exactly how to treat someone who has been coming here since 2018. This stunning bouquet is from the sweet female general manager. And how did she know i forgot my water bottle? It is all about passion and relationships! I love my job.

02/26/2025

Where in the world is Marcia having this delicious jambon and Brie on baguette with a savignon blanc?

02/14/2025

2026 IS FULL OF AMAZEMENT!
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02/14/2025

Sending you all much Valentine's love from my recent travels. In addition to the hearts from Lima, Peru is a bouquet of Ecuadorian roses. Apparently, they worked for that couple also in Lima.

02/14/2025

👇SEE WHAT'S UP for 2026 👇
Find out why this trip has proven to be a favorite for SO many---

You Go Girls! Visit Exotic Southeast Asia. Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

02/06/2025

Thanks to all who tuned in on Zoom. I hope you took away some good information that will serve you, whether traveling or deciphering the news.

02/05/2025

REMINDER OF TOMORROW'S EVENT.

ISLAM 101 by Zoom

Join our private presentation to answer all your questions about Islam at 7:00PM PST.

RSVP to [email protected] and the link will be sent to you.

WHO IS DAVID FENNER?
David has lived and worked in the Middle East and is considered an expert on Islam and Middle East conflicts. For a year, he lived with a nomadic Bedouin tribe. Later, his wife and he returned to Oman to establish an educational center to foster understanding
between Western and Arab students. He is a lifelong learner and encourages others to be also. His insights are deep, and his style is relaxed. I know you will enjoy him and respect his knowledge.

To end his presentation, he often quotes a Bedouin who told him, ‘We Bedouin try to be quick to wonder, slow to judge, and keen to discover.”

Let us be like Bedouins and seize the chance to discover what we may learn from this rich resource.

01/31/2025

TODAY'S TRAVEL TIP

As you are planning to travel, the internet is your friend. it knows the answers to questions such as-

How far is it to Notre Dame from my hotel?
Is there a movie theater near where I am staying?
How long does it take to get to Lyon from Paris on the train?
Where can I get my clothes washed?
Are gluten-free bakeries near me?

The first easy way is to enter your question in the address bar and see what comes up.

Secondly, you could go to Google Maps, find your hotel, and use the directions or nearby icon to see the answer revealed.

A third choice might be to use something like Rome2Rio to find the options from one place to another. Bus, train, car, plane?

Nobody knows all the answers, except the internet! I use all of these methods all day long.

Play around with it and see what you can find. You can even walk through the neighborhood near your AirBnB using Google maps.

OR just call me and I will help figure it out.

01/29/2025

The new UK ETA is easy. I just completed one in 8 minutes and had an approval 16 minutes later.

There was only one glitch, in that my phone was not able to read the chip in the passport. But there is a process to move forward with out it.

IF YOU ARE A US CITIZEN AND EVEN PASSING THROUGH A UK AIRPORT- YOU NEED ONE. At today's exchange rate it was $12.97.

Go forth and travel well.

01/28/2025

HAPPY YEAR OF THE SNAKE TO ALL!
Who will join me for another adventure to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos in late January 2026? Watch your emails, it's coming soon.
Holding a snake is a bonus and not a requirement.