Monthly Archives: September 2011

That New Little Bar Across From Cafelix, Todos Santos

Remember I mentioned a little while back that someone was building an outdoor bar across the street from Cafelix on Calle Juarez in Todos Santos? It wasn’t just a rumor, it’s being built. And it looks really small with no view (photo below). [ read more ... ]

Not Your Father’s Mexico City

When you think of Mexico City (commonly called DF for Districto Federal by Mexicans) do you still think of intense crowds of people, way too many cars and severe air pollution? If you do then you need to read the story at the link below:

Vast Metropolis of Mexico City Has Been Transformed

Beautiful Color Film Footage Of Old Baja

This footage is from the archive.org collection. I encourage you to visit there and snoop around. Lots of good stuff hiding in plain view. Film is by California filmmaker Silas Johnson and covers territory from Ensenada [ read more ... ]

Fiestas Tradicionales In Todos Santos Baja: October 7-12

A friend emailed yesterday from the US as she was wondering if Todos Santos was still having hot weather. Easy answer: YES! Why I asked? Because we are coming to visit for the October festival, October 6-14.

Those dates didn’t sound right to me. After a quick calendar check [ read more ... ]

Record Setting Blue Marlin Caught In Cabo San Lucas, Baja?

Seems like it should be an easy decision, right? Either it was or wasn’t. But no, it was so big they couldn’t get it fully off the ground to use the scale they had available. Estimated weight is 1213 pounds using length and girth measurements. It took [ read more ... ]