mexican dancer by michael amici, san miguel de allende photographer

Mexico safer than headlines indicate —vindication, at last!

This article makes us so happy, we just gotta dance. photo/Amici
Hola Amigos de la Casita,

What with all of our protestations of…Read more

The Tuesday Market—a photo essay

I always encourage guests to go to the Tuesday Market (La Placita). Why? Because this ambulatory extravaganza is, according to our own word-famous San Miguel de Allende map, “a raucous and wonderful weekly festival.”

wildflowers outside of San Miguel de Allende

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy in San Miguel

Summer in San Miguel always makes us wax poetic, but we won’t torture you with our efforts at poesy. Best look to our favorite bard:

wildflowers in the San Miguel countryside

may…Read more

Good news for/about Mexico — someone’s finally doing the math.

“ Look, no matter what you hear, the U.S. has not warned citizens to stay out of Mexico.
The State Department warning says to stay out of Chihuahua, Coahuila and Durango — particularly Juarez.”

the locos parade does downtown san miguel

Crazy Days

For the hip, there are two places to be in San Miguel on Locos Sunday: in the parade or watching it. If you’re in the milling mile or so of costumed revelers and flatbed floats with blaring, competing soundtracks, you dance across town all morning and into the afternoon. Of course, in your foam and felt frog/fat lady/ex-president costume, there is a risk of heat exhaustion. But, you get to pelt spectators with candy, which makes it all worthwhile.

Notes from Abroad: Perspective Gained on Being Once More a Guest

Notes from Abroad: Perspective Gained as Innkeeper-Turned-Guest — or — The View From the Other Side of the Check-In Desk: The Fine Art of Lodging Reviews

Somewhere along the Xerox chain, the numbers in the key describing what each place actually is have conveniently been cut off. So the map numerals remain mysterious symbols obscuring unknown landmarks that you simply must see.
(Or maybe it’s a travel game: identify the building and match the number with the description. Hours of fun for the entire family.)

casita de las flores, san miguel de allende before substantial rennovations

The Casita de las Flores Story

San Miguel de Allende business school
Of course, I had no experience whatsoever in the field (other than having traveled a lot, and having often been a guest/critic at different accommodations). Business plans are much worse than Greek to me — they’re like math (shudder). My minimal market research was tooling around on the internet to see if the name was taken. (Since then, the Casita name and website text have been stolen wholesale by a place in Chile, thank you very much. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, or so they say.)

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The official blog of Casita de las Flores, San Miguel de Allende's charming, affordable, friendly, and slightly unconventional B&K (bed & kitchen)

Mexico safer than headlines indicate —vindication, at last!

The Tuesday Market—a photo essay

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy in San Miguel

Good news for/about Mexico — someone’s finally doing the math.

Crazy Days

Notes from Abroad: Perspective Gained as Innkeeper-Turned-Guest — or — The View From the Other Side of the Check-In Desk: The Fine Art of Lodging Reviews

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The official blog of Casita de las Flores, San Miguel de Allende's charming, affordable, friendly, and slightly unconventional B&K (bed & kitchen)

Mexico safer than headlines indicate —vindication, at last!

The Tuesday Market—a photo essay

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy in San Miguel

Good news for/about Mexico — someone’s finally doing the math.

Crazy Days

Notes from Abroad: Perspective Gained as Innkeeper-Turned-Guest — or — The View From the Other Side of the Check-In Desk: The Fine Art of Lodging Reviews

The Casita de las Flores Story

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