I'm back… I think?
I apologize for the long absence but 2009 was a chaotic year for me. As you may have noticed, the long-awaited discussion forums have been totally trashed by spam, so I’ll probably just pull the plug...
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Bienvenidos!
Steve Rogers, Churpa, and random hitchhiker, Mexico 1983? Carl and Lorena at fiesta in El Rebalsito, circa 1982? In addition to slaving away on the upcoming 14th (!) edition of The People’s Guide to...
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Happy Birthday, Steve Rogers
Steve Rogers 1938-1999 Happy Birthday to our lost compadre, Steve Rogers. Steve would have been 74 today. Steve was a serious student of Mexican cooking and culture, and his knowledge of Mexico’s...
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Letter from a UK Reader–Giving Blood for The People's Guide
A reader writes: Hi, Just found my very battered copy and a quick google led me here – just wanted to say thanks for The People’s Guide. In 1979 I sold blood in San Francisco to help pay for a copy of...
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Q&A with Carl and Lorena
Carl and Steve To mark the publication of the 40th anniversary edition of The People’s Guide to Mexico, the good folks over at Moon Travel Guides just posted a fun Q & A , which covers interesting...
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Ghosts of San Miguel
San Miguel de Allende was a jewel on the map of my childhood. Many times circled, marked with a push-pin. Coming here always felt like coming home. I loved the smell of old stone courtyards, the sound...
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My Father in Ten Songs
The venerable garage band Dead Moon has a song called “Don’t Speak Ill of the Dead.“The last verse opens strong: “Some of my friends are gone forever/Paled into the light/Things I wish I could have...
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Wide Spots Revisited
“Camping in Mexico is easier after you accept the fact that almost any place can be a campsite, if only for a short time.” The Peoples Guide to Mexico Traveling in Mexico can be an eye opening, even...
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Cinco Años!
Just returned from celebrating my fifth year wedding anniversary. Rich and I were joined by a passel of friends, including Roberto and Bettina of Tenacatita fame. Bob made a gallon or two of killer...
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Excerpts from Steve's Travel Journal: 1995
editor’s note: When I was in high school, my mom got a job and an apartment so I could go to school in town. Those winters, my dad, Steve Rogers (co-author of People’s Guide to Mexico) went down south...
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