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Roads Less Traveled Blog
by Tracy L. Barnett
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Tonalá: A step back in time
As is the case in many big cities, one of the best things about Guadalajara is what lies outside its boundaries. That’s the case with two colonial villages just outside the city limits, Tlaquepaque and Tonalá. Tlaquepaque is the more carefully groomed, tourist-brochure version of the colonial village – and it’s delightful, with its nightly serenades [...]
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¿Guapa enough for the baño?
I Loved the bathroom attendant at Parque Metropolitano, Guadalajara. “Guapos” y “guapas” read the sign. “Guapo” means attractive. The good lady was taking 3 pesos and giving out carefully wrapped sections of toilet paper at the door, as is the custom in public places. “I’m not sure I’m guapa enough to enter,” I told her, dubiously. “Ah, por [...]
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It’s not enough to be biodegradeable…
Life in Guadalajara is not so different from life in Houston. Sometimes, only the language is different. My friend Alicia, like me, struggles to remember to bring the cloth shopping bags when she goes to the supermarket. This day, she remembered. Here’s a little reminder she likes to keep handy: “It’s not enough to be biodegradeable; it’s [...]
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The Rolling Cameras of Guadalajara
Last week I had the chance to visit with Carlos Ibarra, news photographer for El Mural and one of the founders of Camara Rodante (literally, “rolling camera”.) This intrepid group of biking photographers is dedicated to promoting biking in a variety of ways. Besides their weekly outings, which traverse a variety of rural terrains around [...]
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Guadalajara by night – and by bike
It’s not every day you get to ride with 500 enthusiastic bicyclists to the theater. But in Guadalajara, you can do it once a week. Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Matter of fact, you can ride with a herd of cyclists pretty much any night of the week – just pick your flavor. “Al Teatro en Bici” [...]
