By Terry Sovil from the October 2018 Edition Tequila has been with us for a long time and has an interesting history. For one, not every drink made from cactus or agave can be called “Tequila”. Tequila has a Denomination of Origin which, according to the “Appellation de Origin Controlee” (AOC), means it can only […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2018 Edition Last month, I wrote about the Olmecs that were called the rubber people because that’s what their name translates into, although, no one really knows what they called themselves. Archeologists know they had a preference for depicting the jaguar in their art and so they are […]
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Loving Pablo By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2018 Edition Directed by: Fernando Leon de Aranoa Starring: Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Julieth Restrepo, Peter Sarsgaard “The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world’s most-feared drug lord, Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia’s most famous […]
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Mission Impossible – Fallout By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2018 Edition Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Alec Baldwin, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg “Ethan Hunt and the IMF team join forces with CIA assassin August Walker to prevent a disaster of epic proportions. Arms dealer […]
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By Dan and Lisa Goy from the October 2018 Edition February 15, 2016 (Day 40) Escárcega, Campeche, MX We had originally planned to drive straight to San Cristobal de las Casas from Chetumal but decided to break it up into two days. It’s always better to plan on driving less than more and not get caught […]
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By Yann Kostic from the October 2018 Edition Given their potential volatility, emerging markets are not for fainthearted investors and many people avoid them. But, emerging markets aren’t the vast unknown they used to be. What are they? Emerging markets are countries that are still developing, usually by means of rapid industrialization. It […]
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By Señior Tech from the October 2018 Edition A few months ago, some close friends told us about an exciting trip they had planned, a visit to China. It included a four-day river cruise up the Yangtze River and various tours around Shanghai. A month before they were to leave, they received the news that their […]
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By Kirby Vickery from the October 2017 Edition Almost every people have, and then leave behind, their mythological stories. Some are fanciful, some are fun, and some are educational. Most tell a story of why something is the way it is or was in the time with those people that had the myth. To me, it’s […]
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By Terry Sovil from the October 2017 Edition There is a great deal of concern, discussion and, in some countries, denial on protecting our resources. One of our most crucial resources is water. If our oceans die, we will too. We all share a common resource so we need to work together! What can regular citizens, […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2016 Edition Starring: Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro Director: Timur Bekmambetov ““Judah Ben-Hur loses everything after his adopted brother Messala, now an officer in the Roman army, returns to Jerusalem and accuses the young prince of treason. Stripped of his title and separated from his […]
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