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Book Review: Mexican Folk Art From Oaxacan Artist Families by Rothstein -
Alvin Starkman (451)    
Alvin Starkman 
Aficionados of folk art of the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico are already familiar with Arden Aibel Rothstein and Anya Leah Rothstein's Mexican Folk Art From Oaxacan Artist Families (Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2007). It was surprising to learn, however, that some people with an... ( added 196 days 2 hours ago.) |
Traveling with Children to Oaxaca, Mexico -
Alvin Starkman (451)
Alvin Starkman
Oaxaca has traditionally been known as an adult travel destination, steeped in ruins, colonial churches, museums and a tradition for fine art and handicrafts. But having been visiting the region regularly since 1991, always with our daughter, and now having been living here for a few years and... ( added 2 years 171 days ago.) |
Am I Paying My Staff Too Much? Improving Profits and Peace of Mind: a Oaxaca Case Study -
Alvin Starkman (451)
Alvin Starkman
It's now two months before Day of The Dead in Oaxaca , and Juanita's hotel still has rooms available for one of the busiest times of the year. The City of Oaxaca , a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Southern Mexico , relies on tourism for its very existence. Juanita is trying to figure out where she... ( added 41 days 1 hour ago.) |
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Casa de los Sabores Cooking School in Oaxaca expands options for food enthusiasts -
Alvin Starkman (451)
Alvin Starkman
Internationally acclaimed Oaxacan chef Pilar Cabrera ( NY Times, Bon Appetit ) has expanded the roster at her well-known downtown Oaxaca cooking school, Casa de los Sabores (House of Flavors). Effective June, 2009, indigenous Zapotec chef Reyna Mendoza joins Pilar's team, offering a new dimension... ( added 160 days 20 hours ago.) |
Cooking lessons with Nora Valencia, in Oaxaca, Mexico -
Alvin Starkman (451)
Alvin Starkman
Cocina con Nora
Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B.
If you absorb only a minute fraction of what Nora's grandmother taught her about Oaxacan cookery over the course of about four decades, you'll leave with not only a fount of knowledge about ingredients and techniques, but also a profound... ( added 1 year 231 days ago.) |
La Casa de los Sabores Cooking School in Oaxaca -
Alvin Starkman (451)
Alvin Starkman
If visitors to Oaxacan cooking school La Casa de los Sabores came away with nothing more than great recipes and a gastronomic meal rich in unique herb- and spice-accented flavor combinations that are the hallmark of Oaxacan cuisine, they would leave fully satisfied. But a visit with owner and... ( added 2 years 121 days ago.) |
Hotel Pacific Monterey, California -
ngoldman (5,760)   
ngoldman  
One of Monterey 's newest hotel establishments is Hotel Pacific in the heart of city's historic district. Located directly across from the Monterey Conference Center, Hotel Pacific sits on the two mile walking Path of History where you will you will discover over forty of Monterey's historic... ( added 3 years 9 days ago.) |
The epic journey of a Oaxacan chef -
Alvin Starkman (451)
Alvin Starkman
Pilar Cabrera's world had changed how she taught her cooking classes, how she ran her restaurant, her vision of her gastronomic future and she had only been back from her month-long visit to Toronto for 10 days. But outside influences have always played an integral part in the history of Oaxaca's... ( added 32 days 8 hours ago.) |
Canadian Artist Fiona Dunnett: Images of Self and Death In Oaxaca Are Muted With Comic Style -
Alvin Starkman (451)
Alvin Starkman
Comic strips, a young Canadian's self portraits, and photographs of violent deaths in a Mexican daily newspaper, make strange bedfellows. But they constitute a major part of the driving force for the creative energies of artist Fiona Dunnett.
Ottawa-born Dunnett has been living in Oaxaca... ( added 98 days ago.) |
Ireland Bed & Breakfast: Is it the Best Lodging Choice for You? -
Patricia McKinney-Lins (96) 
Will you stay in a Bed & Breakfast on your trip to Ireland?
Are you worried that staying in an Irish Bed & Breakfast is like sleeping in a stranger's home? Are you asking yourself, "Why would I want to stay in someone else's house? And in a bedroom next to the owners? Do I want to eat with... ( added 146 days 5 hours ago.) |
Romantic Georgia Bed and Breakfasts Inns -
Donna Beasley (99) 
One of the things I love about living in the Atlanta area is that you can go from the city to the country in 30 minutes; from the city to the mountains in under two hours and from the city to the Georgia coast in under 4 hours. This swing in natural environment provides a wonderful selection of... ( added 180 days 22 hours ago.) |
5 Atlanta Romantic Bed and Breakfasts Inns -
Donna Beasley (99)
Cuddle up at a cozy Atlanta Bed and Breakfast for your next romantic getaway. These urban retreats will not only get your morning started with an awesome breakfast, theyll also inspire your passion-filled nights. The following are my fave five romantic bed and breakfasts recommendations.... ( added 181 days 1 hour ago.) |
La Catrina de Alcal: Oaxaca restaurant review -
Alvin Starkman (451)
Alvin Starkman
La Catrina de Alcal ranks amongst the city's finest restaurants, rather unsual since most other restaurants within two blocks of the Oaxaca 's zcalo manage to get by with cafeteria-style atmosphere, mariachis and marimbas, and mediocre food. But owner / artist Rolando Rojas took the plunge, and... ( added 204 days 5 hours ago.) |
Traveling light to Oaxaca? -
Alvin Starkman (451)
Alvin Starkman
First-time travelers to Oaxaca , as well as return visitors and snowbirds, can all help to improve the financial lot of many struggling residents, aside from simply visiting the city and spending.
It's a fact that tourism has indeed returned to the central valleys of the state of Oaxaca . But... ( added 1 year 5 days ago.) |
Accommodation In Pretoria and Places To Visit -
Colin Brazendale (2)
Accommodation in Pretoria is vast. It is an affordable place to visit with high living standards. This is a jewel of a city that will leave you spellbound. As the capital city, Pretoria is the leading administrative, cultural and economic centre, therefore ever popular with both tourists and... ( added 1 year 60 days ago.) |
Grana cochinilla fina: The best kept secret in Oaxaca -
Alvin Starkman (451)
Alvin Starkman
Alvin Starkman M.A., LL.B.
Most tourists have no idea that only a couple of hundred yards off the main highway, a minute or two from the black pottery village, is one the most fascinating destinations that the state of Oaxaca has to offer children and adults alike. And yet the... ( added 1 year 133 days ago.) |
El Faro: Oaxaca restaurant review -
Alvin Starkman (451)
Alvin Starkman
Swing open the saloon doors, walk down a few steps, and have a seat at one of the ten or so orange arborite tables. Clint Eastwood might have parked himself on a wooden stool, instead of a matching 1960's vinyl covered stainless steel padded chair, but you get the idea. And yet somehow, the... ( added 1 year 133 days ago.) |
Travel In Italy: Free Travel Guide of Milan By Flashbooking For Backpackers and Families -
Michele De Capitani (12) 
Travel in northen Italy, Flashbooking is becoming a recognized source of information and services for who loves creating a trip by him/herself and book bed nights securely online, this issue: Travel in Milan City. Milan, a northern Italian city, stands in the centre of the large Lombardy plain... ( added 2 years 255 days ago.) |
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