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Lonely Planet 2009 Travel Blog Awards
Thursday, 26 Feb, 2009 – 1:16 | 3 Comments
Lonely Planet 2009 Travel Blog Awards

Vote your heart out!
As many of you already know, today we woke up to a nice surprise. We discovered that Manzanilloblog has been nominated as one of the top travel destination blogs by Lonely Planet. …

Port Of Manzanillo
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 13:46 | One Comment
Port Of Manzanillo

This post was originally posted over on Perla Del Mar’s blog, the writers recently got to tour the port facilities and see up close how one of the largest ports in Mexico works. I thought …

The Importance of Using Titles in Mexican Culture
Monday, 9 Feb, 2009 – 6:17 | 2 Comments
The Importance of Using Titles in Mexican Culture

It maybe rather curious to the visiting North American to see just how status conscious Mexico can be. It has been compared to the social etiquette of 1950’s America. What car you drive, clothes you …

Best Manzanillo Beaches- January Poll
Wednesday, 28 Jan, 2009 – 0:18 | 6 Comments
Best Manzanillo Beaches- January Poll

Welcome back to the great Manzanillo Arena. It is here that epic battles have been fought. The people have voted, and great things have transpired. Soriana was declared the peoples favorite grocery store, Oxxo was …

Classical Music In Manzanillo Mexico
Monday, 5 Jan, 2009 – 10:58 | 2 Comments
Classical Music In Manzanillo Mexico

One of the things we miss most about NYC is the music scene. Classical music, live concerts, large and small venue bands. The music scene in Manzanillo Mexico has never even been on the radar. …

The Future of Manzanillo
Monday, 5 Jan, 2009 – 6:15 | 10 Comments
The Future of Manzanillo

There is a lot of buzz in Manzanillo about the many changes currently happening. While in our last post on this subject we mentioned how this season was not the best for Manzanillo tourism, the …

Mosquitos, Noseeums, biting midges, pequeñas
Saturday, 3 Jan, 2009 – 1:21 | 3 Comments
Mosquitos, Noseeums, biting midges, pequeñas

Recently we have come under attack. No it’s not from packs of chupacabras or menacing flocks of birds (reference to Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”) It’s by vampires, ok not real vampires but blood sucking creatures …

Manzanillo Mexico Tourism Suffering
Monday, 29 Dec, 2008 – 11:16 | 8 Comments
Manzanillo Mexico Tourism Suffering

Where are all the tourists in Manzanillo?
This is a question we have heard repeatedly this holiday season. Some of the beaches are all but empty compared to how they were this time last year. It …

You might be Mexican if…
Wednesday, 17 Dec, 2008 – 10:09 | 2 Comments
You might be Mexican if…

We love living in Mexico. We love the people, the culture, the environment, and especially the beaches. Most people who come down to visit or stay would agree that one of the most delightful things …

Learn Spanish In Manzanillo
Wednesday, 10 Dec, 2008 – 18:58 | 5 Comments
Learn Spanish In Manzanillo

I regularly receive emails from readers wondering where to go to learn Spanish in Manzanillo on their next Mexico trip. I have done quite a bit of digging, and found that there’s not all that …