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During a short visit to Mexico City a few weeks ago, I decided to stop into the largest and most visited museum in Mexico – Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology). The building was designed in 1964 by award-winning Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, along with Jorge Campuzano, and Rafael Mijares Alcérreca, and […]
Just a few blocks walk from Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral you’ll find the Iglesia de Santo Domingo (Church of Santo Domingo) which dates back to 1556. It was one of the first monasteries to be established in New Spain after the Dominicans (an order of the Catholic Church founded in 1216 by the Spanish priest […]
The Palacio de Cultura Citibanamex, located in the historic center of Mexico City at Madero Street, is the former home (and palace) of Agustín de Iturbide, who was a Mexican army general and politician. During the Mexican War of Independence, he built a successful political and military coalition that took control in Mexico City on […]
Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a holiday celebrated on November 1st throughout Latin America but is most strongly associated with Mexico, where the tradition originated. Assured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness, Dia de los Muertos honors the dead with festivals and lively celebrations that dates […]
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is a modern and contemporary art museum dedicated to collecting and exhibiting international art of the 20th and 21st centuries. The exhibitions highlight Miami’s diverse community and pivotal geographic location at the crossroads of the Americas. Founded in 1984 as the Center for the Fine Arts, it became known as […]
Every fair-weather Sunday, starting at around 1pm until about 6pm, Argentine Tango dancing takes place under the gazebo at the end of Pier 45 at the end of Christopher Street and the West Side Highway in New York City. It’s called VolvoTango and it’s a free, or rather a pay-what-you-wish event, hosted by Tango instructor […]
OK, this is it. We’ve come to the end of the road. This is the final series of photographs from our trip to Mexico way back in May. In my last post, I shared several photographs from our time spent in the enchanting city of Guanajuato, the loveliest city (by far) we visited in Mexico […]
I’m finally wrapping up my series of photographs from our trip to Mexico back in late May (it’s been fun, right?) with our final destination, the city of Guanajuato, located in central Mexico. Now, if you remember in my post about San Miguel de Allende, I wrote that for the fourth year in a row, […]
Here is the third and final series of photographs from my time at the 24th edition of the South Florida Tattoo Expo, which took place earlier this month right here in Coral Springs. And I’ve shared images of the many great tattoo artists that attended Expo (photos HERE) and I’ve shined a light on the […]
The South Florida Tattoo Expo celebrated its 24th year earlier this month in Coral Springs. My FIRST POST in this three part series focused on the remarkable tattoo artists this expo attracts. This post will take a look at the unique entertainment the expo offers its guests. From some of South Florida’s hottest bands to […]
