As we settle into year #3 as residents in Mexico, it is finally time to step on the gas and enjoy the Sweet Life on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. By that we mean, check out some of the reasons that hordes of people come from all around the world just to […]
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Sometimes it can be no fun being a reader, or a writer. When we are young, reading is mostly homework. If we are a writer, the written word… in sentences, paragraphs, pages… is mostly work. It’s a job, a duty, a necessity, always open to criticism. But sometimes, certainly not […]
One of the rich rewards of being a US citizen living abroad is returning home. Recently I spent a month stateside attending two important events. The first was my 50th college reunion (that’s right, half a century since I received my undergraduate diploma) and a grandchild’s high school graduation. Each […]
I felt the urge to visit El Cuyo, Mexico ever since two little French Canadian girls mentioned they were going back to visit. Their parents had made a family escape from Canadian winter to where we live and during their stay, found a happy excursion where the only seeming drawback […]
Swinging from cables like a chimp while focusing amber glows and shocking spotlights on some of the most talented characters marching across the American stage, Chip Hunter takes readers on an adventure in theatre production in his memoir Stage Monkey. This look back to his days on the road, behind […]
It’s the scariest night of the year. This year Chip and Peg celebrate one of their favorite holidays in Akumal, Mexico, where the event spans two nights and is called “dia de muertos,” or Day of the Dead. Learn more about previous Halloweens below… The Chiptracks travel writing team braves Halloween Night […]
No culture reveres family more openly than the Mexican. And at no time is this more apparent than during the annual observance known as “El Dia de las Muertos.” This two day extravagance is the culmination of a national fascination which lasts all year long. It’s about family, about death, about […]