by Think In The Morning | Oct 3, 2016 | Mexico |
Written over fifteen years ago, Oliver Sacks’ Oaxaca Journal is still one of the best books for visitors to Oaxaca. I was confused to read that one reviewer thinks that: “Sacks did not go into the depth I might have expected based on the insight he displayed in...
by Think In The Morning | Sep 9, 2016 | Mexico |
It was Mark Twain who said “truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; truth isn’t.” Mark Twain could have been speaking about Clifford Irving’s Howard Hughes hoax that’s based on a true adventure. Anyone...
by Think In The Morning | Sep 6, 2016 | Mexico |
The executioner lifts the macuahuitl and points it toward the sky. Donaji lays on the stone altar, her neck extended, slightly bent, fully exposed to the powerful thrust she knows is to come. She is a Zapotec Princess, the last. She will give her life for her...
by Think In The Morning | Sep 3, 2016 | Mexico |
NOTE: ALL MARKET PICTURES IN THIS POST WERE TAKEN AT THE FRIDAY MARKET AT EL LLANO BENITO JUAREZ PARK UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. Oaxaca abounds with traditional markets. The grand market of the city, Central de Abastos, was brilliantly described by D.H....
by Think In The Morning | Sep 1, 2016 | Mexico |
Tobaziche (WEBSITE) is a great little find in Oaxaca, just a few blocks from the beautiful Santo Domingo Church, right across the street from the historic Quinta Real hotel at 307 Cinco de Mayo. We stumbled onto this restaurant a year ago after a rousing performance...
by Think In The Morning | Aug 30, 2016 | Mexico |
“A punk is someone who knows how to ask the world uncomfortable questions and does everything possible to make sure the world can’t cop out of answering those questions. A punk is a person who lives and breathes astonishment. Astonishing other people and...
