Carlos Caban visited San Miguel in 1995, and his work was well received here. Soon he began teaching art at Instituto Allende. Here, one afternoon he ran into a woman who caught his eye.
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How many artists are too many?
Carlos Caban visited San Miguel in 1995, and his work was well received here. Soon he began teaching art at Instituto Allende. Here, one afternoon he ran into a woman who caught his eye.
A little bit of Paris in San Miguel de Allende
Sebastien Marulier is charming and welcoming; he loves to chat and tells me all about his life before he came to San Miguel.
A Telephone Book Analogy
This column was originally published on May 11, 2007, and only slightly updated it explains the worldwide outage of Facebook, Whatsapp, and Instagram that occurred on October 4, 2021.
The State of Hidalgo: Cultural destination
The State of Hidalgo, a neighbor of Querétaro and the State of Mexico, has so much natural and cultural wealth that it would take several weeks to discover at least the most important sites.
A sprinkling of magic dust
By Natalie Taylor In 1995, after reading about San Miguel de Allende, Stan Levenson told his wife Carole that...
Cybersquatting
One of my clients emailed me complaining that her internet was not working. She was probably discomfited to learn that the problem was that she had simply mistyped the name of The New York Times website. In doing so, she stumbled upon a case of cybersquatting I had not previously known about.
Adopting a Cat or Dog Is Just a Click Away
By Megan Gabel For those of you who love animals, but can’t adopt or are deterred about venturing out...
SPA Pets of the Month
Adopt any of these Pets of the Month during October and receive a free adoption kit.
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