Posts in: guadalajara

Highland Tequila with a Happy Bar Ending

For our last day in Guadalajara, Eric Rubin came down from San Francisco to show us the ropes. Eric, the man behind Tres Agaves tequila, is down in Mexico five or six times a year checking in on his agave. He might be from Tennessee, but he knows his stuff.
For…

Thank God for Tequila: A Tour of Herradura

We headed out to Tequila on Saturday. Hiring a driver for the day cost us about $80 (with tip)—not bad for a roundtrip drive of three hours, plus a very kind man named Nicasio who drove us out to Herradura, waited patiently for us while we had a tour of…

Guadalajara: Our First Night

Joe and I arrived in Guadalajara yesterday evening. We were the only gringos on the entire Volaris flight out of San Jose that we got for dirt cheap ($271 plus tax each). The Volaris airline stewardesses wear great outfits.
I don’t know if this is because it’s May—a very untouristy month…