Book Captures the Essence of San Miguel de Allende

Our friend, Susan Dorf, a part time San Miguel de Allende resident, recently gave us a copy of "Solamente en San Miguel, Volume II," a compilation of stories about life in San Miguel de Allende.

Susan is one of 42 writers that contributed material for the book. Her story about the soil merchant with the burros and the camera-toting tourist is classic!

Promotional Video of San Miguel de Allende

We recently came across this promotional video of San Miguel de Allende on the web. Naturally, we had to share it with you. Enjoy!

Video of San Miguel de Allende

Here's a nice video of images of San Miguel de Allende by Consejo Turistico de San Miguel de Allende.

Independence Day in San Miguel de Allende

Some images from the Jardin in San Miguel de Allende on the night of September 15, 2010.

Mexican Independence in San Miguel de Allende

Lucy Nuñez, in her first term as mayor of San Miguel de Allende gave the traditional cry for independence "el grito" this year from the second story balcony of the historical home of Ignacio Allende, one of Mexico's heroes of the independence movement 200 years ago. This year, 2010, marks the first time a woman has ever done it. It's too bad the microphone was so low.

Watch the video all the way through to see the fireworks immediately following the Grito.

San Miguel de Allende Ranks 4th in the World Among Travel and Leisure Readers

A good friend sent us this link of the top 10 cities in the world as voted by the readers of Travel and Leisure Magazine.

San Miguel de Allende ranked fourth behind Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Florence. The Mexican city of Oaxaca also made the list in eighth place.

View from Antigua Capilla Bed and Breakfast

The Jacarandas are Beginning to Bloom!

San Miguel de Allende is a beautiful town year-round, but in the Spring it is over-the-top beautiful as the purple hue of the blooming Jacarandas covers the cityscape. We're beginning to see the transformation, and in a couple of weeks the trees will be in full bloom. Get your cameras ready!

San Miguel de Allende - Cultural Montage

This is a video about San Miguel de Allende that we found on YouTube produced by Ambassador John W. McDonald and Anitra Thorhaug and posted by Alan Geoghegan (alang4 on YouTube.)