I have been back from Mexico for over 6 months and all I want is octopus ceviche. I have been craving it since it wasn’t available to eat every day. What’s interesting is that the night we arrived, we made it to a waterfront restaurant where I put my feet into the cool sand and […]
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Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico: Casa El Pio Boutique Hotel
Isla Mujeres was never really on my radar until I met the former innkeeper of Casa El Pio while visiting a mutual friend in Portland, Maine. Her sister and brother-in-law had fallen in love with the island years prior, purchased a dilapidated building, and gutted it for renovation. What they did was create a boutique […]
Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico: Top 10 Things I Wouldn’t Miss!
A couple of days ago I received an email from a reader asking for my must-do list while visiting Isla Mujeres. This inspired me to put together a list of the things I wouldn’t miss. (In no particular order.) 1. Ceviche at Mininos Almost every day I had octopus ceviche at this family-owned restaurant. The […]