Volume 3 - Issue 19
February 2002
Welcome to Another Day in Paradise, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo's
first and only English language magazine for expatriates and visitors
alike. We hope you enjoy our informative and entertaining publication
and welcome any feedback or contributions.
Editors note:
Another Day in Paradise comes out once a month during
high season. We have articles of interest to tourists and locals alike,
featuring History, Culture, Travel, Entertainment, Fishing, Food, Upcoming
Events, Things to do in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa, Playa Larga, Barra de Potosí
and Troncones.
Our web site receives over 1,000 readers a month. Each
issue is archived on the web site and is available year round. Over 40,000
people have read our magazine since it began only 2 seasons ago.
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1st Annual Zihua Sailing Festival, February 1st-3rd 2002
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The 1st Annual Zihua Sailing Festival kicked off Feb 1st and brought a splash of color to Zihuatanejo Bay. The weekend long festivities brought together the resident and the regular visiting Zihuatanejo boating community, a.k.a. The Cruisers... |
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February Fish Report
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Just a few months back, an intensive study was completed, with the results reported in Sport Fishing Magazine. The object was to rank the best places in the world to catch a sailfish. Without going into details, of all the famous and well known world-best destinations, two relative unknown locations ended up being essentially tied for first place... |
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The Taste of Mexico - A Wedding of Talents, Frida and Diego
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FRIDA, her name evokes mystery, magic, art passion and.Mexico.
She was a student when she met Diego Rivera, the great muralist painter, the enfant terrible of Mexican artistic life... |
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In Search of the Perfect Sandwich
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Growing up, I was forced to do many things by my parents, things I was not fond of doing: mowing grass, picking up dog poo, raking leaves, cleaning toilets and making sandwiches. As the oldest of four children I was constantly having to make sandwiches for lunches and each person had very unique tastes. So when a sandwich is made for me to perfection I am in heaven. |
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FINANCE - Expat Contributions to Individual Retirement Accounts
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The Good News: the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (the Act) signed by President Bush last year increased the amount we can stash away into our traditional and Roth IRAs each year. The Bad News: many of us who work and live outside of the US either fail to take advantage of this retirement vehicle, or make contributions when not allowed to do so under current legislation... |
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The Netza School Gets Some Much Needed Support
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THE Netzahualcoyotl ("NETZA") INDIAN SCHOOL, Escuela Primaria Bilingue Netzahualcoytl, in Zihuatanejo, Escuela Indigenas, is a Primary Bi-Lingual School for Indigenous Children. |
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A Library for Harry
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There once lived a man who loved to read, passionately. His name was Harry Lindlan. He was from Mound, Minnesota, USA. He was a decorated Marine who served in WWII and whom everyone referred to as a man of his word. He moved to Hunnington Beach, California where he struck up a friendship with a woman named Barbara... |
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Z-Scene - February 2002
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ONE ENCHANTED EVENING
The auction at Rick's Bar to help WILL of Casa Bahia was a huge success. Z-Publishing Maven CATHERINE KRANTZ put it together with blues pianist CHRISTINA BRIDGES from Nashville serving as auctioneer and singer/guitarist JOSEFINA assisting. |
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Beach Reading - A Glimpse in "Another Mexico"
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Past the thumping bars and moon-sliver beaches, in the smallest hillside villages and in its biggest cities, Mexico is full of stories that the average tourist would probably never hear. In True Tales from Another Mexico (University of New Mexico Press, 2001), American journalist Sam Quinones brings some of these stories to light... |
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The New Road to Uruapan
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Everyone's been talking, for years now it seems, about this fabulous new toll road to Michoacan. It's the fabled road of roads, as huge and earth shattering as the Hwy 200 connection from Acapulco to Zihuatanejo must've been back in the day. This Autopista #37 is supposed to change our lives! Connecting Morelia to the coast and giving Zihuatanejans a direct route across the center of Mexico... |
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On the Cover: First annual Zihua Sailing Festival, Sailboats
in Zihuatanejo Bay. Photo: Rick Carpenter
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