Volume 3 - Issue 15
October 2000
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 toursists 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 website 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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Zihuatanejo's Fishing Tournaments
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Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Total Tag & Release Tournament, November 7, 8, 9, 2001 and Fintastic's Third Annual Tag and Release Tournament, November 15, 16, 17, 2001 |
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History - El grito de Hidalgo - The story behind the story
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Mexico´s 11-year struggle for freedom from Spanish rule began on a particularly confusing note, given that the man who started it all, a Catholic priest named Miguel Hidalgo, later regretted the whole thing and repented before the firing squad. |
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Meet The Captains / The Young Captains
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Being a Captain of a sport fishing vessel has a lot more duties than just steering a boat. The Captain has total control of the vessel and determines where, when and how they are going to fish... |
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The Taste of Mexico - Chiles en Nogada
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In Mexico food is associated with conviviality, family gatherings, religious occasions and historical events... |
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Bougainvillea - Any excuse for color
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For me Mexico has always been about color. The colors of the crafts and fabrics, the colors of the murals and the architecture. And of course the natural colors. The million blues and greens of the ocean, the reds and pinks and purples of the sunsets whose beauty always catch you by surprise... |
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Finance - Fraud a la Mexicana
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In the wake of the tragedy of 11 September, I was reading as much news as I could get my hands on. I was shocked to read one article that talked about a scam that briefly made the rounds in the US, where the promoters were asking for donations for the victims of New York, Washington and Pennsylvania... |
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Z-Scene - October 2001
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I'd like to share with you part of a letter I sent to my Zihuatanejo neighbor, Mona, after the terrorist attack of Sept. 11 on the United States. Mona had just returned from Z to her home in New York when the tragedy struck . She wrote to me about her feelings of devastation and heartbreak and asked me to please send her a letter describing the way it felt to be in Z. |
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Beach Reading - It's Tourist Season
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"...rapacious developers, confused but well-meaning protagonists, a motley assortment of sleazebags, endangered species (animal and human) and guerrilla environmentalists."
Tourist Season By Carl Hiaasen |
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Driving Adventures in Mexico - The "Road from Hell" to paradise...
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This time of year - when many of us are heading back to paradise from our summer spots - is a good time for our popular series "Driving Adventures in Mexico." After much hesitation, I'd decided to run my father's journal of our "Driving Adventures in Mexico" on our drive drown last month, despite the fact it has numerous references to my poor driving abilities - The things I do for the safe of journalistic integrity! - Editor. |
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On the cover: Bougainvilleas on the
Road to La Ropa
Photo: Catherine Krantz
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