They grow them big out here
Texas is home to many things: barbeque, the rodeo, and cowboys. But there’s one thing you probably didn’t expect to see while driving across the Lone Star state. If you’re traveling on Interstate 40—which is...
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I scream… you scream…
Delicious ice cream and the front window of Rose Rock Microcreamery, showing a review of accessible ice cream in Tulsa.
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The best local dishes!
Looking for a Yucatan experience? What do you get when you mix a museum of Yucatan cuisine with a casually elegant restaurant serving Yucatan specialties and craft cocktails? Museo de la Gastonomica Yucateca. Unfortunately, we...
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Tortillas with a side of Spanish!
Immersive Spanish lessons with field trips and tortilla-making at Habla in Merida, MX were a blast. My family was in Merida as part of our participation in the Live Anywhere on Airbnb program. We were spending...
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Mexican Gelato?
The Shop Pola is a very popular small gelato shop near Santa Lucia park. It is famous for high-quality handmade gelato, but also just as famous for offbeat flavors with a Meridian connection. But is this...
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Lights in the City
Piedras Sagradas or Sacred Stones. It’s a video mapping experience on the Gran Plaza in Merida. Lights, art, music, and narration combine to tell the history of the San Ildefonso Cathedral. Projected directly onto the...
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The dialogue of the conquistador
Music, folk dance, and vibrant video mapping combine for the theatrical show, Dialogos del Conquistador at Casa Montejo at the Gran Plaza. Using mixed media elements to tell the story of the temporary colonization of...
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Music in the Park
An open-air Yucatan serenade with dancers in a park with shade trees. This happens every week in Parque Santa Lucia in Merida, MX. It is a long-standing tradition, since 1965, and free to all. There are...
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Let the games begin!
Let the games begin! In Merida, MX, there are reenactments of the Mayan ball game Pok Ta Pok every week in the street in front of the Cathedral on the Gran Plaza. The performances were...
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Something everywhere you look
You won’t believe this place! Close your eyes and think of the most detailed diorama you can remember seeing. Now multiply that 100 times. You might be getting a feel for what Tinkertown Museum is like. Every...
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