Posts Tagged ‘notthenews’
4
Mar
2011
For those of you who read my neurotic ramblings – and I know you are out there – and haven’t
Inspired, Life in the Yucatan | 1 Comment » | Tags: 2012, Edith Wilson, is it safe, life in Merida, living in the Yucatan, Merida, mexico, notthenews, Safety in Merida, safety in Mexico, Safety in Yucatan, Washington Post, William Lawson, Yucatan, Yucatan Today
6
Feb
2011
I received an interesting article on the BBC/Mexico scandal in my junk-infested inbox this morning from my dear Better Half,
Inspired, Life in the Yucatan, Nada que Ver | 4 Comments » | Tags: BBC, comedy, discrimination, lawsonsyucatan.com, life in Merida, mexico, Milenio, not the news, notthenews, racism, ricardo salazar, Top Gear, William Lawson, Yucatan
11
Dec
2010
When you find a brochure lying invitingly on an Aeromexico check-in counter at the Merida airport with the title “Security
Inspired, Life in the Yucatan | 9 Comments » | Tags: Aeromexico, airport, life in Merida, Merida, Merida airport, mexicana, not the news, notthenews, translation, Vikings, William Lawson, Yucatan
4
Dec
2010
For those of you constantly whining about how this or that is not the ‘real’ Merida as if all Yucatecans
Inspired, Life in the Yucatan | 10 Comments » | Tags: Burger King, clase acomodada, Continental Arilines 1842, el maloso, elmaloso, gringo, hipil, Manuel Cresencio Rejon, Merida, Merida airport, not the news, notthenews, William Lawson, Yucatan, yucatan travel, Yucatecan
29
Nov
2010
The Casual Restaurant Critic had driven by the restaurant called Pimienta, located just a few blocks beyond the Consulado de
Casual Restaurant Critic | 8 Comments » | Tags: Casual Restaurant Critic, comida en merida, comida yucateca, mariscos, merida restaurants, not the news, notthenews, pasta, pasta in merida, Pimienta, seafood, yucatan restaurants, yucatecan restaurants
24
Nov
2010
Usually made on Mondays because it was “easy” to prepare, frijol con puerco is a true Yucatecan classic I have
Inspired, Life in the Yucatan | 5 Comments » | Tags: chile habanero, cilantro, comida en merida, comida yucateca, elmaloso, frijol con puerco, life in Merida, limones, Merida, merida restaurants, notthenews, pepino, restaurantes en merida, yucatan restaurants, yucatecan food, yucatecan restaurants
28
Oct
2010
Whilst visiting the monastery of San Bernadino in Valladolid yesterday, the Casual Restaurant Critic noticed a new (for the Critic
Casual Restaurant Critic | 8 Comments » | Tags: 2012, Barbachano, Casual Restaurant Critic, comida yucateca, La Taberna de los Frailes, notthenews, relleno negro, tsik, Valladolid, Valladolid restaurants, William Lawson, Yucatan, yucatan travel, Yucatecan, yucatecan food, yucatecan restaurants
7
Oct
2010
Again the Critic finds himself in the Gran Plaza mall and the Critic is hungry but has absolutely no desire
Casual Restaurant Critic | 4 Comments » | Tags: 2012, Casual Restaurant Critic, comida en merida, comida yucateca, food court, GoGreen, La Gran Plaza, Merida, merida restaurants, not the news, notthenews, restaurantes en merida, salads, William Lawson, yucatan restaurants, yucatecan restaurants
19
Sep
2010
When the power goes out, as it invariably does here in Merida, you are left with contemplating life without electricity,
Inspired, Life in the Yucatan | 5 Comments » | Tags: 2012, catzin, CFE, chaca, Costco, dzidzilche, electricity, jabin, life in Merida, Merida, mexico, notthenews, power failures, William Lawson, Yucatan, yucatan travel