November 2011 Blog Posts (19)

Hello all.  I hope everyone is healthy, happy and well!  Happy Thanksgiving and a beginning to the 2011 holiday season.  Did you know Chiropractic can help alleviate stress by reducing the irritation on your nervous system?  Wow, really?  Yes!  Now even if you live North of Puerto Vallarta and the Bahia De Banderas my services are within reach.  I have a new office in La Peñita de Jaltemba, Nayarit! Your Chiropractor in Puerto Vallarta…

Here's an article about new research finds relative to the Mayan 2012 apocalyptic suggestion:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45438811/

Alvin Starkman -  Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast

Living in Los Cabos: After the Rain

Rain in the desert is a big deal. We love it, although the tourists are disappointed the locals are ready to celebrate. Yesterday we had a very cloudy day and most parts of town got a good soak. And this morning? The sunrise was outstanding and the city sparkled. I stopped on the way to the Organic Farmer’s Market to take this quick video of how beautiful Cabo looked after yesterday’s ‘beauty…

Google + Plus v Facebook

Is Google Plus, sometimes written as g+, a serious challenge to Facebook’s Supremacy as a Social Network?

When Google Plus first arrived on the Social Network scene people were calling it the “Facebook Killer.” I never considered that Google would trounce Facebook. It is not a “Hare & Tortoise” race. Actually, Google is not by any means a Tortoise.

Were this competition…

First of all I would like to wish everyone a belated Happy Thanksgiving. Why am I late in doing this? There are many reasons but I will give you only a few.

1. First of all, I am usually reminded of Thanksgiving by one of our Canadian members when they write about or announce their country’s Thanksgiving. If someone posted something on the site then I missed it.
2. My 16 year old Grandson came from Memphis. He is our only Grandchild. He was born a few years…

Here's a link to my latest photo album about a recent trek into the countryside near Oaxaca, to harvest aguamiel to let ferment into pulque.  I took a few gringos along for the experience, including one friend who is a professional photographer, and another who owns a successful Oaxacan restaurant in Seattle:

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New York Times reports that the beaches in the Cancun area this season provide one of the best bargain beach vacations, and confirms that security experts believe they provide for a safe Mexican vacation: http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/travel/deals-for-caribbean-vacations-are-selling-fast.html

Alvin Starkman - Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast (…

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/10/15/bank-of-america-refuses-to-allow-customers-to-close-their-accounts-at-occupy-santa-cruz-video/

- get your money out of the big banks NOW and into a safe Mexican-registered financial institution which designs personal wealth-building investment lifestyles...call me for information. Brian 624…

This article in today's The Guardian from London is about Christmas in Oaxaca:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/nov/20/christmas-in-mexico-city-oaxaca

Alvin Starkman - Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast

This November, 2011 issue of Sol: English Writing in Mexico has some of the best reading for you yet. We have book excerpts from Susan McKinney de Ortega (Flirting in Spanish), Christopher Cook (Robbers), Gerard Helferich (Stone of Kings: In Search of the Lost Jade of the Maya) and…

Vacationing in Mexico just became a little easier for residents of western Canada, with the inaugural flights from BC to Puerto Vallarta.  Non-stop to Cancun is next on the horizon, as this article affirms: http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/870333/yqq-celebrates-departure-of-first-mexico-bound-passengers

Alvin Starkman - Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast (…

Last week's benefit art auction in Mexico City in support of the Oaxacan hearing impaired organization, CORAL, raised about twice as much money as the charity auction held last year.  The next art auction for CORAL takes place in May, 2012, in San Francisco, CA.  Congratulations to the organizers, and thank you to all who placed bids.  Here's the link to the article explaining the events: …

Here´s a brand new article addressing the issue of the drug wars in Mexico within the context of addressing the issue of safety for tourists wanting to vacation in Mexico

http://www.casamachaya.com/1/category/mexican%20drug%20wars/1.html

Enjoy, and pass along to the naysayers.

Alvin Starkman - Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast

Yes, our sleepy little drinking town with a fishing problem has its' own forum now with lots of local San Felipe information, if you are interested.  There is some general Baja information also.   Registration is NOT required unless you want to post.  Enjoy.

http://www.blueroadrunner.com/phpbb

Hi everyone: here is the link for my article posted today in the Ventana on-line magazine which discusses innovative investment programs offerred by a Mexican-registered financial institution...  

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- contact me if you have if you have any questions or comments.…

Here's a link to a photo album picturing the tapetes commemorating Día de los Muertos, shot at two times today, at Plaza de la Danza in downtown Oaxaca.

http://tinyurl.com/3p75dnj

Alvin Starkman - Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast (http://www.oaxacadream.com)

Mexican REALTOR® Appointed Presidential Liaison

The National Association of Realtors® has appointed a new Presidential Liaison, (P.L.) to its bilateral affiliate, The Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI)

Linda Jones Neil of AMPI La Paz/Los Cabos is the new NAR, P.L. with…