Gorbman.comLife in Merida and writing a book

Although I don’t like to write negative things about family-owned places, I must suggest that if you want Indian food, you either learn to prepare it yourself or buy it from Aruna Gupta, Merida resident and excellent cook. I’ve had some dishes she made that are sold through Monique Duval’s bakery and they are great.
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As most of you know, Celestun is still the best place to go for a boat tour to see large groupings of pink flamingos. After the two-hour cruise, you have to eat.
About a kilometer up the road from the boat launch, is the town of Celesturn. There are a number of restaurants there, all offering [...]

The three victims took their seats at the window one by one, talking to the clerk who transcribed their words. At no time did any of them make eye contact with the defendant. They were scared to death, but brave and determined.
I think things have come a long way here, as they have in the [...]

My friend Jane is a call girl. If you can call a sixty-year-old woman a girl. She’s five feet ten inches tall and weighs around 240 pounds. She advertises in publications that list such things, that she is available, gives her phone number, and takes calls. She lives in a large north American city and [...]

Bill and I talked our way into the display section of this trade show, without paying the $2500 pesos, promising not to go into the lecture hall. We saw paintings, exhibits, artifacts, etc. all related to different chile peppers. Exhibitors were from all over Mexico and included companies selling agricultural equipment and insect control systems.
There [...]

In mid-Setember, I went to the Western Washington State Fair with Judy R. We examined the hundreds of hand-made quilts and voted for our favorites, and I sat through a long slide show of entries to the photo competition. We watched guys carving oversized pumpkins and heard an excellent C&W band. The Hobby Hall included [...]