Now that you have last week’s Spanish Tip on hellos and good byes, let’s move into introductions. The most basic component of any conversation usually starts with a name exchange.  There are two basic ways to say this. Choose which is most comfortable for you and stick with it. Option 1 Question: Cual es tu nombre? (pronounced kwal/es/to/nome-bray) Response: Mi nombre es _______ (pronounced me/nome-bray) Option 2 Question: Comó te llamas? (pronounced Co-mo/tay/yah-moss) Response: ... Read Full Story

We are obviously very impartial to our wonderful amazing jewel city. How could we not be? So we try to put good information about Mexico on the internet, because it is much deserved and needed to counteract all the bad press the country has been getting as of late. It’s easy to feel as if that’s all Mexico gets now days, bad headlines. So, we thought we would highlight some of the good press elsewhere on the net right now. On Perspective- This one particularly echoes our sentiment... Read Full Story

Le Petit Napoléon is a quaint, family run, French crepe restaurant that is a much welcomed addition to Manzanillo. The restaurant boasts the best crepes in Manzanillo, and it holds up to that claim admirably. The owners are wonderful hospitable people that love to cook. Its like visiting family when you eat here. The beautiful french music and cozy decor add to the experience. It’s a dining experience that  meets the kingly demands of even the most exacting of  little tyrants (in a good... Read Full Story

At dawn on May 4 2009 The World pulled into Manzanillo. The story is that this boat was on its way to San Diego and did not carry passengers, but it did lie at anchor off the old town all day and pick up supplies from one of the supply boats. Here it is later in the afternoon not long before it sailed into the sunset. Submitted By: Howard Platt If you enjoy our site, Stumble us! Submit your photos of Manzanillo Mexico! You could be famous! We review all the submitted pictures each week a... Read Full Story

For many of us expats in Manzanillo, learning Spanish is a constant struggle with many ups and downs. It takes a lot of work and dedication. Myself and a few friends have been taking a conversational Spanish class from Tyson Scott in Las Brisas.  We appreciate having a fellow foreigner teach us with an understanding of the difficulties we run into while learning. The class has been dynamic, well paced, and informative with teaching that has been pleasantly meshed with interactive activities t... Read Full Story

For many of us expats in Manzanillo, learning Spanish is a constant struggle with many ups and downs. It takes a lot of work and dedication. Myself and a few friends have been taking a conversational Spanish class from Tyson Scott in Las Brisas.  We appreciate having a fellow foreigner teach us with an understanding of the difficulties we run into while learning. The class has been dynamic, well paced, and informative with teaching that has been pleasantly meshed with interactive activities t... Read Full Story

Perla Del Mar Pool Sunset Submitted By: M W Well everybody is a bit nervous in Manzanillo right now. Swine flu has a firm grip on the country and most nonessential services are supposed to be shutting down soon. It doesn’t help that this weekend is labor day and everything shuts down anyway! There is still no confirmed cases in Colima or in Jalisco that we could find. But the nation is taking this outbreak very seriously and rightfully so. Thankfully we discovered Dominoes is still op... Read Full Story

Swine Flu. It’s all over the news channels, newspapers, and news websites. What about Manzanillo? We haven’t heard of any official cases here. However, hospitals are set up to address any upcoming ones. The secretary of health has staff that is inspecting hospitals for cases showing symptoms of the flu. They seem pretty on top of the situation. Let’s hope it stays that way. Swine Flu- Why are the world’s governments freaking out about it? In case you have been out of t... Read Full Story

Swine Flu. It’s all over the news channels, newspapers, and news websites. What about Manzanillo? We haven’t heard of any official cases here. However, hospitals are set up to address any upcoming ones. The secretary of health has staff that is inspecting hospitals for cases showing symptoms of the flu. They seem pretty on top of the situation. Let’s hope it stays that way. Swine Flu- Why are the world’s governments freaking out about it? In case you have been out of t... Read Full Story

Los Cuatro Pequeños Grandes Pianistas This Friday there will be a concert of 4 very talented young pianists at St. John’s Auditorium. Mariana Domínguez Álvarez-Buylla, Ramsés Peña Díaz , both from Manzanillo, Vladimir Petrov, from Moscú, and Santiago Lomelín, from Guadalajara will be sharing their sound at 8pm. Tickets are $200 pesos.  For more information in Spanish visit the website www.bellasartesdelpacifico.com Details- Date and Time: Friday evening, April 24th at 8:00 pm Location:... Read Full Story