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50 things I love about Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo

50 things I love about Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo

In honor of 50 consecutive, dogged and determined attempts to capture, encapsulate, commemorate this unique and delightful place we call paradise…We celebrated the 50th edition of ADIP with a list of our 50 Favorite Things about Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. If you have 50 favorite things about Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, send them to me at info@adip.info, subject line “50 favorite...

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Morelia International Film Festival

Morelia International Film Festival

And thousands of Americans just googled Jodorowsky.   Kanye West –rapper, pop star– is known for his bluster and bravado.  I feel a bit bad for him, he makes a lot of money but no matter how many hits he gets,  it`s never enough.  He has been out on tour lately and venting in public...

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My 4 inch life

My 4 inch life


Sitting in a classical guitar recital in a stark, echo-y room, I am drifting away on my own musings and wondering (not for the first time) just what is this obsession with cell phone recording?  It´s world-wide, it´s multigenerational, it´s multi-genre, and apparently completely indifferent to acoustics.  Rumbling buses thunder by, church bells gong, metal...

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The Pros and Cons of a tattered bag

This is my carry-on hand luggage.  Yes, that is black duct tape, yes I do love it.   I bought it for $5 at a thrift store in Long Beach, CA, and on that trip alone I took it to 12 cities, 6 states and 2 countries.  In a pocket I found an in-room information...

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A New ADIP.info

A New ADIP.info

April 2011 Letter from the Publisher


April is traditionally the end around here, the end of the high season, the end of the ADIP print season, but this year April is just the beginning. April finds us inaugurating a completely new website, a completely new way of publishing and a completely new platform for all the wonderful content about Mexico you...

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Letter from the Publisher March 2011

Welcome to Another Day in Paradise, It’s March and that means only one thing in Zihuatanejo: the Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival! March 8 – 13, the streets will be full of music in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo as 16 international artists converge on Zihuatanejo from across the globe. On offer will be Gala Dinner Shows, Bar Shows,  Concerts...

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Letter from the Publisher February 2011

Letter from the Publisher February 2011

Dear loyal Paradise readers, The times they are a changin’. That statement is just always fitting, but it feels a little more fitting lately. Here at paradise we are changing with the times! Magazines are undeniably becoming increasingly obsolete as we readers go online for more and more of our information. Much loved by readers...

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Letter from the Publisher January 2011

Well it’s January, and the beat goes on here in paradise.  Perhaps a bit slower beat than in years’ past—we’ll call it a sultry tropical beat.   Its feeling all breezy and languid this new year. and as much as we all love to have the town hopping and bustling, I must say I am enjoying...

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Letter from the Publisher December 2010

Welcome to Another Day in Paradise! Here we are in December, at the end of another year, at the end of the 1st decade of the 21st century, already! Time flies when you are having fun. Seems like it was only yesterday we were celebrating the millennium on Zihuatanejo Bay, seems it has been nothing...

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Letter from the Editor November 2010

Letter from the Editor November 2010

Hello all…and welcome to a new season of Another Day in Paradise. If you don’t recognize the face in the photo above, not to worry, the magazine has not changed, just the editor. Throughout the season, I hope to provide you with interesting and informative content that is clear, concise and grammatically correct, along with...

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Letter from the Editor April 2010

Letter from the Editor April 2010

Welcome to Another Day in Paradise! And welcome to our second annual ecology issue. Green is the theme for April, and this month we celebrate the beauty and biodiversity of Mexico and the home grown ecological initiatives that have taken root here. We talk about organic growing, eco tourism, sustainable architecture, green weddings, ecological preserves...

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Letter from the Editor March 2010

Letter from the Editor March 2010

Welcome to Another Day in Paradise! Zihuatanejo is looking better than ever lately and if the city could speak, I think she’d be singing. What a joy it was to see the streets so full and festive during this year’s Carnival! There was much dancing in the streets, family fun, community pride and real exuberance–a...

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