Lydia Carey

Mar 5, 2025 | mexiconewsdaily.com | Lydia Carey

Things are going well for women’s representation in Mexico recently, with the first female president, second female mayor of Mexico City and historic numbers of women all taking political office in the last months. And the trend isn’t limited to politics: traveling through Baja California, you’ll also notice that many of the top wineries are led by passionate female winemakers, who lead both the production process and the businesses themselves.

Jan 24, 2025 | lonelyplanet.com | Lydia Carey

Mexico City is a great place to introduce your kids to a culture, language and cuisine they may not be familiar with while still having plenty of recognizable things (think Starbucks, hamburgers and skate parks) that remind them of home. For kids learning Spanish in school, this can be an amazing opportunity to hear native speakers, and for parents without the language skills, it can be nice to know a lot of locals speak English.

Jan 23, 2025 | mexiconewsdaily.com | Lydia Carey

On Sunday morning, the dining room at Le Fu is dominated by the soft tapping of bamboo dim sum steamers being shuffled around by the server behind the food line. “Hottest ones on the bottom,” she says to me as we point out our selection.

Jan 16, 2025 | mexiconewsdaily.com | Lydia Carey

To fully take advantage of all of Valle de Guadalupe’s great eating and drinking options, it’s best to stay at one of the many hotels along the wine route. This will put you at a good distance from Ensenada but much closer to the area’s fine dining and wineries. For most of the hotels mentioned here, I recommend renting a car: it’s the easiest and most convenient way to move around the valley. Some hotels have their own transportation, but it won’t be on your schedule.

Jan 4, 2025 | mexiconewsdaily.com | Lydia Carey

I want to be honest about my bias in my review of this new restaurant: from the very beginning, I’ve wanted to support Baldío’s project. A restaurant that attempts to be zero waste? That uses only local meat, fish and produce, much of it grown right here in Mexico City through an organic CSA? A space full of recycled materials? Nothing could be better for someone who wants to dine well but agonizes over the environmental impact of tourism and eating out.