Happy New Year

I'm having trouble accepting the fact that it's 2012 and I'm in Mexico.

I returned from six weeks of travel, mostly in India, on December 15, and part of

my brain, and a piece of my heart, are still stuck somewhere between Varanasi and Calcutta. (Click HERE to see photos of our trip).

So before looking forward I'll look back a bit at the five most popular blog posts of 2011.

Here's the list:

1. Are You Moving to Mexico City?

2. My Mexico City: Headline News

3. How to Cook an Armadillo

4. San Miguel de Allende--the Most Beautiful Town in Mexico?

5. Where to Eat for Fiestas Patrias--Ask the Experts

It all makes sense to me, except number 3, which I wrote in 2008. For some reason this post gets a lot of hits every year (many of them spam from escort services in places like Romania), but I've yet to get a report back from anyone who has actually cooked an armadillo.

I'll be writing soon about what's happening in Mexico City--art exhibits, concerts, etc. Stayed tuned.

Best wishes for 2012. JPJ