Rub45 delicious BBQ

A friend of mine, Tim G, has made a life change and am following his passion of BBQ. So he is all in, catering BBQ and opening a booth at various farmer's market throughout Los Angeles area.  he asked me to take some pictures of his food for him for his booth.  

Doesn't the pictures make you hungry?

Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Anytime that I am able to travel out of the country, that is a good thing.

Recently the family and I went to Puerto Escondido with some friends for some R and R.  You might be wondering, never heard of Puerto Escondido. So here are some facts from my observations:

Where exactly is Puerto Escondido? It's about an hour flight out of Mexico City.  I would say it's Southwest of Mexico City.

What's special about Puerto Escondido?  Obviously, for Westerners like ourselves, we usually think of Cancun, Acapulco, Los Cabos and Mexico City.  But Puerto Escondido is a hidden paradise.  It's popular with backpackers, surfers and Mexican tourists.  I did not see many Westerners there during our vacation.  PE is known for it's beaches and waves for surfing.

What did we do?  Go to the beach, the beaches are different than those in Hawaii in that the sand is not as fine and packed more with locals than tourists.  Not a lot of swimmable beaches due to the surf condition.  We hung out by the pool, swam a lot, visited the local public market (see pictures below) and basically just relaxed.

I would have loved to spend more time in the town to get a feel of the culture but not knowing the language makes it a bit difficult but nonetheless, the people that I interacted with were extremely warm and kind.

Here are some pictures of PE and the locals.

Awaiting for out boat before our dolphin sighting trip

What a beautiful smile! I know what it means "sparkle" in your eyes. 

 168 steps down to Playa Carrizalillo

 Playa Carrizalillo

Ceviche!