This site is written and managed by Suzanne Barbezat. Suzanne has a deep love and appreciation for Mexican history and culture (not to mention the food!). She grew up in Montreal, Canada, and holds a degree in Anthropology from McGill University. After traveling extensively through North America, Europe, and Asia, she embarked on a solo trip through Latin America and lost her heart to Oaxaca, which she made her permanent home in 1998.
Since then, she has worked as a teacher and tour guide as well as a writer, having published many online articles about travel in Mexico, and she is the author of Frida Kahlo at Home (Frances Lincoln, 2016), a book that explores the influence of Mexican culture and tradition, La Casa Azul and other places Frida Kahlo called home, on her life and work. Suzanne spends her free time discovering off the beaten path locales with her Mexican husband and their two children. Whether exploring little-known archaeological sites, foraging for mushrooms high in the Sierra, snorkeling along the coast, or attending fiestas in small towns, there’s nothing she enjoys more than getting to know Mexico better, and sharing her love for it with others.