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I've never eaten at Giuseppe's, nor have I heard anything about it. Milano's in downtown Tucson gets rave reviews from everyone, but I've never eaten there either. Gavi's was in a class by itself when the three locations first opened about 10 years ago, but the owner sold them all and then 2...

Roberto, which of Tucson's purportedly finest Italian joints did you patronize, if you don't mind naming names?

The term "yellow peril" was recklessly chosen and might be pushing it a bit, but no, I don't believe my point qualifies as racist. Racism is abandoning facts in favor of purely raced-based judgments. The facts in this case are that folk medicines and food fads among Asian elites are...

Hmmm... rhino horns, bear gall bladders, shark fins and now totoaba bladders. Is nothing safe from the Yellow Peril?

OK, I'll stand corrected on the wifi. Now that I think back, I was having problems getting my old laptop to sign on in the lobby and had to make trips to Capone's and elsewhere to get my email. My laptop is about 7 years old, so others might have no problem. As for breakfast, I just remember...

My honest opinion is that the place is an outstanding value. No digital TV or wifi, as I recall, but I think I paid about $25 a night for one person. I went down last June in my pickup with a camper shell. I had some fishing and camping equipment in the back and did not want my truck or...

"... when Americans call it the gulf of California in a sort of smug way..." Did the Spanish never have any maps depicting Golfo de California?

Do I just leave the money in a bag at a pre-determined location, or does your buddy need me to wire it to him in Nigeria?

I think I've been talked out of shopping for pangas.

How much would one of those blue pangas the locals use set you back if you bought one down there, assuming you could find one for sale? And would two 35 HPs on the back be enough?

This should open up another new industry in Rocky Pt - car rentals. Sorry, but I'm an American, and if I can't do some exploring and control my own transportation while I'm on vacation, I might as well stay home.

Even if it were legal, bringing a gun into Mexico for self defense would be a bad idea. Unlike the U.S., where people meaning to do you harm usually come in ones or twos, Mexican baddies tend to come in large bands carrying spray-and-pray weaponry such as ARs and AKs. You would just be...

I strongly suggest looking into renting a house in Las Conchas, which is a gated community along the beach south of town. You can find it on any map of Rocky Pt. Since most of my trips have been with 2 or 3 other couples, my first-hand experience is limited to the larger places with 3 bedrooms...

I looked for a GPS with mapping capability last summer and found there is limited availability of topo software for Mexico. I had wanted it in case I got lost or turned around between Rocky Point and San Carlos, figuring that's not a great region to be wondering whether you're on the right road...

Someone once suggested these: Cabela's: Whitewater Snakeproof Gaiters Now if you can just find a way to make them look cool at the beach.

But what about... California Halibut fish pictures and species identification It says the Mexican sand dab only reaches 10 inches. I'll give up on the speckled flounder as that species doesn't get so far north, but apparently the California halibut has been caught a few miles south of Rocky...

So what exactly are those fish? California halibut or speckled flounder? Or something else? Sorry for being ignorant about fish species, but I'm trying to learn something.

I'm surprised this story hasn't coming up as part of this thread. Judge: Texas trucker can go free from Mexico prison after paying fine for ammunition charge | Fox News I originally read about it in Tucson's paper and got the impression it was truly an honest mistake. The guy was unable to...

Am I seeing "smoked" and "char-grilled" being used interchangeably? In my mind, these are two entirely different articles. I'm guessing the fish at Blue Marlin and Humberto's are grilled, not smoked. Fish are "smoked" to preserve them. Smoked fish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I...

I've hardly read any fiction the past 15-20 years, but Cormac McCarthy is the important exception. All the Pretty Horses is a master work, and the movie version is definitely worth seeing. It was directed by Billy Bob Thornton, who had wanted to make it 8 hours long due to the episodic nature of...