Paradise exists in Northern California. The McCloud Falls are a wonder to see any season, but they turn spectacular in winter. The falls are located 5 miles east of the town of McCloud in Siskiyou County, accesible via highway 89. There are three falls (the middle falls featured). It is safe to hike on these … More Best Place For A Winter Hike
Burney Falls in Shasta County, CA is one of those places one never forgets. But one must stay there long enough to embrace and enjoy its energy. It is powerful! Hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail get to encounter it. Others can access it by driving on highway 299 and then taking highway 89.
Mexicans and Latinos in the United States and worldwide have a special belief in the miraculous Virgen de Guadalupe. Every December 12, her sanctuary in Mexico city gets visited by millions to celebrate the day that, according to Catholic literature and belief, our Lady of Guadalupe descended from the heavens and appeared to Juan Diego, … More Reflecting On The Most Revered Woman
(San Francisco) – The activities around the Day of the Dead have been non-stop at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) since late October. In addition to an abundance of events around November 2nd, the actual Day of the Dead, hundreds of students have visited the altars and art installations daily, while the … More Day of the Dead Events Continue Through November 18th at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
One of the coolest street fairs in one of the coolest neighborhoods is finally happening! Merchants and neighbors in the Haight-Ashbury District are finalizing arrangements for a fair that usually takes place in the summer, but this year, on its 43rd edition, is taking place in October. The first Haight-Ashbury Street Fair (HASF) was in … More The Haight-Ashbury Street Fair Will Be On Sunday, October 16th, Finally!
With solo performances and the sounds of violin and cello in the spotlight, the San Francisco Symphony presented a program celebrating the Lunar New Year and Year of the Tiger. Conductor Yue Bao and the orchestra did a very nice job in this simple, short, and delightful program. Korean-born musician Bomsori played on a 1771 violin, … More Year of the Tiger at the San Francisco Symphony
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#DíadelosMuertos #SanFrancisco … More El Día de los Muertos en San Francisco
n Tuesday the 9th of September, the owner of the hostel, Roar Justad, goes out fishing, taking with him four of his guests. After half an hour at sea, the temperature has dropped. … More Lofoten Islands: My First Day on a Fishing Boat!
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Pablo MIlanés en San Francisco. … More El privilegio de escuchar a Pablo Milanés en el mismo espacio
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The magnificent Pan American Unity Mural is on display at the San Francisco Museum of Art, free to the public, while a new arts center is in construction at its permanent home at the City College of San Francisco.
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This is just a snapshot of downtown San Francisco a couple days prior to the reopening of businesses and other places on June 15, 2021, after the more-than-a-year mandatory closing due to COVID19 in 2020. Perhaps there is nothing espectacular about these photos, other than streets, façades and life as it was recently while walking … More 15 Streets of San Francisco Before Reopening
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Por Lupita Franco Peimbert Esta película no es para entretener, sino para abrir los ojos a las injusticias en Irán; y en especial para que conozcas a Nasrin Sotoudeh, una abogada de derechos humanos encarcelada desde el 2018, en una cárcel catalogada como un infierno. La cárcel Evin, ubicada al norte de Tehran, es el sitio … More Impactante el documental sobre la prisionera política iraní NASRIN, en Hulu a partir del 15 de Junio
It is universally known as the symbol of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, and Queer, and for short, LGBTQ community. It was born out of a strong desire to be recognized and to be seen from a positive perspective. It was created at a time were it was extremely necessary to symbolize acceptance and peace. … More Pride 2021: Here Is Why The Rainbow Flag Is Mega-Important
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By Lupita Franco PeimbertCulture & Community (San Francisco) – A large piece of an original rainbow flag raised at a key moment for the gay movement in the United States is now part of San Francisco’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transexual (GLBT) Historical Society Museum. The piece had been lost in time and space, but … More The Rainbow Flag Returned to San Francisco
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For the first time in more than year, Grace Cathedral reopened Sunday to the relief of usual Sunday attendees. Like other churches around the world, the episcopal church closed its temples in March 2020 due to the COVID19 pandemic. While keeping social distance and facemasks, parishioners were delighted to hear the sermon, participate in prayer, … More San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral Reopens
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As I was watching Halston, and Jose his friend, and Liza and Elsa, the women who adored him, and Victor who was his lover, and the snobbish world he was part of, I was trying to figure out why I find it so compelling. New York was far away from my growing up in Mexico. … More HALSTON on Netflix
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