tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:05:03 +0000travel writingPuerto MorelosbaliCatrionaCooking SchoolMenoMexicoSUNartbeachcamilla rountree sydney omee robert rosen mandy foley alex pollak elizabeth knightcookingdivingfoodfrangipannihindulake michiganlos angeles shadow hills getty autry russell dilday john warranmarketpolosnorkelingubudvillagewisconsinInformation about Puerto Morelos, Riviera Maya, Mexico, the village, people, real estate, vacation rentals and general what's going on in town.http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)Blogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-7112018387901529374Tue, 08 Dec 2015 10:46:00 +00002015-12-08T03:40:56.344-08:00 Hello! This blog is a copy of an email, if you wish to receive more of this news please subscribe to the blog. The links in the email are static so I have repeated them here for you. Please enjoy the news, warm regards Catriona Brown For more information on the Bali Furniture sale Dec 12th click here For more information on the Puerto Morelos Xmas Market click here For more http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2015/12/puerto-morelos-newsletter-dec-6th-2015.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-9087277763368198349Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:14:00 +00002013-03-01T06:11:27.057-08:00 Just another glorious morning, here, the wind is finally taking a nap so we can put the boats out again! Have you seen the new Live Cam ! You can actually see people walking the beach and taking out the boats. Reminder : next Wine Tasting with Food Pairing is this week, Friday 6pm at Casa Caribe, please book ahead. Understanding the Wines of Argentina is the theme, five different wines are http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2013/02/que-paso-puerto-morelos-february-26th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-333332903248170056Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:37:00 +00002013-02-14T11:29:42.852-08:00 Puerto Morelos in 2013 A breath of fresh air. Puerto Morelos - early evening relaxing on the pier Local artists were invited to decorate the Community Library - this is Maricela's mural  Wine and Food Tasting 2013 series of classes, Sergio Rossini opened the season, Cecilia Moreno will be the teacher for 15 February  Friends tell me they just look at the pictures to http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2013/02/que-pasa-february-2013-whats-going-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-5951082440048818728Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:36:00 +00002013-02-07T11:36:57.052-08:00 THE FIRST WINE Tasting and Food Pairing evening on February 1st was sold out with a waiting list so if you or your friends are visiting the region please book in advance for a great fun night.  The schedule for the rest of the events is:FRIDAY FEBRUARY 15TH, 6PM The Elegance of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, wines of Burgunday FRIDAY MARCH 1ST., 6PM, Understanding Wines of http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2013/02/wine-tasting-schedule-2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-6260659064833906585Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:22:00 +00002013-01-24T09:19:06.829-08:00 PRESS RELEASE WEDNESDAY 23 JANUARY 2013 WINE TASTINGS AND FOOD PAIRINGS in Puerto Morelos to start again! Following on the success of the 2012 season The Little Mexican Cooking School and Casa Caribe are pleased to present the 2013 WINE TASTING AND FOOD PAIRING EVENTS.- in conjunction with La Europea and Cordon Bleu School of Gastronomy. For 7 Friday nights at 6pm for 2 hours the http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2013/01/press-release-wednesday-23-january-2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-1392386762328417664Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:41:00 +00002012-11-06T10:41:43.809-08:00 6 November 2012 Puerto Morelos update Great aerial view of Puerto Morelos reef and mangrove Rocio Villalobos has written this wonderful update on what is going on with all the public action in Puerto Morelos. Please copy the article and post it in Google Translate and you will have a much better understanding. It is all good news, there is so much public unrest about these developments http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/11/november-2012-puerto-morelos-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-6165322604480252603Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:10:00 +00002012-10-25T12:10:25.511-07:00I wrote this little story the day I landed in Brazil last month after flying the Miami-Salvador sector three times due to my own idiocy: My fabulous hosts I am writing this in the car to try and focus all sorts of bits of me into one place - my body, to leave a record of the possible last moments of my life and to squash the desire for hard liquour before midday! Meet Ana and her Mum and Dad http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-wedding-in-brazil-day-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-7285451157267813958Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:08:00 +00002012-06-23T12:09:43.330-07:00 Although I am thrilled to be getting great Chinese restaurants in the neighbourhood, we do need to look at the practicality and how it will affect Puerto Morelos, following is a translation from a blog in Spanish. Dredging the port rears its ugly head again! Above, is the architects vision for the completed project. "On Thursday June 14 was officially the final design and final model of the http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/06/project-dragon-mart-getting-closer-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-7681409015201848818Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:01:00 +00002012-06-19T10:06:00.501-07:00Finally a day off and I chose the Beach Bar to relax in, this year it reopened as BAR UNICO and has stepped up the operations a notch. There are now swing chairs at the bar, great range of snacks available, a small shop with swimwear, snorkels and handy beach things, still the great beach chairs and umbrellas, massage service too. There was a group there at 10am from Royal Resorts. Enrique, http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/06/puerto-morelos-beach-bar-arises-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-6317926004404608816Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:43:00 +00002012-06-17T12:45:14.745-07:00 Brunch special - Smoked salmon Salad Birthday Boy Liam celebrates with Clare, Sarah, Sundari and Carlos Brunch at Casa Caribe, Puerto Morelos, is a delight for locals and visitors alike, it is great to see locals in low season enjoying a leisurely meal. Today we had the added excitement of worms! Catherine examines Gerardo's worms Explaining the system The Worm Seminar was a http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/06/worm-tea-and-brunch-at-casa-caribe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-7177363389808273204Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:52:00 +00002012-06-16T09:52:07.609-07:00The Adriana, is now operating direct trips from Puerto Morelos to Havana, there is some information on their website (tropicanacruises.com) if you have trouble there (most people do) Marthe and Andreas are handling bookings as well (puertomorelos.com.mx). You can buy a ticket just for passage or a 4 day package. We previewed the ship and here are the room photos from the bottom of http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/06/want-to-take-weekend-cruise-to-cuba.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-7867993944078249583Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:09:00 +00002012-06-16T09:09:07.689-07:00Liam Harte, a paramedic from Sydney, is visiting Puerto Morelos and it gave us the opportunity to deliver medical equipment and supplies to the reopened public clinic in the colonia in Puerto Morelos. Finally, we have our own ambulance and 2 paramedics rostered around the clock. The defibrillator we donated last year is installed in the ambulance, we are now looking for a portable one for the http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/06/charity-work-at-public-clinic-15-june.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-4540664914042594785Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:34:00 +00002012-06-14T12:34:21.606-07:00Strange but true: 30 June 2012 at 5pm in the Park in Puerto Morelos there will be a Dog Fashion show, different grades for different sizes. It is an educational evening to spread information to inform locals how to care for pets and how to get them adopted, vaccinated or spayed and neutered. It is being promoted by Junto a Ti, an organisation from Cancun that now has a volunteer branch in Villas http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/06/dog-fashion-show-in-puerto-morelos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-2590709106462379922Thu, 31 May 2012 18:59:00 +00002012-05-31T11:59:02.596-07:00 Recently, there was a gorgeous puppy in town throwing itself at people  looking for a home, she found Christina and David on the beach and convinced them to take her home to Vancouver. "Maya is doing wonderfully! She's adapted very well and loves everything about Vancouver except the cooler weather. We are in the process of trying to doggy train her (first and foremost for bathroom http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/05/lost-dog-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-7371641458398440109Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:40:00 +00002012-04-06T14:40:02.275-07:00 Mari at the house they are currently in Outside the current house To be right up front and honest this blog is a begging letter to help with Maria and her family living in a squat in the Pescadores, part of Puerto Morelos. They have to leave their 'shack' with no sanitation in 10 days!! and we have had to stop work on the new place! Over the last three months we have constructed a http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/04/puerto-morelos-newsletter-update-april.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-191233886387276115Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:39:00 +00002012-03-21T08:39:01.516-07:00Yesterday, March 20th, 2012, the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) announced the finalists in their 2012 Awards of Excellence to be held at at the New York Times Center on Monday, April 2nd, 2012. The Little Mexican Cooking School was notified that it is one of the 3 finalists in the Entrepreneur or Business Person of the Year category. "This is a huge compliment from http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/03/tlmcs-and-cat-brown-finalists-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-1011096535852034862Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:06:00 +00002012-03-08T08:47:30.280-08:00The Little Mexican Cooking School in Puerto Morelos proudly presents visiting chef Jeff Martinez. Chef Martinez has spent the last three years as Chef de Cuisine at the critically acclaimed restaurant Fonda San Miguel in Austin, Texas.  With 21 years of experience in the industry, Chef Martinez brings with him a great knowledge of and a deep passion for Mexican food which he is about tohttp://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/03/puerto-morelos-newsletter-update-march.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-446390218717636006Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:16:00 +00002012-02-28T11:16:18.425-08:00Talking of food - announcing arrival of guest Chef Jeff Martinez until recently the Chef de Cuisine at Fonda san Miguel, Austin, Texas, www.fondasanmiguel.com, one of my all time favourite restaurants. With 21 years of experience in the industry Jeff brings with him his passion for Mexican food and is about to share it with all of us. Scheduled to take classes 22, 23 and 27 March he is designing http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/02/puerto-morelos-up-date-whats-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-7205861778548569424Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:06:00 +00002012-02-15T10:06:54.285-08:00 Atilio Verna Winery in Argentina THIS FRIDAY 17th February 6pm Understanding Argentinian Wine : Casa Caribe and Tulipanes are hosting the next wine event this Friday evening at 6pm 17 February 2012 (bookings 998 2518060) and are proud to bring you the fascinating wines of Argentina courtesy of The Vines from Cancun. So many Argentinian wine is availalbe it is good to understand a lilttle abouthttp://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/02/puerto-morelos-up-date-whats-on-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-5524115850296212957Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:07:00 +00002012-02-04T10:07:07.594-08:00PUERTO MORELOS WINE TASTING A Book signing group HUGE SUCCESS Last Friday night saw Puerto Morelians come out to meet Svetlana Aleksandroff Sue from the Baja has her book signed and sign her book 'Plants in the Mayan Cultur'e at Casa Caribe. They were serenaded by Aniko a Hungarian violinist and served wine by Erik Sanchez of Tulipanes. A thunderstorm hit just as the sold out crowd was seatedhttp://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/02/puerto-morelos-happenings-4-february.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-7185185480357625388Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:26:00 +00002012-01-27T10:26:23.747-08:00 Principal William Salazar, Bernardo, volunteer Jill Yager Girl Winnners of this term's best students A lot of the time the work with the charity El Mundo para Puerto Morelos is paperwork, organising, relentless searching for help and shifting through paperwork jungles, all rather thankless. But then come along days like today where the smiles on everyone's faces make it all worthwhile. One ofhttp://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/01/puerto-morelos-boy-wins-computer-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-7361223669555298204Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:50:00 +00002012-01-25T17:50:31.006-08:00Puerto Morelos is jumping with high season and there is not a single moment I can sit down and update this newsletter but I need to tell you about some events coming soon that will be of interest to your guests or clients: 5pm FRIDAY 27 January 2012 PLANTS IN THE MAYAN CULTURE - a Book Signing with Svetlana Aleksandroff 6 years in the making this beautifully photographed and illustrated book is http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2012/01/its-about-time-puerto-morelos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-8671053218303066204Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:54:00 +00002011-08-09T05:36:58.511-07:00 Stormy days and hot nights the last few weeks and this Sunday clear blue skies and parties on the beach as usual! Our big news is that we are moving The Little Mexican Cooking School to the new premises at Casa Caribe (called Hotelito Marviya for the last 7 years) which is on Rojo Gomez right across from the beach in the middle of town. It gives us a bigger kitchen and entertaining space http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2011/07/que-pasa-puerto-morelos-july-31-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-6182300225794319400Thu, 19 May 2011 00:31:00 +00002011-05-20T13:07:22.515-07:00 While watering the garden in this driest of months I was delighted to hear the high pitched pan pipes of the knife man. Cycling through town, calling out that he will repair your shoes and sharpen your knives, he plays a delightful few notes that call you to think of happiness and sunny days, it was a most Mexican moment and the smile that it brought still hovers around me. Life http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2011/05/que-pasa-puerto-morelos-may-18th-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251632602804769582.post-338822448321918115Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:54:00 +00002010-12-17T06:19:05.285-08:00Brrr Puerto Morelians have broken out their jackets and socks as we get a little Kiskadees on the seeds of a rubber plant taste of the North's winter, you may laugh when we shiver as the temperature drops to 14C at night. Uluru in Central Australia receiving rain after many years last month But with no heating and all tile floors, and restaurants all open air, it's cold for us.  http://catinmexico.blogspot.com/2010/12/que-pasa-december-16th-2010-puerto.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catriona Brown)0