Author: Ali Karim

By Ali Karim

Dallas Festivals

CanalFest in Las Colinas was excellent, especially with Emerald City band; lots of street dancing enjoyed by all. We still enjoy the music of the Emerald Band’s brass musicians. The guy with the saxophone is a top 15 saxophonist in the country. Zubeida Virani is having too much fun Venice in Las Colinas, Irving Emerald City…

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By Ali Karim

Queretaro Part 2

This post is part of a series called Queretaro Sep 2013 Queretaro Part 2 Next day, after an excellent breakfast at the hotel, we took the shuttle to the airport. Traffic near the hotel was bad, but once we got onto the highway, we were fine. The driver was chatty, and gave us a lot…

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By Ali Karim

Queretaro, Mexico; Part 1

This post is part of a series called Queretaro Sep 2013 Queretaro, Mexico; Part 1 Decided at the last minute to take s short trip to Queretaro, Mexico Why Queretaro? Because American Airlines flies direct to Queretaro from Dallas :), and because of no violent news from this area. Took the 10AM flight from DFW,…

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By Ali Karim

Guadalajara, 2nd day

This post is part of a series called Guadalajara Feb 2013 Guadalajara, 2nd day The day after was a beautiful day, and plan was to go see the historical sites in the Centro Historico, and the local market, and have some local food. Followed a walking tour I found on the web. So started at…

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