Arrive early on a weekday (they open at 7) to La Gruta Spa to get this shot and avoid the crowds.  When you’re staying in San Miguel de Allende, it’s easy to slip into something more comfortable by heading up to one of the area’s many thermal hot springs. We chose La Gruta Spa, famous for its man-made otherworldly cave…

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After five weeks in Ciudad de Guanajuato we bussed onward to the expat hot spot of San Miguel de Allende. Although it was only a 90-minute journey what we found there was an entirely different flavor of Mexico. Because we’ve got ice cream (nieve) on our brains a lot these days, we’ll say it was like licking your way through…

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