Wendy screams 'DRINKO!' And Laurie, aka The Tequila Fairy, comes a-running, a 40-pounder of El Destilador Reposado held triumphantly over her head. Wendy knows the drill. She laughs, tips her head back, opens wide and The Tequila Fairy -- with an exaggerated look of shock -- pours a shot of Mexico's amber-hued national liquor directly down Wendy's ...

 For one delusional moment, I thought I was in control. After all, the donkey I've been put in charge of -- the adorable Quinto -- is on a leash and he's meant to follow me on this Burro Safari. But, no, Quinto and his buddies are smart, stubborn and independent-minded and they'll will do what they want, when they want, how they want. Therefor...

 We are helping baby Olive Ridley sea turtles make their way to the ocean in Cabo San Lucas. We obediently stand in a straight line parallel to the Pacific Ocean at sunset. When instructed, everyone in the group drops to their knees on the beach. When told to do so, we tip the wooden bowls we have cupped in our hands gently toward the sand. It...

"Relax and allow your personality to come through," urges Karina Arriaga. "Let the painting show what you see and how you feel." It's the esoteric messaging coming from the activities agent at the Grand Velas Resort Los Cabos, here at the tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula. My wife, Kerry and I, are sitting under big, blue umbrellas facing our easels a...

"Vamonos, amigos," quips Karina Rios Radilla with a wave of her hand and a snap of her head. Our guide from Juan More Taco Tours is giving us the Spanish command of 'let's go, friends' because we're falling behind in this six-stop, three-hour, lunch-time culinary adventure. That's right, so many tacos and so little time. Karina's admonishment comes...

Yoga, the full moon and mangrove cycling anchor a new-agey vacay. Tulum is a town on the Caribbean coastline of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It's known for its beaches and well-preserved ruins of an ancient Mayan port city. The main building is a large stone structure called El Castillo (castle), perched on a rocky cliff above the white sand beach a...