Author: tracy
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Our Father
Our father, who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name… One night not long after you had left us I stepped out onto the porch Of the house that you built With your own strong hands With the help of our mother And your brothers So many years ago I was confused There was your…
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Walls that Speak: Westside San Antonio's Murals
By Tracy L. Barnett Texas Journey magazine March/April 2014 Deep in San Antonio’s Westside, at the corner of El Paso and Chupaderas streets, the 10-foot-tall face of Jesus overlooks a scrappy landscape, a world of sadness reflected in his weary brown eyes. For more than a decade, the locals have come to this corner to…
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Costa Alegre meets San Antonio
I was happy to see my story, Coasting Along the Costa Alegre, featured in the San Antonio Express-News this week, along with Cuixmala, Resting Place of the Soul. It was followed by a heartwarming writeup by my former editor, Terry Scott Bertling, together with a slide show of my photos from the Costa Alegre, in…
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Mixtli: A culinary journey through the heart of Mexico
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — It was only the second night that they were open for business, and the two young chefs worked madly. Barely had they had a chance to break in their new cookware when the news came: They were to have three icons of Latin American cuisine at their table: Rick Bayless of…
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Coasting along the Costalegre: Puerto Vallarta
Part 6 of a series Driving up from the south in the golden light before sunset, we were entranced with the undulating highway hugging the cliffs and opening out to spectacular views of rocky, dramatic seashore. We passed Mismaloya, where Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor’s steamy romance was captured for posterity in Night of the…
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Coasting along the Costalegre: Costa Careyes
Part 5 of a series From the land, the cryptic entrance sign says it all: a question mark, followed by an exclamation point. From the sea, the first thing I noticed was a strange inverted dome perched atop a narrow tongue of land, a crystal-studded cup opening skyward upon a bridge of wave-pounded cliffs. La…
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Coasting along the Costalegre: Cuixmala, the Soul’s Resting Place
Part 4 of a series This fairyland of Moorish-style villas scattered about on a 25,000-acre nature preserve was once the private hideaway of British multimillionaire-turned-conservationist Sir James Goldsmith. The late Goldsmith’s family decided to open the estate to guests and the low-profile, exclusive resort has been visited by the likes of Madonna and Tom Cruise.…
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Coasting along the Costalegre: Manzanilla and Tenacatita
Part 3 of a series We awoke early this morning and went to the wildlife refuge at the backside of Barra de Navidad, a place seldom frequented by tourists but a hotspot for migratory waterfowl. A beautiful place to watch the sunrise and the sometimes extraordinary birds that appear there; once I saw several very…
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Coasting along the Costalegre: Cuastecomates to Boca de Iguanas
Part 2 of a series A tunnel of green arched overhead as we made our way along the wild and winding stretch of road leading toward the coast from the main highway. The tiny town finally emerged into view; it was the same precious village we’d seen from the sea when we went snorkeling. Like…