San Miguel de Allende is truly an amazing city, a UNESCO World Heritage city as well as Travel and Leisure’s world’s best city in 2017, 2018, and 2021. We thoroughly enjoyed our time here. Cost of living is very low here. Our friend, Caulyne, is renting a 1 BR fully furnished, including utilities for $650 a month. We buy delicious street tacos for $.75 each and most taxi rides are $3.50. There are so many places to eat out here that we won’t even scratch the surface. There are many small markets all along our street, selling fresh tortillas, fruits & veggies, jewelry, crafts and flowers. We have watched parades, visited a piano bar, hiked a botanical garden, ridden horses in the country, drank at rooftop bars, danced salsa, and walked many miles on cobblestone roads in this scenic city.
El Charco del Ingenio (botanical garden)
We took a taxi and walked a beautiful botanical garden full of plants, trees and birds. There were lots of trails as well as structures and information boards. We will return the next time we come back to SMA.
Horseback Ride
We did the combination horseback ride and hot springs. We were picked up by Beth in her Suburban along with a group of 4 from North Carolina. We rode for 2.5 hours with several passes through the river, up the ridge to an overlook. After a brief rest we circled around and down to barn. We dismounted and enjoyed a delicious local lunch. Later Beth drove Robin and I to the Escondido thermal springs where we relaxed after a great ride.
Yes, we thoroughly enjoyed our time here and definitely plan on coming back and staying in the same neighborhood. One month was not enough for us. For now it is off to Ajijic, Mexico for 2 months…
Randy and Robin's Roving Retirement 