{"id":1553,"date":"2024-09-03T13:26:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/?p=1553"},"modified":"2024-09-03T13:26:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:26:38","slug":"the-best-place-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/the-best-place-in-the-world.html","title":{"rendered":"The best place in the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/San-Miguel-de-Allende-unsplash-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1554\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/San-Miguel-de-Allende-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"San Miguel de Allende\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/San-Miguel-de-Allende-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/San-Miguel-de-Allende-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/San-Miguel-de-Allende-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/San-Miguel-de-Allende-unsplash-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/San-Miguel-de-Allende-unsplash-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where do you think the best place in the world to live might be?<\/p>\n<p>According to Travel+Leisure Magazine, it&#8217;s San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Their readers gave it the highest score of 91.88, and said it was &#8220;unbeatable in every category.&#8221;\u00a0 The rating was based on&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sightseeing &amp; landmarks<\/li>\n<li>Culture<\/li>\n<li>Food<\/li>\n<li>Friendliness<\/li>\n<li>Shopping<\/li>\n<li>Value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>San Miguel\u00a0de Allende has a history dating back more than 500 years to before Colonial times, and in 2008 UNESCO named it a World Heritage City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We will be there in December<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>To be precise, our group will go to San Miguel de Allende on December 11th for the annual \u201cFeast of the Virgin of Guadalupe\u201d celebration. But that&#8217;s not all. The following day we\u2019ll go to the market and shop for fresh ingredients, which we&#8217;ll bring to an authentic Mexican cooking class.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mexico-market-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1555\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mexico-market-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Mexico market\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mexico-market-unsplash.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mexico-market-unsplash-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The San Miguel visit is in one of the Optional Extensions of\u00a0<strong>Kathleen McGowan\u2019s \u201cMary in the Americas\u201d Retreat in Mexico December 6 to 9, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This will be Kathleen&#8217;s 11th annual Mary Magdalene retreat, and as part the program she will give a very special presentation on how the traditions of Mary Magdalene found their way to Mexico, and how they fit into the story of the Madonna of Guadalupe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mexico-Virgin_and_Child_of_Guadalupe._Oil_painting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1556\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mexico-Virgin_and_Child_of_Guadalupe._Oil_painting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mexico-Virgin_and_Child_of_Guadalupe._Oil_painting.jpg 393w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mexico-Virgin_and_Child_of_Guadalupe._Oil_painting-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The main location for &#8220;Mary in the Americas&#8221; is in Mexico City, and we still have spaces available, so we hope you will be able to join us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNTYxMDYzNDg1NDUwNDkwODg3JmM9cThoMyZlPTkyMjA2MDAzJmI9MTM1ODQ5MDIwNCZkPWwwdTRkMnI=.WPuLppvd5C9QztEOneCL2Tu6HOpi41V17JddPJRFbag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNTYxMDYzNDg1NDUwNDkwODg3JmM9cThoMyZlPTkyMjA2MDAzJmI9MTM1ODQ5MDIwNCZkPWwwdTRkMnI%3D.WPuLppvd5C9QztEOneCL2Tu6HOpi41V17JddPJRFbag&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1725455776313000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0pAlhLKNgTBIJKVwllRzfD\"><strong>Click Here For Details of Kathleen\u2019s December Mexico Retreat<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credits:<br \/>\nSan Miguel\u00a0de Allende\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNTYxMDYzNDg1NDUwNDkwODg3JmM9cThoMyZlPTkyMjA2MDAzJmI9MTM1ODQ5MDIxMCZkPWYycTJjOWQ=.2-3L0WlNzKKEID911i3ROXie34D-kMHZWkU_QC7Z-sA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNTYxMDYzNDg1NDUwNDkwODg3JmM9cThoMyZlPTkyMjA2MDAzJmI9MTM1ODQ5MDIxMCZkPWYycTJjOWQ%3D.2-3L0WlNzKKEID911i3ROXie34D-kMHZWkU_QC7Z-sA&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1725455776313000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3cwx3aGme52hlYyOOSySo3\">Image by wahyu_t on Freepik<\/a><br \/>\nVirgin and Child of Guadalupe:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNTYxMDYzNDg1NDUwNDkwODg3JmM9cThoMyZlPTkyMjA2MDAzJmI9MTM1ODQ5MDIxMyZkPXg4ZDlkNWY=.SZnQUFT13rfOp9If4hjPut4Qi8f2uTOEEPBIREV2jE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNTYxMDYzNDg1NDUwNDkwODg3JmM9cThoMyZlPTkyMjA2MDAzJmI9MTM1ODQ5MDIxMyZkPXg4ZDlkNWY%3D.SZnQUFT13rfOp9If4hjPut4Qi8f2uTOEEPBIREV2jE4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1725455776313000&amp;usg=AOvVaw20ixl5dVaymsg3jssmv1nh\">See page for author<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNTYxMDYzNDg1NDUwNDkwODg3JmM9cThoMyZlPTkyMjA2MDAzJmI9MTM1ODQ5MDIxNyZkPWg3cDJ4NGE=.WT_nnobPa47S2dM4BmCCQKmMMz_vQkr6-PSO5Lobl0c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click.mlsend.com\/link\/c\/YT0yNTYxMDYzNDg1NDUwNDkwODg3JmM9cThoMyZlPTkyMjA2MDAzJmI9MTM1ODQ5MDIxNyZkPWg3cDJ4NGE%3D.WT_nnobPa47S2dM4BmCCQKmMMz_vQkr6-PSO5Lobl0c&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1725455776313000&amp;usg=AOvVaw02jy38zMeML1CnFsfcQqVM\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where do you think the best place in the world to live might be? According to Travel+Leisure Magazine, it&#8217;s San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. 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