Letters from Loreto Bay
Although we don’t have snow or ice in this part of the country, I did sense a new revival of activity as the spring season…
Travel
Global travel stories, tips, and videos—from Loreto, Mexico to wine country to the streets of Paris. Adventure and culture through the Stark Insider lens.
Pizza: Revisiting an Old Failure
My last memory of making pizza, until last week, was a vague collection of fleeting emotions of disappointment and frustration, and images of cardboard crust,...
Loreto Bay Classic Video: Adobe Brick Manufacturing
Back in 2006, when Loni & I visited the Loreto Bay development, we took a tour of the Adobe brick facility. Their original vision was…
Stark Wine Cellar Open for Business…Sort Of
We finally got tired of seeing the mahogany wine cellar door taking up one car slot in our garage. So we got our trusty contractor…
In Loreto Bay: Touring our Agua Viva Homesite
What would a Loreto Bay Homeowner Weekend be without the mad rush to one’s homesite? Clint and I walked over to our lot on the…
In Loreto Bay: A Tour of Cree Art Gallery
Strolling along the main street in Loreto Bay, Loni and I had a chance to visit the new art gallery called Cree. It is run…
In Loreto Bay: New Pharmacy Marks First Retail Store Opening
The trick for the Villages of Loreto Bay development is to balance new home construction while also building out amenities. It’s the yin and yang…
In Loreto Bay: Beginning with the End in Mind
It was about this time yesterday that Clint and I landed in the San Jose Airport. The whole Loreto Bay Homeowners’ Weekend seemed like a…
In Loreto Bay: 2008 A Year of Change and Optimism
Since we landed at little Loreto airport, despite the cloudy skies and Loni’s “red light” check at customs, I sensed optimism about the changes afoot…
Hola! From Loreto with Love
Clint and I are in Loreto now and the clouds have finally cleared and it’s sunny! I unfortunately, am feeling a little under the weather…