Letters

LOOKING GOOD

Very cool cover on your September magazine. It certainly got my attention. So did the male model, whose photos I’ve ripped out for my scrapbook. Talk about fun things to do! Just looking at him is a great start.

Also, I picked up a couple of good (cheap) ideas for new ways to explore the city from the cover story [“San Diego on a Budget: 25 Ways to Live the Good Life Without Breaking the Bank” by Adam Elder]. The picnic in Balboa Park is on my short list of things to do. (Why is it so easy for us to overlook that 1,200-acre playground?) So is the evening on Mission Bay. But I think I’ll leave the kayak and the poached concert on San Diego Bay to my teenage kids.

Thanks for always telling us where to go—in such a nice way.

RAMONA ORFIELD
DEL MAR HEIGHTS

 

SAFE AT HOME

Thank you for publishing the article “Rosarito Talks Back” [by s.d. liddick, Perspective, September]. It conveys an accurate picture of the lack of danger to U.S. citizens either visiting or residing in Rosarito. The fact that its author knows the area, and actually lived here, was very evident. Often, it is those who know the area least who present a misleading portrait.

The Mexican government’s crackdown on organized crime—a result of a drug trade having roots and ramifications in both countries—has dominated headlines, but it does not impact everyday life for our visitors or residents. As liddick writes, “The fact is, Americans, at least those not involving themselves in drug sales south of the border, have never been a target in Mexico.”

Our mayor, Hugo Torres, recently has put in place advances including the creation of a Tourist Police Force, an ombudsman’s office and a special city department for visitor assistance. They have made Rosarito—which has hosted millions of U.S. visitors over decades and which an estimated 14,000 Americans now call home—even more welcoming than ever.

RON RAPOSA
ROSARITO BEACH, MEXICO

 

ERRATUM

Our dining critics, David Nelson and Robin Kleven Dishon, both know restaurants, and both know Paris. And both waded in after Pat Finn’s September Perspective piece about noisy Americans breaking the sound barrier in otherwise serene foreign restaurants [“Loud Enough for You?”]. “Ms. Finn refers to the Pa­risian bistro as ‘Les Deux Maggots.’ It’s ‘Les Deux Magots,’” writes Dishon. “I’m sure David or I would be delighted to take a Paris assignment any time. We know where to go to avoid the loud Americans.” Adds Nelson: “For dec­ades, “The Two Maggots” has been used as a joking name, mostly to refer to Americans who make no effort to get French names or pronunciations straight. As long as you go beyond les grands boulevards, you’ll find yourself pretty much in tourist-free territory.”

 

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