As one of San Miguel’s true connectors, Ann Dolan — together with her husband, Jim, and their three children — has spent nearly three decades welcoming people into their world and into the San Miguel community. Whether they’re hosting friends at their ranch, welcoming clients to town, or championing the city abroad, their gracious hospitality has become part of San Miguel’s story itself.

For many people, being in your 70s feels like the beginning of slowing down. For Nancy, it feels like the height of freedom, joy, and fulfillment. After nearly three decades in San Miguel de Allende, she has built a life filled with friendship, ease, and purpose.

A magazine article, a weekend escape, and one unforgettable city — that’s how it all began. Nearly twenty years later, we’ve built a life, a home, and a community in San Miguel de Allende. Here’s how our journey unfolded, and how it led to friendships that now inspire our shared blog about life in this magical town.

San Miguel has a way of turning wide-eyed visitors into old friends almost instantly. So if I could plan the perfect week for you, filled with flavor, wonder, and a sprinkle of local magic, it would look like this…

W e often become the first friends people make here in San Miguel, and one question we frequently get asked is: How do I find community...

The magic of San Miguel can be hard to capture in words: from the quality of the light to the sense of belonging so many feel when they...

On Feb 7, 1937, a Chicago-born artist named Stirling Dickinson arrived in San Miguel de Allende by train, then took a mule-drawn cart...

San Miguel de Allende casts a sensuous spell: the local colors, sounds, fragrances and tastes have long captivated visitors. When you...

The strength of a community is best measured in times of crisis. In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic reached San Miguel de Allende and...

How do you define health? This is one of those words we all use a lot and think about little. Perhaps you would answer with the primary...

“Magical…welcoming…colorful…cosmopolitan...” These are some of the words used to describe San Miguel de Allende by seven expatriate women...

Seldom do you hear about what we consider to be one of San Miguel's top assets - the low cost of living a luxuriously healthy life.

Summer in San Miguel is a special time of year. The weather cools a bit after the warmest months of April and May and there are the...

On a sunny afternoon, I met Nancy, Ann and Amber on the sprawling terrace of a gorgeous grey-stone home overlooking central San Miguel. They

As if you needed another reason to fall in love with San Miguel de Allende, we asked local photographer extraordinaire Ted Davis to...

Nancy Howze In 1998, Nancy was an empty nester - her children launched into adulthood. She decided to start a new chapter in her life. A...