Happy Holidays From Mexico On My Mind! Is there anything more valuable than how you feel? Right now, Catherine and I are feeling very grateful about our decision to move to Mexico over seven years ago, more grateful than ever to be sure. Sometimes the path we choose in life unfolds with wisdom that reminds […]
How Dangerous is Living in Mexico?
If you listen to all the news headlines about Mexico’s drug war you might believe the whole country is a drug war zone; then again you probably wouldn’t be reading this, so congratulations on over coming the negative press and doing your own research on Mexico safety! You are smarter than the average person and […]
San Miguel de Allende
Where Artistic Inspiration Flourishes Average Lifestyle Rating: B+ (range C+ to A+) Click here to view our directory of San Miguel de Allende local resources Home to one of Mexico’s largest American ex-pat communities, San Miguel de Allende, at the beginning of the 20th century was in danger of becoming a ghost town. It was snatched from the […]
Adios, Amigos! (The Road to Bali)
by Justin Henderson, ex-pat writer and surfer-extraordinaire When I moved here a few years ago with my family, the first friends we made came from two subcultures of the Sayulita community: Costa Verde International School (“CVIS”) parents, and surfers. There were a few characters who bridged the gap between those two worlds, as I did. […]
Baja California Sur
There is a lot more to Baja California (Sur) than surfing, sand and rocks. Wonderful wine growing areas and fresh seafood make the tip of the Baja peninsula a great place to live. In fact, this is the best place in Mexico for fish, oysters, clams and scallops you’ll ever taste. Winter brings the whale […]
Things I’d Wish I’d Known
Mexico; It’s Like Another Country! There are a lot of things about life in Mexico that are very different from what you are used to back home, especially if you are from the US or Canada. Many of these things are the reasons we chose to live in Mexico; the good weather, slower pace of […]
Living in Lake Chapala
Average Lifestyle Rating: C+ (range from D+ to B+) Click here to view our directory of Lake Chapala & Ajijic local resources The Draw to Lake Chapala There are many draws to Lake Chapala, but the four most significant draws to Lake Chapala are the weather, the large existing expatriate community, cost of living and excellent health care […]
Crime: USA vs Mexico
The following are opinions, arguments, and anecdotes from on-line American ex-pats in Mexico about the latest USSD Travel Warning for Mexico. From Gary and Donna’s Pictorial Driving Guide to San Carlos, Mexico (http://www.mexicodrivingtips.com/) Look closely at the data for the northwestern part of Mexico which had 42 Americans killed from all causes (there were at least […]
Surfing in Sayulita, The Old Man in the Sea
by Justin Henderson, ex-pat writer and surfer-extraordinaire In 2010, my first year in Sayulita, I made friends with a couple of other Costa Verde International School parents, and ended up surfing with them a lot. We surfed almost every day, it seemed, as the fall/winter/spring season of 2009-2010 offered up week after week of solid […]