Here you will find the humorous, the droll, the relieved, the angry, and [singlepic id=383 w=320 h=240 float=right]the touching, as told by those who experienced it. And, you may learn a thing or two about living in Mexico.
Life Is Short So Make Your Dreams Of Life In Mexico Happen NOW
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 […]
Tallboys Band of Expats is Gaining Notoriety
Serendipity and The Tallboys Band It’s funny how things come together in Mexico sometimes, the people you meet and the ways you meet them in Mexico always seem to lead to something when it comes to making expat friends down here. The Tallboys Band based out of Ajijic, Mexico just south of Guadalajara on Lake […]The Small Giant – Small Community in Mexico Comes Together in the Name of Technology
By Alexandra De Cienfuegos David amongst the Goliaths in the world of global telecommunications. The small giant. The Dutch have recently been in an uproar after the giant of telecommunications, the Mexican magnate Carlos Slim, moved in on the the Dutch telecom market, conquering and buying up 70% of one of the country’s national prides, the […]
Move to Tulum and Eat The Beach!
We Came to Tulum for the Beaches, But the food Keeps Us Happy! We started out like many Americans do I suppose when they venture to Mexico for the first time, we stayed at an “all-inclusive resort” on Cozumel based on a tip from a friend. It wasn’t anything fancy by today’s opulent luxury standards, but the […]
Meet Kristin Eckland!
By Kristin Eckland I never meant to end up in Mexico! At least, it wasn’t in the grand scheme of things to do in my life. But sometimes things don’t follow our best laid plans and it all works out just fine. A couple of years ago, I had a steady practice in my native Virginia […]
Follow That Burro!
by Layna Segall de Velez, Feature Writer When you drive through Xico Viejo, Veracruz, a small town 25 miles from Xalapa, you would swear you had stepped back in time and into an “John Wayne western. The narrow streets are tough to navigate with horses and burros tied to hitching posts along both sides. The trucks you see […]
Truckin’ to Tulum!
by Ron Burdine After five days of driving from Denver, Colorado to Tulum, Mexico, I have arrived! What follows is a recap of the high and low-lights of an interesting drive through a beautiful country. DAY 1: We (my brother-in-law, Rich, and I) left Denver at about 6 pm, and nearly made it to Amarillo, […]
Putting down Canexican roots!!
by Layna Segall de Velez, Feature Writer [singlepic id=530 w=300 h=225 float=left]Try as I may, I cannot pinpoint my favorite “neck of the woods” in Mexico. I have traveled throughout eleven states, to many pueblos, colonial cities and, of course, the astonishing beaches. I have melted at the remarkable beauty of the turquoise Caribbean waters, […]
Remembering Mexico!
by Layna Segall de Velez, Feature Writer While the stories I read in the media sadden and discourage me, hearing about what is happening in his own country must be heartbreaking for my R2. Please don’t for a second think we take the tragedies lightly and our hearts go out to the families of the people […]
Busted by a Drug Dog in Cancun!
We got this story from friends, Mark and Cindi from Colorado, about a trip they made one Thanksgiving Holiday to their beautiful condo in Puerto Aventuras: We made it here, almost without issue yesterday. Parking and getting through Denver International was a piece of cake, the flight was good. At the Cancun airport, we had our passports checked, and then went to […]
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. […]