Before you decide you want to buy property in Mexico, we strongly suggest you try renting in your destination of choice and you may want to try a few different areas before you decide where to settle down. Renting a place first is always a good idea. What you are expecting and the reality of life […]
Making it on Mexico Time!
First things first, when it comes to living in Mexico, it’s the weather and lifestyle that attracts most of us. Okay, that, and the cost of living. The thought of living out our years on “Mexico” time, lounging on a pristine beach, or in a quiet colonial town, is indeed alluring. And, in many ways, […]
Layna Segall de Velez, aka "Layna in Asia"
Layna Segall de Velez has had a “love affair” with Mexico since her first trip when she was 18, so much so she married the “love of her life” (who is, not incoincidentally, Mexican) four years ago on the cliffs overlooking the ocean in Mismaloya, Jalisco. Her work is featured on a National blogging website called Not A […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Save Money and Get Your Geezer Card!
In Mexico, if you make it to 60 years old and you’re a citizen or have a Residente Temporal Visa, the Mexican government will issue you an INAPAM Senior Citizen Discount card. This card is a “magic ticket.” It is a federal program administered locally by “DIF” (Desarrollo Integrál de la Familia)and will get you […]
Using Public Transportation in Mexico
In Mexico, the public transportation system is very good. In fact, in many areas, it is excellent. The sources of transportation include the bus companies listed in the chart below, collectivos (mini-vans that hold up to 20 people), and taxis. All of the sources of transportation are reasonably priced and can, singly, or in tandem, get you from where you […]
Living in La Paz
Average Lifestyle Rating: B (range D+ to A-)Click here to view our directory of La Paz local resources La Paz is the largest city in, and the capital of the state of Baja California Sur, and it is the fourth largest geographic MSA (metropolitan statistical area – a city and its burbs) in Mexico. With a population of 215,178 […]
The Progreso Corridor
Average Lifestyle rating: C (range from D- to A-) At the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula on the “Flamingo Coast” is a string of small fishing communities. Beginning at Chuburna and running east on Carreterra 27 for about 50 kilometers to Telchac Puerto, these villages vary in size and modernity. Progreso, largest of them, has a […]