Amazon.com.mx and What to Bring for An Extended Stay in 2025
Amazon.com.mx has made packing easier but don’t assume it will solve all your packing challenges.
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Border Crossing Nightmares and Your VISA
As world traveler and well-known author Elizabeth Gilbert explains her book that tells the story of the labyrinth she navigated securing a visa for her Brazilian fiancé, “Your day at the border totally depends on what side of the bed the immigration officer woke up on.”
Read MoreThe Fastest Way to Freak Out in Mexico
Instead of worrying about the water, taking public transportation or being in a narco-shoot-out (the dumbest worry of them all), suddenly not having access to cash is a far more common route to panic when traveling in a foreign country.
Read MoreThe Stuff You’ll Need in Mexico
November, 2023 - After eight years going back and forth to Mexico, I can tell you with absolute confidence what you will need to take with you even while packing as little as possible.
Read MoreThe Best Hotel Experience in Guadalajara…For Less Than $65 a Night
There are hotel chains and hoteliers. The Mansion del Sol is a hotelier offering a lovely old world experience for less than $70 a night.
Read MoreHow to Take Uber in Mexico
Uber has been a game-changer for people who live part-time in Mexico or travel there but there are a number of differences in using the car-sharing app. in Mexico
Read MoreAirline Baggage Theft Not Just Expensive Items
Updated November 2023 - A suitcase theft reminds me that true value of an item is in the eye of the beholder. How to prevent heartbreak.
Read MoreGrounding Rituals for the Part-Time Expat Life
Smudging, an ancient American Indian ceremony said to cleanse people and places of lingering negative energy, sounded like the perfect grounding ceremony for anyone living part-time in Mexico.
Read MoreSurprising Things You Need to Pack for Your Trip to Mexico
Surprising items you need for any longer term stay in Mexico, including special items for off season stays.
Read MoreTwo Keys to Setting Up a Mini-Life in Mexico
Updated January 2023 - Two key habits will ensure that the weeks leading up to your departure for Mexico are spent with friends, not washing windows.
Read MoreA Complete Guide to San Diego’s Cross-Border Express [Video Included]
Updated October, 2023 - Your ultimate guide to using the Cross Border Express in San Diego and saving hundreds of dollars on flight costs.
Read MoreTraveling to Mexico and Need Your Meds? Do a Google Search First
This picture of Al Pachino says it all about why figuring out your drug needs and how to secure them in Mexico is a first priority.
Read MoreFashion Tips for Men and Women Traveling or Living in Mexico
You can dress fashionably when you travel or live in Mexico part-time - and you should....(our politics are embarrassing enough, don't you think?)
Read MoreTaking Your Laptop to Mexico? Read this.
Technical Issues regarding the health of your laptop are one of the most vexing aspects of living in Mexico. Make sure to consider these cultural differences when planning your work.
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