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Our First Few Days in Ajijic: “Not Too Much”

Street in Ajijic arial view – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingNot even Goldilocks would have a problem with Ajijic.  It’s “just right” and in the middle: not too cold, and not too hot.  Ajijic is not too crowded, but with enough residents to have services: there’s a Wal-Mart close by, and dozens of great restaurants, day spas, etc. Guadalajara, at 40 minutes away by car, provides an international airport, high-end shopping, culture, first rate medical care, etc. just close enough to be convenient but not too close to be an...

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Why We Will Be Driving Through Mexico for the Next Year: A Road Trip Series

Our big white van for our trip to MexicoThe Mexican border agent took a quick look at our over-sized van and motioned me to pull over to a special inspection area.  Then, he asked me to open the rear doors.  What he saw next was a cargo area so fully stuffed that you would have a difficult time adding a tennis ball.

“I’m sorry, senor,” he said, “you either have to unpack the van to let us see what you have in all those boxes, or go to another point of entry where they have an x-ray machine.”  Given...

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The Manglar Lodge; Remote But Familiar, Very Chic And Done With Ease in Panama

It is called the Manglar Lodge because there Front sign for Manglar Lodge, El Palmar Beach, San Carlos, Panama – Best Places In The World To Retire – International Livingare three kinds of mangrove trees found on the property, which you see on the long wooded road to there, the road that never quite leads you to a view of the Pacific, but rather into an intimate place tucked into the nearness of fresh water and salt, land within the reach of sea, a four room structure of masculine sophistication, a boutique inn for surfers and beachcombers alike.
 
Entrance to Manglar Lodge, El Palmar Beach, San Carlos, Panama – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingIt is situated down the lane from a surf camp and...

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