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The cost for a gardener in Panama depends on the amount of time he spends working for you. For example, hiring a person as a regular employee where he works daily will have a different rate than if you hire him to... Read more
One of the worst reasons to retire in Nicaragua is if you cannot handle the weather, because foreigners may not be happy when it gets too hot. Another reason is that services in ... Read more
Mexico's economic system protects the renter more than the property owners, which is somewhat a socialist policy. Certain countries have "squatting rights", wherein a person may squat on someone else... Read more
Mexico is a place where if everything falls apart, preppers can have access to water, food, and defend themselves. To begin with, we have the largest lake in Latin America that is fed from the three biggest rivers... Read more
Nicaraguan desserts use a lot of sugar such as coyolito, dulce (sweet) with pineapples, and candies. One of the desserts in Nicaragua is piñonate, which is a local pie with pine... Read more
The best way to go by renting a house or an apartment in Mexico depends on the location you want to stay in. For example, where I have my condo unit in Mazatlán, people pay their rent a year or two in advan... Read more
Internet service in Panama is mostly bundled within contracts that offer phone and cable services. All three services cost around $60 a month. Standalone Internet service can cost around $20, with the minimum spee... Read more
There would be several reasons to retire to Mexico. For Canadians and Americans in particular, one reason is that most of the major airlines fly to Mexico and flights are regularly available. Depending on where yo... Read more
Somebody once told me, "In the States, business is business." It means that even if you don't like the person you're conducting business with, but he gives you a good deal and provides good servi... Read more
Dental Care in Mexico--the Cost Dental care in Mexico is quite satisfactory -- except for the price. The price is not cheap for many Mexicans, whose income is nothing to boast about.&n... Read more
There is no formal caregiver provider business in Nicaragua. You need to find somebody who would provide this kind of service. Local families take care of their elderly. Nicaragua does... Read more
An expat would want to keep his account in dollars right now even if he moves to Mexico. I knew somebody from Canada who came to Mexico about three or four years ago. He was retired an... Read more
We were looking forward to visiting Puebla again, so as one of our few extravagances while returning to Lake Chapala as quickly as possible, we booked two nights at the hotel in Puebla we had enjoyed so much. St... Read more
Here was our situation: It was the middle of the Christmas High Season, when house rental prices are the highest and house rental vacancies are the lowest. (The euphemistic term for this is “Landlord’s Mar... Read more
A disclaimer: I’m a capital G Gringo. I’ve been practicing my English skills for many years, and I’m proud to say that I have my native language down pretty well. In other words, I ain’t no expert in español, so keep ... Read more
The expat story "Things are a changing here…” about the situation in Coronado, Panama, does not present a knowledgeable picture of the area. It was written with no updated information and worse, d... Read more
1-You’re safer than you think 2-They’re on bikes for a reason 3-Different is neither worse nor better 4-Violence can be counter productive ... Read more
Chuck Bolotin: It’s mid-February 2017 and we have the privilege of chatting with Ben White, President of the Board of Directors of Lake Chapala Society (LCS), in Ajijic, Mexico, right here on their beautiful grounds.&... Read more
I live lakeside in Chapala. In all of Mexico, it’s the most picturesque, comfortable and enlightening place any Mexico-seeking expat could ever hope to find. It’s also quite common (living in paradise) you get dra... Read more
Almost on cue, just minutes after my wife Jet was finished with her massage on the beach in Mahahual, the wind picked up, and we and everyone else could notice that the squalls that earlier were further out and more s... Read more
When you envision someone in December packing their van in the middle of a driving rain, what pops into your mind? Do you see a person in swimming trunks and sandals? Probably not, unless you had the same ... Read more
If you want to travel by any vehicle in the Riviera Maya (Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Akumal, Tulum and everything in between), you’ll have to take the main highway. As in every other place in Mexico we’ve bee... Read more
To paraphrase, add to, modernize (and a little bit botch) Robert Burns: “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry… so it is great to have the Internet for quick research and decision-making.” And that we... Read more
Editor's note: Denis Larsen has consistently been kind, generous and helpful answering questions from our readers, so it was with great interest that we sat down with Denis April 5, 2017, to find out ex... Read more
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