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The shopping in Puerto Vallarta is great. We’ve got everything from very glamorous super department stores. We have a brand new shopping area that’s coming into Puerto Vallarta that’s called La I... Read more
People often ask how is the ecotourism in and around Panama? I answer, well - it's improving, but it has a ways to go to become a destination. I prefer it to be a little more natural a... Read more
In Panama, only legal residents may own and/or carry guns, as opposed to visitors and tourists. Therefore a foreigner can apply for gun ownership once he or she has satisfied immigration requirements and obtained lega... Read more
San Miguel de Allende is indeed a hamlet and offers a compendium of things that one can participate in. The Gringo population though "Youth Challenged" (AKA, Seniors) can keep themselves very busy here... Read more
Granada, Nicaragua is very safe. It’s a little bit noisy because there are, for example, four churches on one road, so you can hear bells a lot. You also get the noise from taxis and the road i... Read more
You DO need insurance to drive a vehicle in Panama. In fact, if you rent a car in Panama, you will REALLY pay for insurance! You'll find that if you price a rental car online - it... Read more
Well, yes there are mosquitos in the Yucatan areas, mainly in the early morning and again at dusk. Most hotel properties spray so it's not too bad. It's ALWAYS recommended to protect ... Read more
Now here's a real sleeper of an outdoor Adventure. Isla Contoy is a National Marine Park located offshore northwest of Cancun. Its a nature and bird lovers Paradise. It only allows 300 people per day to ... Read more
Mexico delivers health care through 3 systems: IMSS Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social – a social security benefit funded by the government, employer, & employee. It is ava... Read more
Mexico offers outstanding high quality long-distance bus service at very reasonable prices with multiple options ranging from economical to luxury travel. Read more
Although crime rates against both Mexican nationals and foreigners in Mexico vary significantly depending upon location in Mexico, overall deliberate crime targeting U.S. folks is very low according to government and ... Read more
Mexico strictly regulates gun ownership but with the proper permit firearms can be purchased and held within the home for personal protection. Caliber, chamber/magazine capacity, and barrel length are restricted. More... Read more
This was a special day for my friends from Alabama. They had wanted to go visit the Janson Coffee Farm for the last two years. This was a great day for slow drive to Volcan. It was a cool, rainy, gray day but the... Read more
We wanted very much to visit the towns just to the north and south of Lo de Marcos, in the state of Nayarit. How could we not? Lo de Marcos was beautiful, exotic and interesting, the people were friendly, th... Read more
We were walking around Casco Viejo in Panama City, Panama, looking for who knows what, having fun exploring, until, absorbed in our adventure, we became lost. I dug in my heels, refused to go any further and ins... Read more
Last month while visiting and exploring Boquete Panama just happened to stumble upon a very interesting investment "Factional" Coffee Farm turnkey ownership. Just so happened we arrived the day before they ... Read more
When in my early twenties, after crossing the border near San Diego with my friends and driving south in Mexico, I noticed lots of houses in which the construction had begun, but was not finished. ... Read more
If you’re an expat, you may not want to read this. If you’re considering becoming an expat, you need to read it. Here’s what I’ve taken away, thus far, from my recent heart attack, and a very real brush with death in ... Read more
The care I received for my cardiac event at Medellin’s Pablo Tobón Uribe hospital was excellent, with world-class attention, state of the art equipment, and highly professional staff. Tobón Uribe is a Joint Commission... Read more
On Wednesday, January 7th 2018, while walking near my apartment in Medellin, I had a heart attack. I realize it was above and beyond the call of duty for a writer/contributor to go to this length for a story. No need ... Read more
A large percentage of Mexicans in San Miguel de Allende perceive that all expats (Gringos) living in the blissful hamlet of San Miguel de Allende are wealthy. This is so far from the truth! ... Read more
She was walking hand in hand with her husband that cold winter's day. I was so impressed to see such an old couple holding hands. When I asked her how long have they been married, she offered me a toothl... Read more
I titled this "My Part Time Life in Volcan" because unfortunately I can only live part of the year in Panama. I'm still in my working years in the US and I still haven't figured out how to totally... Read more
Some things in life we earn, and others, we don’t. We use many names to describe the things that happen to us that we don’t earn, including “fate,” “destiny,” “God’s will”, “luck,” and... Read more
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