Does Mexico quarantine pets, such as dogs or cats?
Yvon Marier - Travel Info Mexico
Mexico does not quarantine pets. We’ve been travelling for the last twelve years with our pet. The only thing you need in order to bring your pet to Mexico is a health card from your vet in Canada stating that your pet is healthy with no parasites.
If you drive into Mexico and cross the border from the US, they would sometimes ask for your pet’s health certificate, but most of the time they don’t. If you fly into Mexico, at the airport...
Mexico does not quarantine pets. We’ve been travelling for the last twelve years with our pet. The only thing you need in order to bring your pet to Mexico is a health card from your vet in Canada stating that your pet is healthy with no parasites.
If you drive into Mexico and cross the border from the US, they would sometimes ask for your pet’s health certificate, but most of the time they don’t. If you fly into Mexico, at the airport they will ask you for the paperwork- proof that your pet is healthy. When you go back to Canada from Mexico, you need proof that your pet is healthy, too. They do the same thing when you arrive in Canada- just make sure to take care of the paperwork and you’ll be fine bringing your pet in and out of Mexico.
Can I get a good caregiver in Nicaragua and what is the cost of a good caregiver in Nicaragua?
Darrell Bushnell
I haven’t seen a lot of people who have caregivers here in Nicaragua, but we are discussing it more, at least here in Granada. For less than US $300 per month, you can have somebody live with you and assist you. Fully trained nurses would be around $400 to $500 per month. They can care for you to the extent of their knowledge, similar to how it is in the US, where they can only care up to a certain point and then they refer back to the doctor.
I haven’t seen a lot of people who have caregivers here in Nicaragua, but we are discussing it more, at least here in Granada. For less than US $300 per month, you can have somebody live with you and assist you. Fully trained nurses would be around $400 to $500 per month. They can care for you to the extent of their knowledge, similar to how it is in the US, where they can only care up to a certain point and then they refer back to the doctor.
The best beaches in Belize are located in three parts of the country: San Pedro, Caye Caulker, and my home, which is Placencia.
I have lived near the sea all my life.
If you want white sandy beaches (coral sand), you need to go to the Islands like San Pedro and Caye Caulker. If you want the golden river sand, that is definitely Placencia. On a clear sunny day our sand is also white, but we do get the chance to have a...
The best beaches in Belize are located in three parts of the country: San Pedro, Caye Caulker, and my home, which is Placencia.
I have lived near the sea all my life.
If you want white sandy beaches (coral sand), you need to go to the Islands like San Pedro and Caye Caulker. If you want the golden river sand, that is definitely Placencia. On a clear sunny day our sand is also white, but we do get the chance to have a golden sandy beach.
Carol Bartlett Ribeiro - Carol Bartlett Ribeiro, Property Consultant
I often say that you feel safer if you can be sick in your own language. There are excellent hospitals and excellent doctors in Portugal, all of whom speak English. The nurses also speak English. You are very well cared for.
I have a lot of experience with the healthcare system in Portugal is because of my husband having been in hospital so much before he died last year. Whether you go to a public hospital or if you have private insurance, the doctors here...
I often say that you feel safer if you can be sick in your own language. There are excellent hospitals and excellent doctors in Portugal, all of whom speak English. The nurses also speak English. You are very well cared for.
I have a lot of experience with the healthcare system in Portugal is because of my husband having been in hospital so much before he died last year. Whether you go to a public hospital or if you have private insurance, the doctors here are very, very good. And there is a lot of ongoing very high quality research going on. I often say to visitors to Portugal that you don’t need to think about getting on a plane and flying home unless you’re doing so for a specific doctor who you don’t have here. Other than that, from a healthcare perspective, there’s everything here.
Things have changed so much regarding the language here. It’s important to perhaps pick up some words in Portuguese and there are lots of schools you can go to but the Portuguese are quite happy if speaking English to you. They prefer to speak English to you in order to practice their English rather than you struggling Portuguese, but it’s always good to say “obrigado” (please) and “faz favor” (thank you).
The Portuguese spoken in Portugal is more formal than the Portuguese spoken in Brazil. For many people it’s easier to pick up Portuguese from the Brazilians because the way Brazilians speak Portuguese is more musical as opposed to the way those the Portuguese speak it, wherein they would tend to sometimes swallow the end of the word. I learned my Portuguese in Brazil when we were living there. The difference is it’s a little bit like the difference between American English and English from England, where you have the same word but maybe different meanings.
(Logo for Todos os Santos clinic, Lisbon, Portugal, pictured.)
What do I need to know about living overseas and retiring abroad?
Melanie Lansing - Mexico Insurance Advisors
Yvon Marier is correct about the importance of not "traveling naked". When Snowbirds and travelers come down to Mexico they often neglect to consider what might happen in a Medical Emergency in Mexico.
Here are some important things to consider before you travel:
1. Traveler´s vs. Health Insurance - Which is...
Yvon Marier is correct about the importance of not "traveling naked". When Snowbirds and travelers come down to Mexico they often neglect to consider what might happen in a Medical Emergency in Mexico.
Here are some important things to consider before you travel:
1. Traveler´s vs. Health Insurance - Which is the better deal? - Many people tend to ignore thattraveler´s insurance only covers sudden, unexpected illnesses, accidents, and injuries. It doesn´t cover any medical conditions for which individuals are taking medication or any pre-existing diagnosis (prior illnesses, accidents, or surgeries). For example, an individual diagnosed with hypertension and on heart medication would not be covered by Traveler´s Insurance for a heart attack. It is always better to have full health insurance coverage. Individuals who are outside of their country of origin 6 months or more a year qualify for Expat Health Insurance. Several affordable plans are available.
2. How would I pay for a medical emergency?- Private hospitals in Mexico only take cash, debit or credit cards. You will need to have credit or debit cards with at least a $10,000 USD balance to cover any medical emergency.
3. Will my health or traveler´s insurance pay for my hospital bill? - Showing an insurance card at any private Mexican hospital does not guarantee you service. Hospitals take from 48 to 72 hours to verify health insurance coverage & benefits. Private hospitals, therefore, require payment up front for services.
The dance of Panama is actually a fairly complicated question. Officially, the Panamanians have a music/dance style known as "Tamborito", wherein the audience forms a circle around the performers and clap and stomp their feet in response to the the lyrics of the vocalist, all of which is done in time to the beating of drums.
However, the Panamanians have also assimilated Salsa (specifically Casino Salsa), Rumba, and Bachata and have created (or some might say, still in the...
The dance of Panama is actually a fairly complicated question. Officially, the Panamanians have a music/dance style known as "Tamborito", wherein the audience forms a circle around the performers and clap and stomp their feet in response to the the lyrics of the vocalist, all of which is done in time to the beating of drums.
However, the Panamanians have also assimilated Salsa (specifically Casino Salsa), Rumba, and Bachata and have created (or some might say, still in the process of creating) their own fusion styles based on them.
The Panamanians live and breathe music. They will sometimes begin humming and swaying when they are waiting in line and might even choose to answer questions by quoting musical verses (as President Martinelli famously did).
I moved to Panama from Toronto in July, 2007, but the airline I flew on would not take my dog Roscoe -- something about the summer heat being too much for animals in the cargo hold. So I ended up having to ship Roscoe by a different airline to San Jose, Costa Rica (at three times the cost of my own flight), and of course I then had to drive from my new home in Panama to San Jose to pick him up.
Thus began, innocently enough, my career as an international...
Homesickness hits us all here in Panama. Of course, any place you move to outside the US you will find the same thing.
For me it took about three months to hit. You’re so busy doing this and that to prepare for your leaving the US and so happy about your new life that awaits you. When you get here, you have shopping to do, moving into your new home, people to meet and greet. You’re happy with all the new things to see and do around you; the music the food,...
This is the way to spend a weekend in February! Why fight the cold and the snow? Nicaragua has such great weather in January and February!!
Saturday morning we decided to do a little exploring, so we jumped in the car and headed south about 25 miles from Managua to the town of Diriamba. After stopping at a local fruit stand for some fresh mandarinas and a ripe pineapple we checked out a local coffee farm.