Mexico’s Yucatan Gulf Coast: One of the Last Great Beachfront Bargains
Imagine living in a beach house, the ocean at your doorstep, in a tranquil, laidback fishing port, where you can buy the morning’s catch right at the dock.
Glynna Prentice
Chocolate Bananas: One Entrepreneur’s Secret to Success
If you’re ever strolling through the main square in Sayulita, on the Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, slip in to Choco Banana, Sayulita’s original coffee shop and chocolate-covered-banana emporium. Chances are you’ll run into Tracie Willis, the restaurant’s upbeat, energetic founder.
Live From Mexico: Your Favorite Hometown Sports
Mexico may not win many Olympic medals compared with the U.S., but it certainly is sports-mad. And soccer is only the tip of the iceberg. If you’re a sports fan—whether as a spectator or as a player—you can find plenty of ways to enjoy your favorite sports in Mexico.
San Cristobal: Mexico’s Colonial Gem at Bargain Prices
Most of us have pretty diverse interests. You can love the great outdoors and the thrill of indigenous cultures, yet still enjoy urban comforts like sidewalk cafés, jazz bars, and perfect al dente pasta. So it’s a red-letter event when you find a place that has it all.
How one Expat Lives the High Life in Mexico Frugally
One of the hot new words for 2008 was frugalista—someone who lives frugally but still manages to be fashionable and healthy. Expat Cuyler Salyer and his wife Alicia have been frugalistas since before the term was invented.
How to Find Love and Companionship in Mexico
As a single woman living in Mexico, I often hear from other singles who dream of following my example. For almost all of them, though, their biggest concern is, “What about, um, companionship?”
Health insurance in Mexico: Two low-cost options
In Mexico, both private and government-sponsored health care insurance plans are easily available—and both options are extremely affordable. And with doctors’ visits and common medical procedures in Mexico costing perhaps a fourth of what they do in the U.S., many expats just pay out of pocket.
Save up to $70,000 on your medical costs in Mexico
A few years ago a good friend in the U.S. used part of a hefty severance package from her high-profile sales job to get a complete facelift. She looked great afterwards—and for what she paid, she should have. She confided that the facelift, including both eyelids, set her back about $30,000.
Campeche—the perfect retirement haven
Christopher Saxman “always knew,” he says, that he wanted a coastal home somewhere with a warm climate. He ticks off the places he visited and considered: Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Portugal, southern Italy…