Wow, time flies! I feel like it was just a month ago I wrote my one month in Merida update and started it with "time flies!". But it does, and we've really been loving it here living in Merida, Mexico. We moved here on May 22, 2018, after years in Goa, India (5 for me,
Getting health insurance in Mexico as an expat is a relatively easy straight-forward process. Unlike registering a car, getting a driver's license, and opening a bank account - this is one of the big "expat" things to do here that does not require residency. I'm going to share how I, as a resident of Mexico got health insurance
Thinking about buying land in Mexico? Maybe you want to buy a car? You'll eventually get to the point if you're staying here long enough, that you'll want to open a bank account in Mexico and send money to Mexico to put in it. Before I get into the details of how to open a
After Jacksonville and St. Augustine, my mom and I drove down to Ocala to spend the last two days of our mother/daughter trip to Florida. Ocala is a lesser-known place to visit in Florida, but one that a local told me was a "do not miss" because of the beautiful Silver Springs State Park. While
Over the last six years traveling and Iiving in India, I have written a lot about what women should pack and wear here and given many outfit examples. Men ask me "what should we pack, though?!", and I always think it's so easy for you guys - that I put off writing a post about it. BUT
As two weeks passed by in Panama, and Silvia and I were ended out trip in Bocas Del Toro, people kept saying "ah, you've been to San Blas so you'll find Bocas a let down". We were like "oh no!" and worried about it a bit. We are both 30-ish and over our party backpacking
If you're coming to Mexico as a tourist, you are okay to use your normal driving license of your home country. If you are going to be living and driving in Mexico, it's likely you'll eventually need a Mexican driver's license. You can put it off, but once you register a car in your name
Did you know St. Augustine is the oldest city in the USA? It is! You can step back in time to actual forts used hundreds of years ago, wander the old fashioned alleys of St. George Street eating fudge and caramel apples, and visit the beach as well. There are so many things to do in
