by Gary | Oct 14, 2018 | Financial, Mexico, Technology, travel
When you purchase a flight to Mexico, one of the taxes that will be charges automatically is the Mexico Tourism Tax. It’s normally about 500 pesos (about $25 USD). For example, here’s a receipt from a recent flight showing the taxes and fees: But, if you...
by Gary | Jul 23, 2018 | Mexico, Puerto Morelos, Technology
A common question we get asked is whether we can get Amazon deliveries in Mexico (or more specifically, in Puerto Morelos). The answer is a definitive Yes! We used to order everything from Amazon when we lived in the US. Heck, when we remodeled our kitchen, I...
by Gary | Jul 17, 2018 | Financial, Mexico, Technology
One of the common questions that seems to come up is about banking while living in Mexico. So far we’ve done perfectly well with only our US financial accounts. Some of our friends here have Mexican bank accounts and credit cards. But for us, it hasn’t...
by Gary | Jun 21, 2018 | Mexico, Technology
Last year I shared some details regarding how we deal with Snail Mail while living in Mexico. We chose a virtual mailbox service – Traveling Mailbox, which we’ve now been using for over a year, and it’s been fantastic! It’s super easy to view our...
by Gary | Jun 19, 2018 | adventures, Mexico, Puebla, travel
During a recent trip to Puebla, we spent a day visiting Cholula. It’s a beautiful town, about 30 minutes outside of Puebla city. Great Pyramid of Cholula First stop was the great pyramid of Cholula. At first glance, the pyramid looks like a hill as most of it is...
by Gary | Jun 16, 2018 | adventures, Food, Mexico, Puebla, travel
Recently we spent a long weekend in Puebla – and we had a great time. It’s such a beautiful city, full of great architecture, amazing food, and the famous talavera pottery. Where is Puebla? Puebla is in east-central Mexico, southeast of Mexico City....
by Gary | May 15, 2018 | Food, Mexico
Recently we had the opportunity to dine at Há restaurant with some friends at the Hotel Xcaret Mexico, which is part of Xcaret, just south of Playa del Carmen. It was an amazing dinner, and the Xcaret grounds, and the restaurant itself, are gorgeous! The executive...
by Gary | Apr 3, 2018 | Mexico, Technology
I find it funny the questions we get asked abut living here in Mexico. Elizabeth’s Dad has asked us if we see US news stories, or if we can watch US TV. Of course we can! We’re in Mexico, not on Mars! We have the internet. But there is some truth to the...
by Gary | Feb 20, 2018 | Mexico, Technology
TL;DR Options for paying CFE online with a US-based credit card: Pay online at www.cfe.mx using American Express. As of August 2024, it seems like CFE no longer accepts Amex. Major bummer. Pay using the Xoom app or through the web at xoom.com Pay using the Pagamobil...
by Gary | Feb 13, 2018 | Mexico, Moving, podcast, Puerto Morelos, Technology
We were recently interviewed by Todd Nevins for his Go Hunt Life! podcast. Todd interviews people who have pulled the ripcord on life and have made a big change. It was a fun conversation! And we realized that we have a number of mutual friends with Todd –...
