by Gary | Jul 13, 2017 | Mexico, Technology
One of our more recent purchases here in Mexico was a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), and it’s already proved itself very worthwhile. Its not uncommon for us to lose electricity at our house. Probably around once around every 2-3 weeks. We lost power on our...
by Gary | Jul 11, 2017 | Mexico, Visa
Before we left the US, we started our Visa process. I detailed the process and our experience in a previous post – Mexico Visa Process – Part 1. Once we arrived in Mexico, you have 30 days to start the second part of the process. You don’t have to finish...
by Gary | Jul 5, 2017 | Mexico, Puerto Morelos
Being that the 2nd largest coral reef in the world is only a 5 minute boat ride away, it’s easy to jump onto a snorkeling tour from the pier and get out there quickly. We had a friend in town over the weekend, and we went out snorkeling on Saturday. Here’s...
by Gary | Jun 29, 2017 | Mexico, Moving, Pets, Road Trip
I’ve received a few questions asking about the paperwork needed and our experience bringing our pets into Mexico, so it sounded like a good topic for a post. When we moved here to Mexico, we drove down with our 2 dogs (Bessie and Sadie), and we had a friend of...
by Gary | Jun 12, 2017 | Food, Mexico, Puerto Morelos
For years, Saturday night has been pizza night for us. Most of the time (back in the US), we made our own pizza at home. It took a few years, but we came up with a good dough recipe, and we cooked on the outdoor grill. Now that we’re here in Puerto Morelos, we...
by Elizabeth | Jun 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Upon learning that Gary & I were moving to Puerto Morelos, my friend Marie looked at me like I had 3 heads. Marie had been to Puerto Morelos, and didn’t really dig it. And I get it: the beach isn’t nearly as beautiful as Isla Mujeres’ North...
by Gary | Jun 7, 2017 | Mexico, Technology
One of the things we had to figure out before we moved to Mexico was what to do with our physical snail-mail, i.e. old-school US Post Office deliveries. The postal mail is notoriously slow and unreliable here, so we knew that we didn’t want to simply change our...
by Gary | Jun 2, 2017 | Mexico, Technology
This week I needed to get a document notarized for use back in the US. I asked around a bunch, and it seems that the only people who can officially notarize documents here in Mexico is the US Embassy or Consulate. The US Embassy & Consulates in Mexico website has...
by Gary | May 31, 2017 | Food, Mexico, Puerto Morelos
Over the weekend, we went on the Layla Guesthouse Mayan Experience Cenote Tour. Robin, who’s one of the owners of Layla, was our guide for the day, and was so knowledgeable and charming. It’s a full day event. We left around 8:30 in the morning, and...
by Gary | May 30, 2017 | Mexico, Puerto Morelos
One of the things that we love about Puerto Morelos is that we’re so close to the reef. The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef is the second-largest coral reef in the world, after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The reef is now part of the national park system, so...
