by Gary | Apr 26, 2024 | adventures, Mexico
Hard to believe it’s already been 7 years that we’ve been living in Mexico. We’ve met amazing friends, built a house, survived a pandemic, traveled a bunch, and enjoyed many cervezas and tequilas on the beach. Still many more experiences and...
by Gary | Dec 8, 2023 | casa, Mexico, Technology
As part of our new house, I started diving more into smart home automation. In this post, I’ll cover some of the different tech we use, some of our automations, and some ideas for the future. Home Assistant Home Assistant is the central hub for our home...
by Gary | Nov 30, 2023 | Mexico, Technology
WhatsApp is by far the most common form of messaging here in Mexico. And, of course, the messages are often in Spanish. I’ve always wanted the ability to easily translate text messages from Spanish into English within WhatsApp. Although my Spanish is better than...
by Gary | Jan 1, 2023 | Mexico, Puerto Morelos
It was 5 years ago that we got our driver’s licenses in Puerto Morelos. Our post from then: Getting our Mexican Driver’s Licenses in Puerto Morelos It was time for renewal, so we went this week. The process is mostly the same, but there were a few documentation...
by Gary | Dec 27, 2022 | casa, Mexico, Technology
We’ve had a bunch of folks ask us about what we did for internet and WiFi in our new house. To be honest, we probably went a bit overboard. I’m sure our builder thought we did! But, I’m super happy with our strategy and how everything turned out....
by Gary | Dec 19, 2022 | casa, Mexico
Well, we’ve now been in our house for a few months now – and we love it! I’ll have some upcoming posts talking about specific topics, including our home internet, smart-home, whole-house audio, and lighting. In the meantime, here’s 10 things in...
