by Gary | Nov 26, 2018 | Puerto Morelos, Technology
We recently sent around a survey to Puerto Morelos residents, asking them some questions about their internet experience. Survey Questions Who is your internet provider? What part of town do you live in? What are your internet download and upload speeds? How reliable...
by Gary | Oct 22, 2018 | Financial, Mexico, Technology
One of our most popular posts is about the difficulties in paying our CFE (electric) bill online, especially using a US-based credit card. Well – good news – CFE has just made it a bit easier – you can now pay online at the CFE website using an AMEX...
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...
