Goodbye Texas, Hola Mexico!

The adventures of Gary & Elizabeth. We left our home in Austin, TX, in April of 2017, and are now living in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

These are our stories.

From Austin to Mexico

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We’re cooking with gas, baby!

We’re cooking with gas, baby!

For the first couple of weeks here, we struggled a bit with cooking. We were still getting settled, plus we wanted to revisit our favorite restaurants now that we were back in town. But mostly, we were at a bit of a loss for what to do about dinners. Back in Texas, we...

The Cone of Shame

The Cone of Shame

Two things that we love about the house we're renting is that it's completely dog friendly, and Mrs. Roper, the owner lives on site (and she not only speaks fluent English, but fluent Spanish too!) She has 3 dogs, and it's been amazing that from day 1, all 5 of our...

My most used mobile apps in Mexico

My most used mobile apps in Mexico

​Since we’ve arrived here in Mexico, the mobile apps I use most often now have changed. Here’s a rundown of the apps I find myself using most now that we’re living in Mexico. Messaging - WhatsApp WhatsApp is definitely the messaging app to have down here in Mexico. In...