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Here’s the latest information from Mexico Airports: June 12, 2020 Dogs and cats may be taken to the border without health certificate documentation, they will be inspected by SENASICA upon arrival. Jun 12, 2020. March 29, 2021 “I brought my … Continue reading →

Feb 11, 2020 For people considering where to buy property, and in what areas of Yucatan State foreigners can buy property  without a Fideicomiso (real estate trust) … Notice that to get outside of Mexico’s 50 km Exclusion Zone limit … Continue reading →

Feb. 3, 2020 As of this moment …  there are 60 countries whose citizens will be required to obtain an “ETIAS travel authorization” before entering the Schengen Zone** in 2021.      Notice that the ETIAS-countries include USA, Canada & … Continue reading →

Jan. 27, 2020 This report is a heads-up to all the people who have been staying in Mexico by using a succession of 180 day Visitante visas … aka “tourist” visas.  Since the Nov. 2012 publication of the Reglamentos (Regulations) … Continue reading →

Jan. 19, 2020 A good friend just forwarded the following issue(s)  … and question(s) on Facebook: “Do you have experience with parasites? I lived in Mexico for over a year recently with no health issues. Unfortunately I had to return … Continue reading →

Jan. 18, 2020 It’s time to get new license plates & registration papers for all vehicles in Yucatan state.  This year,  you go in during an assigned month, based on your current license plate number, per this table: . . … Continue reading →

Jan. 16, 2020 Public Service Announcement: We just got a request for some simple-but-proven ways to test the general water quality of your Merida City (JAPAY) water … or any chlorinated city water …. to determine if there is very … Continue reading →

Jan. 1, 2020 The State of Yucatan begins the first stage (of 3 stages) of it’s gradual ban on single-use plastic bags & straws ….   So … People often imagine that the “Yucatan BANS Plastic Bags Starting Jan.1, 2020”  is … Continue reading →

After-Christmas returns are expected to surpass $90 Billion this year. … including Amazon mail-order Brides … HAPPY HOLIDAYS !! Hope you’re all ready for the Roaring ’20’s !

Dec. 27, 2019 Mexican archaeologists have just recently revealed the remains of a vast Mayan palace, that’s over 1,000 years old.   This big Maya palace is just one part of the ancient city of Kulubá, roughly 100 miles west of … Continue reading →

December 21, 2019 Mexico’s daily minimum wage will be going up Jan. 1, 2020, to $123.22 pesos per day (20% increase).    Because the Mexican Government’s personal monthly income & personal savings requirements for Residente visas are tied directly to … Continue reading →

December 14, 2019 Every once in a while, we get fun news~updates from some of the minor (smaller) Maya sites. Consider recent reports offering beautiful insights into the founding & lifestyles of Paso del Macho … Think BOTH Jade & … Continue reading →

December 14, 2019 Data driven worlds … or … Get swept along by the hype? = = = = = = = Lots of US Lefties are moaning that the UK election of Boris (with an 86 vote majority) … … Continue reading →

December 6, 2019 For all the people who don’t have a US Consulate nearby,  or whose Consulate makes them wait 2 – 4 weeks for an appointment … note that there’s now another legitimate option to get US documents notarized … Continue reading →

December 4, 2019 For everyone who “has seen it all” … I just returned from a very peculiar gas-leak job … where electric current was passing along the metal mesh covering on the gas hose to the stove … due … Continue reading →

November 20, 2019 Our friends in Illinois have ~already~ been shoveling serious snow … ~twice~ … … It’s not even Thanksgiving, yet. 😉 ~ Our Yucatan sidewalks ~   …  ?? In need of shoveling …     😉       … Continue reading →

November 20, 2019 The issue of drinking water quality keeps coming up over & over on Expat web-boards, webpages, and Expat FB pages, for at least the past 14 years. The common ~lurid rumor~ that many newbies propose is that … Continue reading →

Nov. 16, 2019 Mexico beats the USA in extra innings … to advance … as just 1 of 6 teams … into the 2020 OLYMPICS !! Before we go to the official MLB recap … note that the USA was  … Continue reading →

Nov. 14, 2019 Roughly every 2 months, there’s a post on expat forums complaining that their gas stove doesn’t all them to get low-low flames for simmering things slowly. It’s NOT a  “regulator”  problem … It’s NOT a  “propane vs … Continue reading →

October 24, 2019 The British Museum has digitized a big part of their extensive Maya collection, and put ~some~ of it on-line for us to look at. Here are some LINKS to click, to check out some of it: Guatemalan … Continue reading →