Mexico Insight

The choice of hotels in Mexico is quite immense, so when you’re looking for a special place to stay when you visit Mexico, being faced with the enormous list of hotel options can be a bit overwhelming.
That’s why we created the Mexperience Mexico Hotels Collection.   It comprises hotels, boutique hotels, hacienda hotels and spas […]

One of the principal considerations people take into account when they are visiting Mexico for an extended period and, especially, if they are living or planning  to retire in Mexico, is the matter of health care and related services.
Mexico has excellent private health care facilities, which offer services and equipment on par with U.S. clinics […]

If you have lived in Mexico for a while, the title of this blog will sound a familiar ring.
If you come to live in Mexico at some point, you will, without doubt, become well acquainted with these words.
No Hay, in Spanish, means “there isn’t any”, and in Mexico the term may be applied to almost […]

Foreigners who want to take up residency in Mexico, but who are not under the auspices of a secondment or relocation arrangement provided by a large company, often consider how they might earn a living in Mexico by starting and running their own business.
Running a small business in Mexico, whether you are a Mexican or foreign national, is […]

This week, Mexperience.com celebrates its sixth year online.
Our website and business have evolved remarkably over that time.   When we launched the site in 2002, many people were accessing the web using Windows 95/98 and low-speed modem (dial-up) services.  Not surprisingly, the time people spent online was quite limited.  Since then, better computers, high-speed ‘always on’ net connections in homes and […]

Smokers in Mexico City have now left the public buildings.
The city’s new anti-smoking legislation, announced earlier this year, did not cause too much of an outcry among battle weary smokers. One cigar-wielding politician tried to mount a rearguard action to stay the proceedings, but his efforts were stubbed out by the local courts. Smokers here […]

The rainy season started ‘on-schedule’ this year; by mid-May the first major thunderstorms started to drench the landscapes in the afternoons and now June has arrived, the monsoon-like rains are a near daily occurence.  The storms usually arrive in the late afternoon, deliver an amazing demonstration of Nature’s beauty and power, and leave the evenings […]

Foreign currency exchange used to necesarily involve buying foreign cash in your home country or, more usually, taking traveler’s checks on your journey for exchange overseas.  Traveler’s checks were a staple ‘pack item’ carried by most international travelers.  In either case, money exchange involved spending time and effort lining up at banks or exchange houses to get access to […]

A four-hour drive from Mexico City is the colonial city of Morelia.  The city, situated in the mountains west of the capital, is one of Mexico’s most regal cities, featuring fine colonial-era architechture, great food and an authentic ambience.
Forty-five minutes by road from Morelia you’ll find Patzcuaro, a town which continues to exhibit its strong indigenous […]

June has arrived and, with it, considerably warmer temperatures in this part of the world.   The rainy season begins in May and places like Mexico City are already experiencing monsoon rains some evenings, which cool the day down and, in the case of the country’s capital, also freshen-up the air.
As we noted on this blog post last year, […]