Discover Mexico Lifestyle

Discover lifestyles in Mexico and why so many people are choosing Mexico as a place to live and retire

Discover lifestyles in Mexico and why so many people are choosing Mexico as a place to live and retire

Making Healthcare Arrangements in Mexico

Arranging Your Health Care in Mexico

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 arranging health care and related services . . .

Selecting Spanish Language

Learning Spanish is a Smart Investment

If you’re planning to move to Mexico to live, work, retire or establish a home—full or part-time—learning Spanish should be high up on your list of ‘to-do’s’. But even if you’re not planning to move to Mexico, Spanish is a smart choice as a...

Metrobus in Mexico City

On The Buses

The most efficient public transport system in Mexico City is the Metro, with 4.4 million people traveling along its 11 lines on an average weekday. But the Metro doesn’t quite go everywhere, and so it’s fed every day by a veritable army of micros,...

Mexico City Pink Taxi

Taxis in Mexico

Even with the recent price increases, taxi fares in Mexico City are inexpensive by comparison to some other capital cities around the world. Taxi meters have different bands, depending on the type of taxi and what time of day you are traveling.

Tele-working, Self-Employment

Self Employment in Mexico

Foreigners of working-age who want to take up residency in Mexico often consider how they might earn a living by starting and running their own business here. Most success stories of self-employment in Mexico feature foreigners working for themselves independently in Mexico and selling...

Mexico City's Metro Train

Mexico City’s Brand New Metro Line

The brand new Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro system, the "Golden Line," began operating at the end of October, and has received some mixed reviews from users.

Handcrafted Necklace Jewelry from Mexico

Access to Unique Mexican Indigenous Art

Feria Maestros del Arte is an art show conceived from a trip in 2002 when a friend and I took a “four-day-adventure-shopping trip” to sixteen artisan villages between Ajijic and Pátzcuaro, in the state of Michoácan.

Metrobus in Mexico City

Smart and Cheap New Buses to the Airport

Mexico City's latest leap into modernity is in the shape of Line 4 of the Metrobus service. The new line, which went into service this past week, is different in a number of ways from the first three lines. The buses are only...

Retirement Community in San Felipe, Mexico

Retirement Communities in Mexico

Over the last decade or so, real estate development projects have been flourishing across Mexico, many catering specifically to the ever-increasing number of foreign retirees moving here.

Mexico Immigration Stamp

How to Immigrate to Mexico

People planning for retirement, baby-boomers looking to spend winters in warmer climates, retired or semi retired folks who want to live in Mexico full-time and, increasingly, professional people who work flexibly using the Internet are some of the types of people who are considering...

Book Shelves in a colonial home in Mexico

On Reading and Taking Horses to Water

Several years ago, when Mexico introduced a law mandating a single price for books, it was argued that it might not make books cheaper, but would lead to more and better stocked stores and promote reading.