

Beaches in PV
We have been to many beautiful beaches in and around Puerto Vallarta. Our travels to these beaches have either been by bus, rented van,...


Montezuma
Your true Mexican holiday experience is not complete without encountering the "charming" effect of Montezuma's revenge. The revenge...


Hurricane Survival
When you live in the tropics you find that you no longer measure time according to the four seasons. You won't find your normal Canadian...


Things We No Longer Care About
Our families thought we were crazy as we slowly packed our lives into 4 suitcases. I kept hearing them say we are living the “simple...


Two Tier Shopping – A World Of Barter
Over the past year Cyndi and I have had the pleasure of being surprised, shocked, puzzled and amused – and sometimes all at once – with...


Only In Mexico....
Yep, things are done differently here and we have become somewhat complacent about that. Seems nothing can phase us anymore but there are...


Locals vs Visitors
The bee/wasp/hornet was black, huge, fat and about 3 inches long, and had front legs that hung underneath in a loose dragging, swaying...

Things are different here
When you arrive in Mexico for your first long term visit you might find yourself saying, “That’s not how they did it in Canada”. It seems...


Bugs....
As everyone reading this blog knows, we are very happy with our decision to move to a nice warm climate with beaches, palm trees,...


Laundry, lots and lots of laundry
I thought we were always touching laundry baskets and folding clothes when we lived in Canada but that was nothing - good grief. Here in...