After our visit to the huge government-owned pawnshop, Nacional Monte de Piedad, we saw a side view of Mexico City’s and Latin America’s biggest cathedral: the Catedral Metropolitana...

The literature that exists in book form and especially in online newsletters and magazines presents to the "Move-To-Mexico Wannebee" Mexico as an Image and not Mexico as it Really Is...

Sometimes I marvel at how my wife and I arrived in Guanajuato, Mexico, with so little Spanish and with so few cultural skills...

Mexico, bordered in the south by Guatemala and Belize and in the north by the United States of America, covers several thousand square miles and is divided into 31 states and the federal districts...

I've noticed lately the tourists that make their way to central Mexico (Guanajuato) tend to be either the loosey-goosey backpackers or the tourist elite who tend to have a lot of experience in coming to strange and new places...

It's no wonder that people from North America, Europe and the Orient enjoy the pristine waters of Mexico, as well as the pure white sandy beaches, perfect tropical temperatures, and rich culture...

As we drove from Traverse City, Michigan to Tucson, Arizona, I wrote a series of letters, and photocopied them to send to family and friends...

My dentist always wears a mask when he's digging in my mouth and now i know why...

Americans have been buying real estate in Mexico for decades, but the trend has increased considerably in recent years...

Based on my going-on five years of expat experience in the city of Guanajuato, Mexico's Heartland, I do not think the current expat guides such as Howell, Merwin, and Luboff, apply here...

The simple answer is if you are a Gringo, Mexicans perceive you as having riches galore You won't miss any of all that money you have just sitting around and getting in your way...

Most, if not all, Americans who decide to move to Mexico to "get away from it all" seem to do so based on the merits of at least two books, a handful of websites, some seminars (in the Guadalajara area), and a host of chat rooms and forums whose themes are how wonderfully cheap, relaxing, easy, and convenient it will be living in Mexico...

I wish someone had written a more reality-based expatriation guide we could have read during our research phase before moving to Mexico...

When Southern Californians have a small budget and a desire to see the exotic sights and sounds of another country, travel agents suggest one of numerous destinations in beautiful Mexico...

In New Mexico, the Native Americans and the Anglo-Americans make up the small population of the state...

Mexico is one of the top vacation spots in the country It is located between the Gulf of Mexico on the Pacific Ocean, bordered by the United States on the north...

With its many unique natural wonders, mountain ranges and desert areas, the exotic Native American and Spanish culture, combined with the magical quality of its light and salutary nature of its air, New Mexico is one of the most popular states...

Have you ever thought about retiring to a culturally rich and diverse country such as Mexico It is full of lovely serene retirement havens that make for a great Mexico real estate investment as well...

In my first book about issues involved in expatriating to Mexico, I wrote rather extensive diatribes about how American gringos need to understand that Mexico is not America...

Since moving to Mexico, I have been struggling with something I never, in my wildest imaginings, thought would be an issue in living in Mexico...

As a vacation destination, Mexico has even more to offer than gorgeous coastlines, indulgent food and intriguing archaeological history: world-class spas...

Gentrification is “the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents” (Webster’s)...

Traditionally, investing in property in Mexico has been largely overlooked due to the troublesome political history of the country and the perceived economic risks involved...

I am happy as a peacock to report that Mexico does not have much in the way of Creepy Dangerous Things that come out in the night to do you in while you sleep...

William Glasser, MD...

If you want to communicate from Mexico to anywhere else in the world, do not use the Postal Service If it is not the worst in the world, it has to be in the top ten...

Though I have written a lot on the issue of expatriation to Mexico, one of the most common questions from the “younger crowd” is, “Can I find work...

A typical day in the life of an American expat living in Mexico will include trying to find drinking water...

I thought I would write a follow-up to my column, “Move Over San Miguel de Allende Here I Come”, since this is the only thing, writing, that prevents from committing murderous acts of rage (Just Joking...

The truth is; most Mexican auto insurance brokers will NOT tell you that auto insurance, when driving in Mexico is not enough...