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The Mexican Resort With an Unfair Advantage
Date: 09/25/2009 Author: Ronan McMahonThere is a resort in Mexico that's 35 minutes from Playa del Carmen and one hour from Cancun airport. This resort has a hotel bed shortage. They have 2,700 rooms…they need 3,000. As I write, occupancy rates have fully recovered to pre-flu scare levels. You see, this resort has a very important advantage...
Read OnPlenty of Distractions in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Date: 09/24/2009 Author: Glynna PrenticeMexico has three coffee-producing states, and I’ve been to all of them. Oaxaca and Veracruz turn out great brews, but many coffee-holics swear that Chiapas produces the best cup of java in the country. I had the chance to check it out on a recent trip to San Cristóbal de las Casas, in the heart of Chiapas...
Read OnAffordable and Exotic Living in San Cristóbal, Mexico
Date: 08/31/2009 Author: Glynna PrenticeBlow the lid…let the cat out of the bag…spill the beans. Call it what you will. The point is: We do it all the time. And we may be about to do it to your town right now…
The best example I can think of is Boquete, in...
Read OnNip, Tuck, and Save Money in San Miguel de Allende
Date: 08/27/2009Carol Conner recently spent a week in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. When she returned to San Diego, her friends couldn’t believe how great she looked for a 40-year-old. Thing is, Carol turned 60 her last birthday.
No, Carol didn't discover the fountain of youth in this charming little mountain town in Mexico's central highlands. She figured out a way to look 20 years younger…instantly…without paying big bucks to a Californian surgeon...
Read OnGet Paid to Do What You Love
Date: 08/20/2009 Author: Suzan HaskinsI’ve just heard from my friend, Patrice Wynne. She’s having fun traveling around Mexico—again. Patrice likes to visit hidden markets, view art galleries after hours, and tour private homes of architectural interest. (The owners never seem to mind her showing up.) Patrice used to travel to these places for fun—but these days, she gets paid to do it…
Read OnHow Safe is Mexico?
Date: 06/17/2009 Author: Dan PrescherA reader emailed recently to say: “I had pinpointed Mexico as ‘my’ place for retirement… but the violence has been so disturbing, I am having second thoughts about my plans. I’d appreciate any insights that you have on the subject of safety in Mexico.”
He’s not the only person to ask. So let me spend a few minutes today giving you my take, from here on the ground in Mexico.
Read OnMazatlan - Mexico's Most Affordable Beach Town
Date: 06/09/2009 Author: Dan PrescherThe steady breeze off the Pacific Ocean fans my face as I sit in the cool shade of the café’s awning. Across the road, on the boardwalk that runs along the shore, families and couples stroll arm-in-arm, sometimes with a dog in tow. From where I sit I can hear--but not quite see--children calling to each other as they run in and out of the low surf.
Read OnMassive Discounts on Your Dream Vacation
Date: 05/23/2009 Author: Suzan HaskinsA few weeks ago, when news of the flu epidemic in Mexico was at its loudest and most frantic, we started planning a weekend getaway to Tulum on the Riviera Maya.
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