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Grocery Shopping For Gringos Living/Traveling In Mexico: Forget the half-and-half & dill pickles!

January 3, 2024 by Dawn Shears

After over a year of non-stop living and traveling throughout central Mexico we’ve found the need to be resourceful and flexible when planning meals to cook at home.  We love Mexico and Mexican food but also love cooking our long time favorite American, Thai, Indian and Italian dishes.  With a few adaptations and changes we’ve…

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Running errands on foot in Lo de Marcos (who needs a sauna?)

March 14, 2023 by Dawn Shears

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Language, culture & climate challenges in paradise: Life on Isla de la Piedra, Mexico (Part 1)

December 11, 2022 by Dawn Shears

I spent years looking forward to a long stay on Isla de la Peirdra (Stone Island) just across the channel, south of Mazatlan. Having been to Mazatlan in the late 80s I could not wait to return with my son for a visit and to see if perhaps we could add Mazatlan to the list…

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The Kenetic Kennons: Dynamic Duo Based In Puerto Vallarta

September 22, 2021 by Dawn Shears

We’ve been following the Kennons since they first moved to Mexico and rented an apartment in Puerto Vallarta. Afterwards they spent months traveling Mexico and living in numerous locations, including Mexico City, before coming full circle and moving back permanently to Puerto Vallarta. This couple does a lot to give back including raising a huge…

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A Couple Of Drifters: A Great Mazatlan Connection

September 20, 2021 by Dawn Shears

We really love the Mazatlan-centric videos from this couple… I’ve been to Mazatlan in the late 80s and loved it and we look forward to staying there in our RV. Here’s the latest food video from “A Couple Of Drifters”. Please like and follow their channel! You can view (and binge) all of their videos…

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