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Part of the idea of moving to México was to explore a country that was pretty much new to me. I’ve seen almost every state in the United States, and have been to several Canadian provinces, but I’ve only begun … Continue reading →

Today’s subject is Food in Mazatlán! Had to take my laundry to the lavandaria, so I decided that I would take my walk and have breakfast at La Marea Mazatlan. La Marea Mazatlan recently started serving breakfast and I’ve been wanting to see … Continue reading →

Only 4 more days! I don’t think it takes much for México to pull out the fireworks displays! The Festival of Lights is only expected to draw 40,000 people, and will last about a half hour. They’re putting the show … Continue reading →

Got up early and decided to spend a couple of hours over on La Isla de la Piedra. It was just a tiny bit chilly, but the water is warming up quite nicely – I imagine in a month it’ll … Continue reading →

Began the day by running two blocks down the street to get my INAPAM discount card (México has a country-wide senior discount program)! Had a copy made, and got both laminated – for less than 50 pesos! Woo! Next on … Continue reading →

Mazatleco.com is a nice site to visit when wanting more information on Mazatlán, and they have some pretty good videos too! This video shows you the Malacón here in Mazatlán – the whole thing! Most of the time my walks … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the day México celebrates Benito Juarez’s birthday, so all the government offices were closed. Today they were open so I thought I’d open my Google Translate app on my phone and see if I could get enrolled in … Continue reading →

Today’s topic is garbage. Trash in México is not like most of the USA or Canada, well at least not in Mazatlán. In the early 1980’s I lived in New York City for several months. Garbage there was bagged and … Continue reading →

Temporary residency has landed! I decided to pay a visit to Immigration today instead of calling like they had suggested. The office is just a 15 minute walk away, so I get a few steps towards my daily 10k by … Continue reading →

Spent Pi day at my favorite beach, La Isla de la Piedra (Stone Island). It’s not really an island, but unless you want to drive almost out to the airport, you do have to take a panga (water taxi) from … Continue reading →