Mexico

  After three of them in the states, it’s time for Christmas in Mexico again for me. I’m doing a few American things, like baking Christmas cookies with my daughter, and generally winding down the work for the holidays. So here’s a little Christmas post on where I’m living now. The picture above is actually …

When you’re looking on information on how to move abroad, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the options. I’ll often get frustrated e-mails from people just trying to cut through the clutter. The gist of the question is usually, “Where do I start?” I used to get variations on this question every month when …

  Some travelers seek out beaches or mountains on vacation, but other travelers are definitely city people. If you’re one of those, have you visited the best city vacation deal in North America? That would be…Mexico City. I’ve been to this urban bargain destination five times and am always amazed that the place is not …

“I make it a policy to not get my hair cut until I can do it for a dollar or less.” That’s what one American traveler told me in 1993 when I was early along in my first backpacking trip around the world. This meant he got a little scruffy sometimes, but he had pulled …

Can you name more than one or two Mexican airlines? Did you know they fly to more than 100 destinations, including many in the USA? It turns out there are a whole bunch of them and if you’re looking for cheap flights to south of the border, the best Mexican airlines can often get you …