jhaselwood
American looking for information about Mexico
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Lives in Puerto Vallarta
Registration: 14 February 2009
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Best usages and practices in Mexico by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Living in Mexico means learning new ways of doing things and incorporating to your daily life unique practices. We invite you to share unique practices, tools or methods that could also make a difference in other countries. Here ...
If you remember the following two things, you will greatly reduce your stress. 1) When you want something done and a Mexican says 'Manana', they mean 'Not Today' but it doesn't necessarily mean tomorrow. 2) When a Mexican answers ... Read More
Driving into Mexico, flying out . by hacienda4reals
We are getting ready for our first 6 month stay in Puerto Vallarta, coming from California. We are confused about some of the rules regarding bring your car in. We are aware of the 6 month rule for both automobiles and people. During our 6 month ...
When we use the Columbia crossing, there is little traffic. In fact after we cross the river, there were no cars ahead of us at U.S. Customs. On the Mexican side, they only ask for the TIP paperwork and the sticker off the windshield. I'm not ... Read More
Driving into Mexico, flying out . by hacienda4reals
We are getting ready for our first 6 month stay in Puerto Vallarta, coming from California. We are confused about some of the rules regarding bring your car in. We are aware of the 6 month rule for both automobiles and people. During our 6 month ...
Just drove out of Mexico (Columbia Solidarity Bridge ~25 miles NW of Laredo) and had no problem getting our TIP deposit back even though we had flown out and back in to Mexico a few months previously. They never bother to check to see that the ... Read More
Driving car to Mexico on vacation by tellitino
Hello, Can you drive your car over the border on vacation, just using your passport?
For a $36,000 vehicle with no permit sticker, the fine could be up to $36,000 - i.e., they could confiscate your vehicle. Read More
Driving into Mexico, flying out . by hacienda4reals
We are getting ready for our first 6 month stay in Puerto Vallarta, coming from California. We are confused about some of the rules regarding bring your car in. We are aware of the 6 month rule for both automobiles and people. During our 6 month ...
In the past we have done what you want to do: Drive in, fly out temporarily, fly back, and finally drive out before initial 6 months is up. We have not had a problem. When we finally drive out, they scrape off our sticker and refund the deposit. Read More
best small-medium sized Mexican town to winter in by masomenos
I'm a 57-year-old female in U.S. considering living in Mexico for health reasons & affordability for 6 months (or so) out of the year. Need good health care close by, and access to specialty & healthy foods (gluten-free). I speak Spanish and love ...
San Miguel, Guanajuato, and similar altitude places can get gold in the winter. I have scraped frost from the windshield serveral times, had to wear a winter coat when going out to dinner (typically at an open aired restaurant, and slept under ... Read More
How Should I Move Furniture Across Border to Mexico?
We recently purchased a condo in Puerto Vallarta and are planning on pulling a 6 ft. by 10 ft. trailer filled with furniture and household goods from the US to Puerto Vallarta. How difficult is it to get the goods across the border even with a ... Read More