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Expat Corner

What’s it like living in Puerto Morelos (Mexico)?

by Frank (bbqboy)

What’s it like living in Puerto Morelos Shelley is a Canadian lady living in Puerto Morelos, a town about halfway between Cancun and Playa del Carmen on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. I was curious …

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Mérida and the Cost of Living in Mexico

Mérida and the Cost of Living in Mexico. But why this couple is moving on…

by Frank (bbqboy)

Mérida and the Cost of Living in Mexico Jennifer and her husband always wanted to live overseas. They ended up deciding that Mérida would be the place to start their expat adventures. This interview …

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The Retirement Secrets of Mexico

“Retirement Secrets of Mexico”

by Frank (bbqboy)

Retirement Secrets of Mexico It’s rare that I get to interview bestselling authors. Russell is pretty much famous, having sold over 4 million books worldwide in the fiction genre. But he’s also …

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How this Unconventional family ended up in Mexico

How this Unconventional family ended up in Mexico

by Frank (bbqboy)

How this Unconventional family ended up in Mexico I always love to hearing the stories behind how people end up in different places. I especially love weird, crazy stories worthy of a Netflix …

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Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain

Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain (and why it’s perfect for the times)

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain Updated October 1, 2022 It’s funny looking back at our post of prospective new bases in Spain. It was written in early January 2020. We didn’t have a base …

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Permanent residency in Spain

Why you should get Permanent Residency in Spain

by Frank (bbqboy)

  When we decided that we wanted to go through the Non-lucrative Visa process and live in Spain, it was because we had a long-term goal. The long-term goal was getting Permanent Residency in …

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Why can’t expats and locals get along? Stories from Spain and Mexico

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why can’t expats and locals get along? When we first moved to Spain we befriended a local taxi driver. He had been recommended to us by the owner of our Airbnb and we used him on our first commute to …

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The life of a hotel owner in Patzcuaro

The life of a hotel owner in Patzcuaro (Mexico)

by Frank (bbqboy)

The life of a hotel owner in Patzcuaro (Mexico) I met Victoria a few years back when travelling through Michoacán. She lives in Patzcuaro, one of the best Pueblos Magicos in Mexico. Victoria is …

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What Travellers and Expats should know about Managing their Finances

by Frank (bbqboy)

  One of the best things we did when we settled overseas was to start doing our currency transfers through Wise. It doesn’t matter if you use Wise or another company (like Revolut) – you …

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