What’s it like living in Puerto Morelos (Mexico)?
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. But why this couple is moving on…
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 …
“Retirement Secrets of Mexico”
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 …
How this Unconventional family ended up in Mexico
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 …
Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain (and why it’s perfect for the times)
Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain Updated August 2024. It’s funny how things aligned to bring us to Nerja. It was early 2020 and we were on a scouting trip through Spain, looking for …
What Travellers and Expats should know about Managing their Finances
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 …
Expat Life: Comparing Spain VS Croatia
Updated May 2025. Back in 2017 -2018 we lived a total of 14 months in Croatia. Right now, as of May 2025, we’ve lived just over 4 years in Spain. I figured it would be a good time to write about …
Every Nomad’s dilemma – Sell or Store your belongings?
Every Nomad’s dilemma – Sell or Store your belongings? It’s a question we’ve asked ourselves many times. Just days ago, now back among our furnishing in our new home in Spain, we had the same …
Settling into our new home in Spain, Covid and our TIE appointments
November 15, 2020 We’ve had an incredibly busy week getting settled into our new apartment in Nerja. It’s why I’ve been so quiet on the blog (I hope to write more regularly starting sometime later …