Some of my friends and family are considering combining a vacation in Mexico with a trip to the dentist. While a dental vacation is an oxymoron, the idea does make sense. Dental work in Mexico is bound to save you money, maybe even enough to pay for the trip. The first question dental vacationers ask: […]
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Night fell and it got dark with tropical quickness just as I was dropped off in a real VW bug at the bone-setter/massage man’s home. On my way inside I almost stepped on a tarantula that seemed as big as my flip-flop. A quick two-step and the spider and I did not meet. Grace Bascope, […]
Continue ReadingInsurance can seem quite complicated. What is best for you and why? If you’re spending time in Mexico, can you take your medical policy with you? Or should you purchase travel insurance? Are there other alternatives? It all depends… What is admitted health insurance? In the insurance industry, “admitted” means “licensed, registered and permitted to […]
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Dr. Barbara Davidson M.D. was a practicing family physician in Dallas, Texas before she and her husband, Blair, an entrepreneur, decided to take some time to travel in Latin America. Ultimately they decided to reside permanently in Mexico. “Once we began to experience life in Mexico, where the culture is rich and complex yet the […]
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Continue ReadingA Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico One of my readers asked me to talk about bugs and diseases. These are simply my experiences or observations and they apply to the Chapala/Ajijic lakeside area south of Guadalajara. I’m sure different parts of Mexico have their own unique vermin. I usually have one very loud mosquito […]
Continue Reading(Originally published in somewhat different form in The Mexico City News, November, 1982) Eli was sick a lot in Oaxaca. The air of the city of Oaxaca in those days was fecalized. Many people there still don’t have toilets. They use their yards or vacant lots or — in really rural locations such as Zipolete […]
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