Travel and Expat Articles about Mexico - Expatify https://www.expatify.com Travel & Expat Lifestyle Magazine Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:07:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 https://www.expatify.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-expatify-site-logo-32x32.png Travel and Expat Articles about Mexico - Expatify https://www.expatify.com 32 32 Expat bars and why we love to hate them https://www.expatify.com/advice/expat-bars-and-why-we-love-to-hate-them.html https://www.expatify.com/advice/expat-bars-and-why-we-love-to-hate-them.html#respond Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:51:52 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7512 When I grew up in Orange County, California there was a small windowless bar near my high school where Mexicans were the main clientele. Only recently did it occur to me that it was an “expat bar,” because we normally use that term to describe a place where better-off foreign residents congregate in so-called ‘developing’ […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/advice/expat-bars-and-why-we-love-to-hate-them.html/feed 0 Monday Escape: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico https://www.expatify.com/mexico/monday-escape-puerto-vallarta-mexico.html https://www.expatify.com/mexico/monday-escape-puerto-vallarta-mexico.html#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:14:17 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7312 With all the troubles that Mexico has undergone in the past few years, it’s fortunate that the Pacific coastal town of Puerto Vallarta has stayed out of the spotlight. There’s no guarantee it’ll stay that way, but for now this resort city seems to be safe for visitors and expats alike. One of the more […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/mexico/monday-escape-puerto-vallarta-mexico.html/feed 0 Europe flights too expensive this summer? Mexico City is still very cheap https://www.expatify.com/travel-tips/europe-flights-too-expensive-this-summer-mexico-city-is-still-very-cheap.html https://www.expatify.com/travel-tips/europe-flights-too-expensive-this-summer-mexico-city-is-still-very-cheap.html#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:00:08 +0000 http://www.cheap-flights.to/?p=441 Regular readers who’ve been following this blog and others like it are all too aware that flights to Europe are insanely expensive this summer. Even flights from New York City to London are starting around $800 round-trip, when they are often around $300 round-trip in the off season. Flying from just about any other American […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/travel-tips/europe-flights-too-expensive-this-summer-mexico-city-is-still-very-cheap.html/feed 0 Cheap flights to Mexico are still easy to find https://www.expatify.com/saving-money/cheap-flights-to-mexico-are-still-easy-to-find.html https://www.expatify.com/saving-money/cheap-flights-to-mexico-are-still-easy-to-find.html#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:50:08 +0000 http://www.cheap-flights.to/?p=400 With all the drug-related violence along Mexico’s border with the United States, there has been some legitimate fear that has kept most travelers from those areas. But there has also been a lot of fear about going to Mexico’s resort cities, which have remained mostly untouched by any kind of violence. This seems to be […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/saving-money/cheap-flights-to-mexico-are-still-easy-to-find.html/feed 0 Navigating the Major Deserts of Mexico: Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert https://www.expatify.com/mexico/navigating-the-major-deserts-of-mexico-chihuahuan-desert-and-sonoran-desert.html https://www.expatify.com/mexico/navigating-the-major-deserts-of-mexico-chihuahuan-desert-and-sonoran-desert.html#respond Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:54:44 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=6740 Chihuahuan Desert The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert of North America. It is located between the US and Mexico border, taking up a collective area of about 200,000 square miles. In Mexico, this desert takes up parts of the Mexican Plateau, and is bound on the west by the Sierra Madre Occidental, and on […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/mexico/navigating-the-major-deserts-of-mexico-chihuahuan-desert-and-sonoran-desert.html/feed 0 The Parks of Mexico City https://www.expatify.com/mexico/the-parks-of-mexico-city.html https://www.expatify.com/mexico/the-parks-of-mexico-city.html#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:19:10 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=6443 Chapultepec Park Chapultepec Park is an old forest that is also full of many cultural sites, including museums, a zoo, amusement parks, assorted markets and the residence of Mexico’s president. As Mexico City is very developed, populated and full of cars, exhaust and other such chaos, this park and its plants are important to preserve […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/mexico/the-parks-of-mexico-city.html/feed 1 Top Ten Countries with the Most Airports https://www.expatify.com/news/top-ten-countries-with-the-most-airports.html https://www.expatify.com/news/top-ten-countries-with-the-most-airports.html#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:41:53 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4537 10. Indonesia Number of airports: 683 Each of the larger Indonesian islands has at least one international airport. The biggest Indonesian airport is the Soekarna-Hatta International Airport; the island of Java has five international airports. 9. Paraguay Number of airports: 798 Though there are many airports in Paraguay, only 12 of these contain paved runways, […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/news/top-ten-countries-with-the-most-airports.html/feed 6 Beach Towns in Mexico: Puerto Escondido and Sayulita https://www.expatify.com/mexico/beach-towns-in-mexico-puerto-escondido-and-sayulita.html https://www.expatify.com/mexico/beach-towns-in-mexico-puerto-escondido-and-sayulita.html#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:32:58 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4214 Puerto Escondido Puerto Escondido is located in the state of Oaxaca, on the Pacific coast. It was founded in the 1920s as a port town to ship the coffee grown in the region, and today is home to about 50,000. Though a tourist destination, many locals and expats call it home. It is a wonderful […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/mexico/beach-towns-in-mexico-puerto-escondido-and-sayulita.html/feed 1 Museums of Mexico City, Mexico https://www.expatify.com/mexico/museums-of-mexico-city-mexico.html https://www.expatify.com/mexico/museums-of-mexico-city-mexico.html#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:54:53 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=3851 National Museum of Anthropology This is a world famous museum that focuses on Mesoamerica and Mexican history. To walk the whole museum would be about five kilometers. The most famous piece in the museum is the Aztec calendar, shown above. Supposedly the sun in the middle of it is missing its nose because an American […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/mexico/museums-of-mexico-city-mexico.html/feed 0 Christmas Customs in Central America: Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica https://www.expatify.com/central-america/christmas-customs-in-central-america-mexico-guatemala-and-costa-rica.html https://www.expatify.com/central-america/christmas-customs-in-central-america-mexico-guatemala-and-costa-rica.html#respond Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:59:08 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=3462 Mexico In Mexico, people celebrate a Christmas custom called La Posada. People carry around images that represent Joseph and Mary from house to house, searching for shelter. Most Mexicans go to Midnight Mass, “La Misa del Gallo,” or rooster’s mass. They sing lullabies for baby Jesus. Mexicans also have a Christmas pinata, which is sometimes […]

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