playaboy
Feb 2, 2016, 5:59 AM
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Now, now, Playaboy. Maybe you didn't have such a grand time in the Lake Chapala area, but it's nothing like you just described, either. For those who want more action, the huge metropolis of Guadalajara is less than an hour away on a good road.
There are selling points for living here, starting with the kind of mild weather you won't find at the otherwise lovely, but hot and humid beaches. Don't get me wrong: I love the beach and lived on the coast in CA nearly all my life, but I'm just not happy being stuck in A/C living inside or dripping wet and burning outside. If there were a Mexican beach town with a CA coastal kind of climate, I'd be living there. However, I believe you can sell the OP a nice place at the beach, si?
Generally addressing the OP, he should look around Mexico before making a permanent decision about where to settle: always a good approach. Many expats are happy living in places where there are few other expats. Others are happy to find lots of other expats to socialize with. For those who aren't already fluent in Spanish, the latter is a good place to start.
Gringal, all I ever say was that "I" was bored living lakeside. There is nothing wrong with being honest.
I see the appeal for people to retire there. For most, the first thing people say IT is because the "WEATHER, WEATHER, WEATHER". The other reason is the Elite Expat Enclave, where you get to live with other immigrant similar to you. Oh, would that be a ghetto?
Where was I wrong about the bad roads, broken traffic lights, crumbling sidewalks,etc, etc, etc? Or the perpetually, poorly managed, under funded, municipal Chapala government. Nobody ever mentions that the lake is mostly just ornamental and non-recreational.
The road to the airport and GDL has been in bad shape forever. Did government fix the dangerous dips and resurface the road recently?
You are one of the biggest boosters for the area online. It is easy for you to say "No worries and you will fit fine" Tell us all why Lakeside is THE place to be.
Is it the bone jarring, car destroying, charm of driving on narrow cobble stone and pot holed streets? How about the weekly local holidays and celebrations practically everywhere? Do you love the cohetes announcing the brand new day? Hey if the OP loves his dogs, be sure to mentioned that the lakeside area restaurants will gladly pull up an extra chair and a bowl so the "fur kid" can eat at the table with them just like at home. Is it the live music scene with local bands playing great renditions of "Hotel California"?
We agree that the op should read the local boards in Chapala. Read the older threads to get a flavor of the areas residents. He should search using keywords like tourism, restaurants, noise, butter and local bean terrorists. Here is a good one to read; http://www.insidelakeside.com/...ght=small+town+blues
I am just advising the OP to look around Mexico. SMA, Queretaro, Catemaco, San Carlos, San Cristobal del las Casas, Merida, and the terribly hot, humid, modern, wealthy Riviera Maya.
BTW, I still have the house in Chula Vista for sale, very very motivated. I will gladly sell that to the op or anyone else. If I sell that one, I'll keep the beach palapa.
http://www.mexconnect.com/cgi-bin/forums/gforum.cgi?post=200785;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread
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