Cynthia7 Mar 11, 2006, 9:37 AM What product can I use to seal saltillo floors that will not sit on top like polyurethane or varnish? I have been told motor oil, used motor oil, fabric softener…like Downey or Suavitel, and then Glomosoa. Has anyone had any experience with any of these products?? – – – […]
Continue Readingjameslcastner Nov 4, 2013, 11:54 AM Post #1 of 18 (56338 views) Shortcut Purchasing Furniture in Guadalajara-Tonalá Area Can’t Post | Private Reply Hello, I would like to purchase rustic or hacienda type furniture to be shipped back to my home in Florida. I am looking for a reliable store or factory with quality pieces […]
Continue ReadingRolly, Dec 17, 2009, 9:32 AM, Post #1 of 15 (18586 views) Watch commander Klump (520-375-5785) of the Customs and Border Protection Agency in Nogales gave these rules for crossing into the USA with Mexican plated vehicles: – If you only have a residence in Mexico and do not have a residence in the USA, you will […]
Continue Readingana, July 2, 2002: what does it mean when someone asks “A que hora sale el pan”? I heard this in an interview and wasn’t sure what it meant. I understand the literal translation but I’m sure that’s not what they are really asking. Thanks. Jim en Cancún, July 2, 2002: ¿A que hora sale […]
Continue ReadingEven as a tourist you may buy real estate in Mexico. This may be owned through a Mexican bank trust or in your own name. With a bank trust, or (fideicomiso) it is simple to transfer title upon sale through a Mexican notary public. Beneficiaries may be named in case of death. A Mexican will is not […]
Continue ReadingLast month I compared the phases of cross-cultural love to being inside the head of John Malkovich. Forget Being John Malkovich – Being Amy Kirkcaldy This month, only 50 days away from my wedding, my perspective has changed; I don´t think being John Malkovich is crazy enough to describe what I am feeling right now! […]
Continue ReadingTo live here, you have to learn to love it unconditionally. You have to stop trying to accept Mexico and let it accept you instead, or else you’ll never appreciate its beauty. Back in the summer of 2004, when I was a few years younger and a whole lot sillier, I met and fell head […]
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The Mexican flag has been changed many, many times over the last 100 years or so: especially around the time of the war for independence. In the years surrounding that period, it was changed and adjusted by most factions in politics at the time. The long list of Mexican flags starts with the Standards of […]
Continue ReadingMexicans are world-class protesters. They bring it on with enthusiasm, deep determination, raw emotion. Sometimes they just march and chant and wave signs. Sometimes they strip naked to attract attention. Sometimes they block streets and build bonfires to emphasize a point of view. Sometimes they throw bottles and rocks and storm the front door of […]
Continue ReadingThere are several famous David Frosts loose in the world. One is the excommunicated Canadian hockey coach and agent. Another is Sir David, distinguished Englishman with TV connections to the late Richard Nixon. My pick is the David Frost, American computer programmer, banjo-picker and adventurer, currently encouraging or coaxing his wife Jo to hop-scotch around Mexico, scouting […]
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