What a dilemma! Here I am in sunny Colorado and my friend is complaining that all she can get at the Denver Farmers Market is packaged stuff – She can’t...
I have gotten such great information from this forum concerning so many things. My conclusion from the replies is that it's a learning process and that over...
I have been in Oaxaca since Wednesday with my son. (He is here for 2 weeks before going back to the US.) So yesterday was my first buying trip the Mercado,...
We have a nice one bedroom for rent. Private yard, pets accepted, fully furnished with wifi and includes all utilities and drinking water. In the 5 senores...
This is what could happen... Entering The USA legally... Most Americans don´t have a clue as to what it takes to enter the U.S. legally from Mexico or most...
The apartments rent by the month, include everything except drinking water and cleaning. The beds are queen size, I think. Some apartments have 2 bedrooms. The...
Well, my son and I will be in Oaxaca on Wednesday. He will be returning to the US after 2 weeks on an early morning flight. So I will accompany him by bus to...
Hi Roger, I stayed at apartments near Santo Domingo, they were fine and inexpensive. Smaller ones are $3600 pesos and this time of year may be able to ...
A clothes question: should I bring a sports jacket? I am not asking because I like dressing up (quite the contrary). But I am wondering if there are isolated...
I have heard that some hospitals in Mexico offer a kind of HMO health plan. That is, you agree to use the hospital and its affiliated doctors to have the...
Hi, A friend is going to Oaxaca soon to Spanish language school and is interested in some volunteer activities during his free time. Can anybody suggest a...
Thank you for the great answers to my last question. This one is also about clothes. What should I bring in terms of cold weather clothes? It doesn't seem...
Actually if you dont want to burden yourself with a lot of luggage I think most things can be purchased in Oaxaca. A light jacket & sweater will be enough till...
My son and I are going to Oaxaca at the end of June. He will be there for 2 weeks and I will be staying on. I will be looking for a city to settle in in...
Hello, After spending a month in Oaxaca; my wife and I plan to move there in 2 years or less. There is much info on the web...too much sometimes. We plan on...
There is no dress code in Oaxaca. I dress according to the weather... back in the sixtys the local natives werent use to seeing Bermuda shorts. Since I know...
Merrilee... I guess I'm outrunning myself... the Wordpress Version was created by the previous owner, Steve Sardeson and he didn't appoint anyone as a...
Hi Geri,  I added my name to the Oaxaca City Yashoo Groups list recently and am getting emails from you and the group. But when I put my name in the...
If you're new to this blog or even if you're not, check out the links on the HOME page and see what the weather is like, look at the Calendar of Events to see...
Geri... Yes this group needs to keep going.. I think it is of beneficial help to American Expats an Tourists. We ask the members to please contribute when they...
Since Steve our founder died and "willed" me this website, there hasn't been much activity. I've deleted a lot of posts that weren't relative to this specific...
What do folks do about mail after they move to Mexico? Do you maintain a PO Box in the US? From what I have read, most people do not trust the Mexican mail...
Can I live in Oaxaca City on $1000 US a month? For variety of reasons, a lot of them recession related, this would make my moving to Oaxaca to live actually...
Wow, that was a real homework assignment. I have never been a fan of bus travel because in the US it is not so comfy. BUt Mexican buses (first class) are...
I live in North Carolina. When I research airfares, a few things become apparent: 1. It costs quite a bit more to fly into Oaxaca. 2. It costs more to fly...
I have been traveling in Mexico since 1963 and I lived in DF for 2 years, during the Olympics and the student riots etc. I was in Oaxaca with the federales...
I've lived here ten years. In that time, once I had some earrings stolen, and once I was pickpocketed on a crowed bus. Considering I walk all over town day...
From what I have been able to read on the internet and in several books, Oaxaca seems to be a very safe city. Are there any neighborhoods expats should avoid ...
Steve, you are in my thoughts. Thank you for being the sharing and loving person you are. "Pay it Forward" seems to have been your style. I love you for it....
