This week we received emails from TWO of our loyal blog subscribers checking in to see if we were okay. Thank you to Ruth and Geoff, as well as Colleen and Dennis! We’re here, alive and well and living in Merida, Mexico!!! But who knew that retirement could be so tiring? We’ve packed many projects…
Exploring Casa Montejo
About a week ago, we decided to explore Casa Montejo. If you’ve been following along on our blog or our Instagram page, you’ll see we’ve not done much exploring. We’re Not Tourists We must keep reminding ourselves that we are not tourists; we live here and have lots of time to explore. With all…
Merida Market Tour
This past week Mark decided to do a little exploring and booked a Merida Market Tour. While we have spent quite a bit of time in the local markets, this tour was slightly different. The tour is billed as a Merida Plant Food Lovers Market Tour. It was the perfect opportunity to learn about many…
Our 1st 30 Days In Merida!
Today marks the one-month anniversary when we took a leap of faith and got on a one-way plane ride to Merida. We brought two suitcases each and a small carry-on, plus two cats. It was an exciting yet stressful time. We thought we would share some of our experiences. The City of Merida We…
Getting a Little Salty in Las Coloradas
We took a trip to the salt ponds of Las Coloradas on Monday. We’ve officially been living in Merida for two weeks. And as you may have seen from our previous blog and Instagram posts, we’ve worked on navigating the city. Things like navigating the neighborhood, shopping, finalizing our Permanent Residency, and other assorted paperwork…
Every Day Is Another Victory!
After having done a ton of research before the move, moving to Mexico is still a new and exciting adventure. Especially when neither of us speaks Spanish. We’ve done several months of online Spanish during lockdown, but you build a vocabulary at best with no one to practice with. Navigating everyday tasks online and in-person…
Moving to Merida in an Airbnb
Moving to Merida in an Airbnb was the path of least resistance. And, we knew it would give us time to settle in, make some decisions and decide what would come next. Our first visits to Merida We’ve been to Merida a few times before, staying in Airbnbs each time. In considering moving to…
Our Move to Merida, Mexico
As one might expect, our move to Merida, Mexico, is more of a process than just packing a bag and going. It took quite a bit of planning and organizing to get to this point in the story. Our Friday, April 29th Deadline In the months leading up to Friday, April 29th, we crossed…
We’re Retiring In Mexico!
Chances are, if you are reading this, you may already know we are on our way to Mexico! As things unfolded, we shared our retirement, house sale, and the announcement that we were moving on our personal social media pages. This blog and the next few will touch on why we picked Mexico and why…
The Neon Museum was Brilliant!
We visited the Neon Museum on our last night in Las Vegas. This iconic Las Vegas location was so much fun! We were very lucky that we have friends, colleagues of Mark’s who live in Vegas, who are members there and gifted us passes for the museum and their laser light experience. “Brilliant!” (Thanks, S+S!!!!)…