'Moving to Mexico' Retirement  

Moving to Mexico

graham (24.71.245.59) -

Hello, we are ready for some fun in the sun. We are looking to retiring in Mazatlan or on the coast somewhere.

Anyone out there that can offer some advise...we have checked into the visa, etc.

We are planning on buying a condo. Whats it like in Mazatlan for retires?

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Comment #1 Brian Symington (189.164.82.102) -

Can't give you a lot of information about Mazatlan but I can help if you are considering Puerto Vallarta

Comment #2 sacback from America - Fri May 30 22:48:57 2008

puerto Vallarta is a nice place to move to, I had a couple of friendd out there who had family members who bought condos there and the scene is awesome for what it's worth.

Comment #3 Bryan from CB CA - Mon Jun 2 02:29:25 2008

I can also vouch for Puerto Vallrta! Large expat community there - and no hassle for being a Gringo... You'll love the beaches - and yes, they even have a Walmart... All the comforts of home.. ;)

Comment #4 George from El Paso, Texas - Mon Jun 2 06:47:58 2008

Isn't the concept of traveling or being an expat inherently a concept of "being away from home" and therefore something that should be different?

ie: we should seek out those places where there is no "Walmart" or "McDonalds" so during our travel we actually experience the other country's culture and not our home culture in a different place?

Comment #5 DianaR from USA - Tue Jun 17 11:59:51 2008

George,

You have a good point! I would be terribly disappointed to see the same stores and deal with the same "cultural markers", for lack of a better term, once I chose to live outside of my home culture.

It would cheat me out of the growth experience I should be grappling with.

Comment #6 EugenS from Europe - Wed Jun 18 08:05:01 2008

I would actually prefer to have some sort of familiar things around me, especially those that make your life better.

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