Saturday, January 25, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Travel Advisor's World's Top 25 Hotels
#8 The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort
Punta de Mita, Mexico
“Amazing place to relax and rejuvenate. The staff, services, food and, most of all, the attentive hospitality of everyone that works there is beyond all expectations.”
“Amazing place to relax and rejuvenate. The staff, services, food and, most of all, the attentive hospitality of everyone that works there is beyond all expectations.”
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
John Scherber Visits Central Mexico
As soon as
John Scherber wrote that his latest book, Into
the Heart of México: Expatriates Find Themselves Off the Beaten Path,
was available, I immediately bought the Kindle edition. I find it fascinating
to read about expats in Mexico and how they reached their decision to move
there. In Scherber’s first book, San Miguel de
Allende: A Place in the Heart, he concentrated on San Miguel. This latest book spends 15
months interviewing expats in Pozos, San Luis de la Paz, Morelia, Patzcuaro,
Puebla, Zacatecas and Oaxaca. Those cities are all in the Mexican highlands
where the weather is mild with few extremes.
The question
always comes up, when I announce I want to spend at least six months a year in
Mexico, where would you live? I say I’d like to spend at least a month in each
place on my list, then decide. Scherber has just encouraged me to add seven more
locations to my list.
The
interviews are intimate close ups of people and what they like about the
country and how the pace is slower. They have learned paciencia, patience, and while it seems many interviewees tend to
be left-leaning, there doesn’t seem to be any great desire to go back to the
U.S. except as a short visit. These people in the highlands are independent,
speak Spanish, have Mexican friends, but don’t seem to need to have other
expats around them to be happy.
Once exposed
to Mexico, it seems easy to start preparing one’s mind for the move. Almost as
easy to buy Scherber’s next book.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Don't Be A Pineapple
‘Pineapples’: How to Not End Up a Disappointed Expat After the Honeymoon Phase Wears Off
"This is the word that Costa Rican realtors like to use when referring to expats that come wearing their rose-colored glasses with checkbook in hand. They, like real pineapples, are regularly in these paradise locations. A percentage leave within a year or two, leaving the real estate agents with more seeds to sow. This turnover makes them easy profits from people selling themselves on the idea of living abroad thanks to the ideas that have been 'implanted.'"
"This is the word that Costa Rican realtors like to use when referring to expats that come wearing their rose-colored glasses with checkbook in hand. They, like real pineapples, are regularly in these paradise locations. A percentage leave within a year or two, leaving the real estate agents with more seeds to sow. This turnover makes them easy profits from people selling themselves on the idea of living abroad thanks to the ideas that have been 'implanted.'"
Friday, January 3, 2014
TRAVEL + LEISURE Most Romantic Hotel Fireplaces
Hotel Matilda, Mexico
Courtesy of Hotel Matilda
A relative newcomer to the artsy Spanish Colonial town of San Miguel de Allende, this boutique hotel is already renowned for its avant-garde contemporary art collection and a groundbreaking spa—guests can have locally sourced ingredients blended into customized formulas for treatments. The fireplace in the tranquil relaxation area is a favored spot for guests to bliss out before or after a couples massage or soak in the hammam.
TRAVEL CHANNEL Travel's Best All-Inclusive Resorts 2014
NIZUC Resort and Spa - Cancun, Mexico
Photography by NIZUC Resort and Spa
"Nizuc Resort has been the most luxurious resort in Cancun since it opened in September 2013. There are 274 rooms, suites and villas, many of which come equipped with private infinity pools. Within the resort complex, there are 6 high-end restaurants, the gorgeous indoor/outdoor ESPA spa with a detoxifying hydrotherapy circuit, a secluded beach and plenty of privacy. The resort -- tucked within lush foliage along a stretch of mangroves and beach -- offers a terrific all-inclusive Endless Indulgence package." -- Jimmy Im, Travel Personality
ME Cancun - Cancun, Mexico
Photography by Meliá Hotels International
"ME Cancun is an adult-oriented luxury resort that only allows guests to book accommodations as a ‘complete experience’ package. This resort’s 417 rooms all have breathtaking ocean or sunset lagoon views. All-inclusive services and facilities include 2 adults-only pools, a 24/7 fitness center, an E-space with library, the Beach Club, a world-class YHI Spa and more. All food, drinks, entertainment and activities are included in the price you pay." -- Kwin Mosby, Managing Producer, Travel Channel
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