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  • Mar
    9

    The Importance of Mexican Vehicle Insurance: Buy It Before You Come to Mexico

    Filed under: Baja California Sur, Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: car insurance, expired tags, insurance limitations, liability, license tags, mexican insurance, tags, valid insurance, vehicle insurance

    Before you come to Mexico you must buy Mexican insurance. In our case, I bought it in Palm Springs. It cost only $199.00USD for 6 months. Technically, insurance isn’t necessary, but if you wind up in an accident, the police come and you don’t have insurance, you’ll go to jail…..

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  • Mar
    7

    Shopping in La Paz, BCS, Mexico

    Filed under: Baja California Sur, La Paz; Tagged as: aramburo, ccc, grocery shopping la paz, sam's, shopping, shopping la paz, wal-mart

    Shopping in La Paz is an experience, even more so now that we have a car. It’s changed life for us completely and in a very good way.

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  • Mar
    6

    Want Stuff for the Home? Check Out Ace Hardware in La Paz, BCS

    Filed under: La Paz; Tagged as: ace hardware, ace hardware la paz, hardware

    If you’re one of those people who loves to hang out in hardware stores, we have the place for you – Ace Hardware, at 5 de Mayo No 848 Pte. Col. Centro, La Paz, BCS.

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  • Mar
    5

    The Trocadero Restaurant in La Paz, BCS, Mexico

    Filed under: Baja California Sur, La Paz; Tagged as: La Paz, la paz baja california sur, la paz bcs mexico, restaurant, tapas, trocadero

    The Trocadero restaurant is only a few short blocks away from where we live. We passed by it many times, had look at the menu and thought we’d like to go there for dinner. The restaurant specializes in tapas and we thought it would be a good way to go.

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  • Mar
    4

    Fishing with a Net on the Shores of La Paz, BCS, Mexico

    Filed under: La Paz; Tagged as: fishing, fishing with a net, La Paz, la paz bcs, la paz bcs mexico, net fishing

    In this video, this man is fishing on the shores of La Paz with an net. He would walk slowly, waiting for fish to swim into his area, then cast the net. The fish he caught were bright and silvery. The ones he kept were roughly 6-10 inches long. He had a good-sized bucket of them.

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  • Mar
    4

    Internet Service in Mexico: Part 2, TelMex

    Filed under: Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: internet, internet service, internet service mexico, lan, lan wireless, modem, password protected, telmex, wap

    Another service you can look into is TelMex and they will install Internet that works through your phone lines. Getting it wasn’t a picnic, though….

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  • Mar
    2

    Pan de Les (Bread by Les), La Paz, BCS, Mexico

    Filed under: La Paz, Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: bread by les, La Paz, la paz baja california sur, pan, pan de les, panadero, pandederia

    This mornng we went off in search of some more bread. Last year when I was living here, I’d heard about a local baker. When I finally found him, I bought some bread, and, very pleased, I went back for more, and more, and more.

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  • Mar
    1

    Playing the Musical Saw in La Paz

    Filed under: La Paz; Tagged as: instrument saw, musical saw, musical saws, serruchar musical, the musical saw

    Yesterday (Feb. 28) in La Paz, we were treated to a rare experience, a man playing a musical saw, close to one of our favorite hangouts, Cafe’ Exquisito.

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  • Feb
    28

    The Cost of Living: Canada vs. Mexico

    Filed under: Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: apartments, cost of living. canada costs, departamentos, mexico costs, rent

    One of the things that people often hear about is how much cheaper it is to live in Mexico. Well, that can be true, or not, depending on your lifestyle. If you want to spend the bucks, you can find ways to do it, that’s for sure.

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  • Feb
    26

    Internet Service in Mexico: Part 1, Telecable

    Filed under: Nathan's Travel Tips; Tagged as: adsl, cable internet, cable internet service, cable internet service mexico, megacable, mexico, telecable, telmex

    When I first arrived in Bucerias, some 5 years ago, I was faced with the issue of getting the Internet in my apartment. There were two options, Telmex, with a service similar to ADSL and Telecable, a new service in town. Since Telecable seemed similar to Shaw Cable in Victoria, I opted for that service.

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