It's an immigration miracle!!

I am bubbling over with joy, shaking with happiness, thrilled to pieces…did I win the lottery? NO, did I get a raise?, NO, have I lost weight?, NO–well maybe just a little So what has happened you may ask? An immigration miracle..that is what has happened to me. I had heard a rumour that they existed [...]

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It’s an immigration miracle!!

I am bubbling over with joy, shaking with happiness, thrilled to pieces…did I win the lottery? NO, did I get a raise?, NO, have I lost weight?, NO–well maybe just a little So what has happened you may ask? An immigration miracle..that is what has happened to me. I had heard a rumour that they existed [...]

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Checked out Cafe Chianti in Cancun

Last Thursday Cesar and I decided to check out Cafe Chianti, a restaurant/bar near our home. We have passed by it several times since it is very close to Marakame Cafe http://ashlied.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/marakame-cafe/, a favourite of ours. It has been around for about a year and since first opening they have added a very nice outdoor patio and [...]

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Cancun Beach Recovery Continues…

When everyone thinks of Cancun they imagine long stretches of white sandy beaches for as long as the eye can see and that is exactly how Cancun’s beaches used to be before several hurricanes gradually eroded our beaches away. Many hotels “lost” their beautiful sandy beaches and tourists and Cancunenses alike mourned the days of Cancun [...]

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Los Pescaditos de Cancun

On Saturday Cesar and I had hoped to check out a flea market; however, we were never actually able to find it. I am not referring to the typical Cancun tourist flea market but a local one that is usually held on Saturdays at one location and Sundays at another location. So we ended up eating [...]

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Cinepolis Cancun VIP Cinema rocks!

My husband and I are avid movie-goers so we try to go to the cinema at least once a week if there is something good on. We always go to the movies at Plaza Las Americas because it is close to where we live and they have a VIP movie theatre. Now I know some of [...]

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You Know You Have Been Living in Cancun, Mexico a Long Time When…….

I have been living in Cancun year round since 1995 and it has been quite an adventure to say the least. The below list is in no particular order and is meant to be taken in the spirit in which it was written- musings from a Canadian Cancunense. I will probably add more to this [...]

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Quesadillas at La Barbacoa de Tulum

On Saturday Cesar and I went to La Barbacoa de Tulum at the Plaza de Toros ( bull ring) for  quesadillas and a caldo de barbacoa. Now I imagine that many of you are thinking ” what on earth is all that?” First of all La Barbacoa de Tulum is a chain of small restaurants here in Cancun and happens to be one of [...]

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I went on vacation to Mexico and never left!

Many people over the years have asked me how the hell did I end up in Cancun? I have now been living here legally since 1995. I always respond “I went on vacation and never left” which isn’t exactly true but seemed like an easy, quick way to answer people’s questions without having to go into [...]

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Cantinerias- a new place to hang out in Cancun

On Saturday night we made reservations at a fairly new place in Cancun called Cantinerias on Coba street on the corner of Yaxchilan. We had passed by it several times in the last few months and noticed that it was always full and it looked like a fun place to go for an evening. The owners are from [...]

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