They say time flies when you’re having fun. It seems like it was just a couple months ago I had just completed my first visa run to Mexico. Six months later, it was time to do it again, though this time I decide I might as well have fun with it. On my last borderContinue reading “Visa Run: Antigua Guatemala to San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico”
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Living in Guatemala: Is Antigua Safe and What is the Expat Mindset?
I was walking to church with my family last Sunday, on a sunny, beautiful, perfect day – one of those by which Antigua is known. As we neared our church, we came across this scene: Petty Crime in Antigua Yup. That’s a busted window alright. Something that happens with alarming frequency to cars parked overnightContinue reading “Living in Guatemala: Is Antigua Safe and What is the Expat Mindset?”
Shopping at Walmart Guatemala, PriceSmart and Cemaco
So you’re all settled in Antigua. You found a beautiful house with a courtyard overlooking Agua Volcano, or a terrace where you can catch Fuego Volcano eruptions comfortably and safely out of harm. Life is good, you’ve already figured out two or three favorite restaurants you love to frequent, everything’s new and exciting, and youContinue reading “Shopping at Walmart Guatemala, PriceSmart and Cemaco”
Guatemala Pensionado Program Benefits
I’ve gotten a lot of emails from people over the past few weeks regarding the information I posted about the legal requirements for the Guatemala Pensionado Program. While I haven’t really bothered to do the paperwork myself because it’s not something I’m interested in doing at the moment, I really became curious about what wereContinue reading “Guatemala Pensionado Program Benefits”
Campos de Sueños In Santa Maria de Jesus
For anyone who’s spent even a relatively short amount of time in Antigua Guatemala, it’s hard not to notice that large swaths of the population aren’t living under the best of conditions. The day-to-day realities of the indigenous Maya population become even more noticeable when you venture out to the rural communities outside of Antigua’sContinue reading “Campos de Sueños In Santa Maria de Jesus”