Art Walk In Mazatlan
Bev and I went on the Art Walk last Friday and we were fascinated by the art and the architecture.
Entries Tagged as 'Moving to Mexico'
Dining In Mazatlan
We’re spreading our dining dollars around. Sunday night we dined at The Bistro here at Pueblo Bonito. I had chicken enchiladas and Bev had her usual Todos Santos combo, which is shrimp and Mahi Mahi. Monday night we dined at Ernie Tomato Restaurant and Bar I had chicken enchiladas and Bev had shrimp sauteed in butter and garlic. Last night the six of us dined at Panchos across from Pueblo Bonito Mazatlan and we all ordered coconut shrimp. That was the best dinner yet.
We still have the Fish market and Topolo to go before trying Il Mosto.
Which is Safer, U.S. or Mexico?
Patrick Osio, Jr., Editor HispanicVista.com writes:
“Our government and the U.S. media have convinced most Americans that Mexico is not a safe place to visit as drug traffickers are fighting it out to see which gang will have the right to sell their illicit drugs to the very group that will not be visiting Mexico.”
So here are some multiple choice questions for you:
- Which country has a higher crime rate per 1,000 residents?
- Mexico, b. Germany, c. Canada, d. U.S.
- Which country has the highest murders with firearms?
- Mexico, b. El Salvador, c. U.S.
- Of the following countries, which has the least number of drug offenses?
a. Germany, b. United Kingdom, c. Canada, d. Switzerland, e. Mexico
4. Which country has the most prisoners?
a. United States, b. China, c. Russia, d. India, e. Mexico
(Answers: 1. d. U.S., 2. c. U.S., 3. e. Mexico, 4. a. U.S.- Source: http://www.nationmaster.com)
Maybe, the U.S. is scared that baby boomers, unable to afford the cost of living, will pack up and move to Mexico where housing, healthcare and house keepers are cheaper.
Will You Be Forced To Buy Treasuries
They say it can’t happen here but I believe it can and back in January I told you so now look at what’s happening elsewhere according to Zero Hedge: Following Hungary And Ireland, France Is Next To Seize Pension Funds
Our only question: how soon before the US administration takes this hint of what every proper socialist country does with funds apportioned to it by a gullible public and ends up investing trillions in the worst possible asset classes (while in Europe this obviously means sovereign bonds, in the US by and far the proceeds will be used to make further purchases of such equities as Apple, Amazon and Netflix, in whose continued successful ponziness lies the fate of a vast majority of US-based hedge funds, whose LPs may at some point, in the distant future, actually pay domestic income tax).
On a similar subject see my post at Mexico Calling: Are you going to move to Mexico? Why do you want to move?
New Blog: Mexico Calling
I’ve not been happy lately with the traffic coming to Mover Mike. I have consistently posted since September, 2004, over a variety of topics. Either I don’t write very well or my multiple subjects are not conducive to having consistent viewers. I have tried to be like Instapundit, but the experts suggest a blog to be successful, must concentrate on one area. So today, I am spinning off coverage of “Travel” and “Moving to Mexico” by creating Mexico Calling. My goal is to become a snowbird, spending at least six months a year in some area of the country. Mexico calls to me. I want to chronicle my preparations for the change and impart to you what drives me to move there.
The Beauty Of A Thunderstorm!
I read yesterday that it was raining in Mazatlan and was directed to this reenactment of a thunder storm:
Turn up the volume!
A Night On The Town In Mazatlan.
We have initiated a small tradition here in Mazatlan; for dessert it’s fun to order banana pie or banana cream pie. You might say, “Aren’t they the same?” I would suggest there’s a difference. Here banana pie is more like a cake with layers of cream and bananas and banana cream pie is a cream pie with bananas mixed into the cream. Both are wonderful. So far with mixed opinions, I deem Pedro Y Lola’s the best. It was room temperature and was the layered kind. The Bistro here at Pueblo Bonito was good, but in my opinion, too cold. Then Los Zerapes had bananas Flambe. Pan seared bananas and the syrup over vanilla ice cream. Bananas are wonderful here in Maz and as plentiful as shrimp.
Tuesday night we went up to Centro and had dinner at Olas Altas. It was steak night! Olas Altas is across the street from The Shrimp Busket. The dining room was high-ceilinged with light orange walls and very nice photo art on the walls. All the woodwork is dark and every window is shuttered and can be opened for air flow. The restaurant is right on the Malecon which runs for miles along the ocean. The area must have been a haunt of Jack Kerouac.
The video that follows shows the inside of the restaurant and notice the wall painting in the bar. Finally, we made our way back to Plazula Machado to get an open-air taxi that seats six, an arriga, and the book fair was concluding with live music. Notice how the ficus trees have been trimmed in front of the restaurant Las Brasas.
Historic Mazatlan 4
Another beautiful street of historic buildings:
Those are Ficus trees growing on the street.
Historic Mazatlan 3
Here’s a closer look at the hand painting of the purple and green building in Mazatlan’s historic center:
