Richard2001
American expat in Mexico
Forum posts
7
About me
American
Lives in Puerto Vallarta
Registration: 22 December 2012
Activity
Sending and receiving packages in Mexico by Priscilla
Hello, As an expat, there are inevitably certain items you might want or need from back home, and around the holiday period, many people like to send gift packages. How easy is it to send and receive packages in Mexico? Is the public postal ...
I use Estafeta USA for all packages not time sensitive. You can sign up online. All items are shipped to their Laredo USA warehouse and than trans shipped to Mexico. They are very reasonable and efficient For Items under $1,000 USD I will use DHL or ... Read More
Customer care in Mexico by Priscilla
Hello everyone, The way customer services are handled can greatly affect your views on certain brands, products, companies or stores. As a consumer, it is important to get familiar with local practices regarding client assistance in Mexico and ...
My motto in understanding "customer service" in Mexico is "it all about the company, never the customer" It all about store/government policy not about what will help the make or keep a customer. Mexico invented the ... Read More
Private pilots and planes by cecebill
My wife and I will be moving to Salinas and I was wondering if there are any expats that have a small plane in Ecuador? what are the regulations and how is the availability of airfields for private planes in Ecuador? Thanks for any input..Bill (part ...
You can also try the Baja Bush Pilots website for links to DGAC forms for central and some south american countries in English Read More
Private pilots and planes by cecebill
My wife and I will be moving to Salinas and I was wondering if there are any expats that have a small plane in Ecuador? what are the regulations and how is the availability of airfields for private planes in Ecuador? Thanks for any input..Bill (part ...
I have only been to central America, Columbia and Ecuador Those countries seem to be GA friendly Read More
Top 5 tips to live in Mexico by expat.com
Hi, When you are going to live abroad, you may have a lot of questions. Hence to facilitate you in this process, we are inviting expats to share their top 5 tips with regards to settling and living in Mexico. What recommendations would you ...
Clearly finding pastrami in Mexico is not going to happen. Se we did the next best thing. We made our own. Last night we ate it. Wow...99% like the "real thing". Of course this was not completely locally sourced. You can't have a great ... Read More
Puerto Vallarta by dhasti01
Can someone advise me as to the "areas" that are not hilly to climb. We will be down scouting for a long term rental and would like to know areas that are expat friendly and not so hilly die to health issues. Also looking at Bucerias and Sayulita. ...
Most areas EXCEPT for the OLD City and Conchas Chinas are flat. Some of Sauyalita (nice areas) are very hilly Bucerias is mostly flat Good luck !! Read More
Private pilots and planes by cecebill
My wife and I will be moving to Salinas and I was wondering if there are any expats that have a small plane in Ecuador? what are the regulations and how is the availability of airfields for private planes in Ecuador? Thanks for any input..Bill (part ...
I would like to fly my plane to Ecuador WHo do I contact to get permission ? Thanks for any help Read More