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In this issue of Expat News by Expat Rebel, new video to Valladolid Yucatan México, a world-wide and Yucatán pandemic travel update, added a recent articles section, plus Expat News 📰. - Chris
Valladolid Yucatan Mexico Romantic Shopping Weekend
Cute colonial town just an hour away from Cancun. It’s worth the day or weekend trip. In this video I show my favorite places to go.
Recent Stories
Members Newsletter Updates
Mérida & Yucatán Beaches México Guidebook - beginning of my local guidebook. I just added three AirBnbs that I like. Will be adding more over the next few weeks. Leave a comment if you want a resource or connection and I’ll add it.
Ask Me Anything thread for members, ask me a question and I’ll answer right back.
What videos or articles would you like to see/read?
Becoming An Expat Now - paid-member comment thread answering your questions
Playa del Carmen Guidebook - updated from my visit. It’s very detailed and has many recommendations in it.
Renting Furnished Houses and Condos in Mexico - I have a big update to this coming out next week, basics are here now.
Hiring Taxi Drivers in México - my advice on getting a good (real) rate
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Expat News
Pandemic News
Many news articles are stating that Quintana Roo, the Mexican State that holds Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum may be going from Orange to Red soon due to rising infection rates. That and the drug war in Tulum happening right now means Quintana Roo isn’t the best place to go right now. Yucatán State is much better. And the land border between California and México is still closed.
Restrictions at the Tijuana-San Diego border will continue until June 20
More than 70 thousand businesses close in CDMX - due to the pandemic
Even though the US is prepping for a summer re-opening, the Coronavirus will be back when the temperatures fall. - great lengthy article, worth a read
There will be lockdowns next winter. Travel will be restricted. What many people don't understand is that the herb immunity required to contain a virus like COVID-19 is much lower in summer.
India is having a rough go of things. Here is an article on how you can help.
Europe is open to vaccinated people.
US is doing well
Should you travel yet?
Yucatan & Mexico News
San Cristóbal de Las Casas women’s chess team passes to nationals
Leones roar back in a 10-1 win to retain top spot in the Copa Maya series - local baseball is back for a new season and Mérida Leones is off to a great start
Did you know that chili peppers change their name when they go from fresh to dry?
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Learning Spanish
I highly recommend this documentary about the history of rock music in Latin America in Spanish. I learn Spanish while learning about Rock n’ Roll in Latin America. Highly recommended show as well. It rocked. 😆
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Virtual Mailbox
The day after I decided to leave the US and see the world slowly I got a mail forwarding service, aka a Virtual Mailbox. I need a place that could receive my US mail and scan it so I could read it from anywhere in the world. Now nearly four and a half years later I just love how easy it makes my life.
I get an email when I get mail. I click on the link and read my mail. I save the PDF files for banking and tax stuff for my account in DropBox and then I’m done.
My favorite Mail Forwarding Service
Watching TV via VPN in a foreign country
When you are physically outside the US or Canada (or your home country) Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming services have different catalogs depending on the country.
For instance, Frasier one of my favorite shows, I’ve seen all the episodes three times, yes all 11 years three times. So Frasier is only available on Netflix US and not Netflix Mexico. So I have to use a VPN to look like I’m in the US for me to watch the show on Netflix.
When I turn on my VPN and hit refresh I now get Netflix US and can watch that plus many other things.
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I’m retired and my 2019 gran mal seizure doesn’t allow me to mentor entrepreneurs anymore, but I do leave some books that share my experience.
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