Many of our family and friends ask us how we manage living in the Western Caribbean without a car. Our answer is always “NO CAR, NO PROBLEM”.
Our new favorite restaurant is Plank. Don’t get us wrong, we still love Imprevist (Plank’s sister restaurant), but Plank has the “best weekend brunch in town”. They are only open for brunch on Saturday and Sunday, and believe me, we attend both days.
I just received my permanent residency card, my CURP number and card, and my INAPAM (senior citizen) card for Mexico. I am relieved and excited. For those of you that have been following my story (see blog posts dated July 9th, 2013 and August 5th, 2014), you know it’s been a challenge. I am writing this post to outline the steps I took for obtaining permanent residency status in Mexico.
Liverpool is one of our favorite stores here in the Riviera Maya. When looking for quality household items, accessories and furniture, Liverpool is the place to go, hands down. We recently purchased a mirror from Liverpool and scheduled delivery to our home in Puerto Aventuras. When the mirror was delivered, the deliverymen unwrapped the mirror to make sure it was the correct mirror and that there was not damage during the delivery process. During the unwrapping, one of the men was using a box cutter to remove the paper and plastic that the mirror was wrapped in. While he was cutting the wrapping, he accidentally cut the frame of the mirror, which caused damage.
We love the theater. So naturally, when we heard that Cirque du Soleil was building their own theater in the Riviera Maya, we were ecstatic! We have seen their performances before in Las Vegas, Nevada and knew we would not be disappointed.
Every Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the residents and guests of Puerto Aventuras are graced with a wonderful bounty of colorful fresh fruits and vegetables from our local farmers market located in the town center, next to the post office and the hair salon.
Ok. So we all know what we love about living in paradise. But rarely do we hear about things that make our environment, well, less than perfect. You know when you are watching HGTV and they show a real estate agent taking a couple or family around the Caribbean showing them beautifully stages homes, with flowing sheers blowing in the Caribbean breezes at large wide-open windows and/or doors. Or, they show open roof top houses that let you count the stars in the evening while you sleep in your beautiful new home in paradise. Well, it’s images like that which prompted me to write this blog post. Because honestly speaking, we could all use a little bit of reality in the middle of our HGTV awe inspiring moments.
