Summer is a great time to visit Bergen – lying on the west coast of Norway, it’s the country’s second-largest city and really buzzes on warm days. The streets are filled with locals – or Bergensere – floating in and out of cafés, sampling food or enjoying a beer. The seven mountains circling the city …
Best Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
Tortilla soup is one of those Mexican dishes you crave on any day. Luckily, it can be found on restaurant menus across Mexico and the United States, and it is also very easy to make at home! This delicious authentic homemade tortilla soup recipe is a favorite of Eldorado Hotel & Spa Executive Chef Anthony …
9 Tips To Finding a Job in Mexico
Many wonder what it takes to find a job or to legally work in Mexico. I’ve put together a list of 9 tips to finding work in Mexico that might help. Learn The Language Being bi-lingual or even tri-lingual when working in Mexico is a huge help, if not an essential qualification to finding work …
How to Get a Mexican FM3 Visa
If you are planning on visiting Mexico, or moving down in the near future there are a few things you should do before coming. A passport is currently the recommended document to have to enter Mexico. That will probably allow you to get a tourist visa to stay for up to six months. At the …
Guide to the Best Mexican Cheese
Oaxaca, Manchengo, Chihuahua… Oh My!! As if travelling to a foreign country and learning another language wasn’t hard enough, have you ever tried buying cheese in Mexico? It’s not an easy task for a first timer. But rest assured, you are not alone. Many of us are bewildered in the cheese isle at the supermarket. …
Gringos in Paradise – Book Review
I just finished reading this entertaining memoir of two expats who retired to Mexico. I don’t usually like this kind of stuff, but this book is different. It may have struck a chord with me since it details how two Manhattan transplants picked up their lives and moved to a small beach town not far …