Well, the pandemic has come and gone (?) so I might give this blog another try. No promises on the blog but I did just add an image gallery to help better explain “Why La Paz?” You’ll find a link to more than 100 pictures (not all mine) in the menu at the top. Please…
The “New Normal” in La Paz
After 2½ months under “stay at home” orders, La Paz began to return to a new normal earlier this week. At it’s worst, our lockdown imposed the following restrictions on all residents and visitors: All non-essential businesses were ordered closed, but the definition of essential was a matter of debate. For example, restaurants could remain…
A New Year, A New Post
Well, somehow it’s 2020 already, and I promised myself I’d get back into this blog. However, I must warn you that I’m terrible about New Year’s resolutions and this could very well be my only blog entry for the year! If you’ve driven in La Paz anytime since November 1st, you’ve no doubt been frustrated…
La Paz Day Trips
The city of La Paz has many things to do and see but we all feel the need to “get out of town” from time to time. I recommend the following destinations because they’re all easy day trips by car (or boat!) and you’ll find many places along the way to enjoy lunch and experience our…
Almost an Island – and How to Get Here
(with apologies to Bruce Berger, whose book by the same name chronicles the early days of expats on the Baja Peninsula, especially in La Paz) As you can see from the map above, La Paz is a long way from almost everywhere. We are near the end of a thousand-mile-long peninsula that dangles precariously below…
The Cost of Living in Mexico
The daily minimum wage was increased by 16% this month (January, 2019), raising it to 102.68 pesos. This is just $ USD. And the government claims that this new minimum wage is above the poverty line!
Whales, Whales, Whales
It’s that time of year, again. The Sea of Cortez (aka Gulf of California) is teeming with sperm, minke, fin, pilot, orca (killer), and blue whales as well as our local whale sharks. On the other side of the peninsula, the gray/grey whales have returned to the protected bays of the Pacific to mate and…
How Many Expats Live in La Paz?
Today’s post is prompted by a question I saw on one of our local expat Facebook pages. Comments to the post suggested numbers from 1,000 to 10,000 but nobody really knows for sure. INM (Mexican Immigration Service) might have the most accurate estimate, but they aren’t sharing. And while all expats with temporary or permanent…
The Weather – Part 1 of Many
I’ll talk about the La Paz weather a lot because it’s either a pro or a con, depending on your personal preferences and experiences. I spent the first 24 years of my life in Vermont, the Chicago area and Montana, so I was fed up with bitter cold weather by the time I moved to…
Why La Paz?
(continued from previous post) Well, New Year’s Day has come and gone and it’s time for me to get back to work. The extended Christmas holiday season in Mexico ends on January 6th, Three Kings’ Day, so things fully return to normal Monday morning. In my last post, I ended with the question that’s the…