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As I have often mentioned, Costa Rica is an excellent jump off point for travel to all of Latin America. We've had the opportunity to...

Blaxit: 5 Black American Expats Share Their Experiences Living Overseas BTW - After the article was published we discovered that we...

The best-laid plans... Who would have imagined that our meticulously researched, Puerto Vallarta relocation plans AND birthday party,...

several years ago when we were planning our relocation, I came across some information, that pointed out that there are more black people...

If not now? When? #expatlife #expatdivas #thatbellalife #blackexpats #blackexpatsabroad #blackincostarica #blackbabyboomerabroad

On September 15th, five Central American nations — Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua — celebrated 193 years of...

As I promised in my last post, here is information on 3 of the 5 cities - Merida, San Miguel de Allende and Lake Chapala/Ajijic. We...

After having made a move to Costs Rica, we thought making our second move to Mexico would be easy or at least, easier. But...we were...

Some of you may be wondering exactly what's going on. Are we leaving Costa Rica? Are we moving to Mexico? Before our recent due diligence...

Every time I talk about Mexico, whether it be about moving there or traveling there, it never fails, I ALWAYS get that same question....

Ay Yai Yai! Do Mexicans LOVE a festival or what? There are holidays and religious ceremonies celebrated in every country but in my...

After 5 fun-filled days in Mérida, it was time to move on. So, on Friday June 14 we took a short 2 1/2 hr flight, departing at noon from...

Mexico Jammin - Day 13 Mexico City I'm going to skip around here just a bit. Mexico City was actually our last stop. Most of the group...

Have you ever been to a cenote? A cenote is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes...

Caroline Membreño, Vickie Locke, Kellie McRae, Gabriella Marigold Lindsay, Roxana Bangura and I were all admins together on a Facebook...

MEXICO JAMMIN - 14 days 6 travelers and 6 cities (or 7 cities depending on who you were) But now...we're back!! (well 5 of us are back...

This isn't Micheal Britt's first time exploring expat life. Jeanetta Owens chats with Mike Britt below #ExpatLife #CostaRicaLife

Mexico Jammin City Locations: 14 Days in Mexico Here's where we're going #Mexico #ExpatLife #MexicoJammin

Just in case you didn't catch us LIVE or watch us on FB, here is the Costa Rica Live Chat. It will also be in on the video page for...

Today I am sharing this very interesting and informative video about Costa Rica by my friend Dr. Robin Hancock. Robin is a teacher, and...