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Dengue Fever
Thursday, October 4th, 2007Dengue Fever (pronounced DENG-gay) is a viral fever transmitted by aedes mosquitoes (the spotted kind) which live in tropical areas of the world. We have not had it, but friends of ours have, and they will tell you it’s no fun. The aedes mosquito prefers to feed during the day, so staying in at night [...]
Spanish Food Terms
Thursday, September 27th, 2007If you only know a little Spanish, like me, it’s very nice to have a list of food terms when you go to a grocery store or restaurant. Some of the restaurants have menus written in English, but many do not. I remember the day soon after we moved here that my hubby and I [...]
Columbus Day or Dia de la Raza
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Did you know Mexico celebrates Columbus Day? We were surprised to find out that they do. On October 8th of this year (2007) Columbus Day will be celebrated in America as the day Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492. However, in Mexico this day is celebrated on October 12th and is known as Día de la [...]
Move to Playa del Carmen?
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007Be careful…the idea will slip up on you.
I wonder how many people visiting Playa del Carmen entertain the idea of moving here. For us, it occurred in 1998 on our first visit. We were already living outside the United States in Belize. We came to Playa to spend a few days so we could refresh [...]