DU'ers who live in the border states with Mexico

madmax

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Mon Nov-08-04 07:50 PM
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DU'ers who live in the border states with Mexico

Do you visit? Do you know the name of a city where there is a large population of US ex-pats.

I googled living in Mexico but, I'd like to hear from DU'ers because I trust you guys :)

Mr. Madmax and I were talking about taking a vacation and checking it out. He can retire early in 3 years. Gives us sometime to see where the hell this country is going. Canada is too cold for me and I'm too old for Costa Rica ;) He's Cuban and I'm Portuguese so speaking the language won't be too hard.

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candy

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Mon Nov-08-04 07:53 PM
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1. Lots of retirees in Mexico----I read an article about large ares that

Edited on Mon Nov-08-04 07:53 PM by candy

were full of American retirees. Sorry I don't remember where I read it but a google search should turn it up.

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madmax

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Mon Nov-08-04 07:56 PM
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3. San Miguel de Allende sound familiar? n/t

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Sandpiper

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Mon Nov-08-04 07:53 PM
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2. There are some lovely places in Baja California

I'd recommend checking out Ensenada. It's about 80 miles south of San Diego.

You can drive there from the international border, or you can take a 3 day cruise there during the off season for about $260 per person.

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madmax

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Mon Nov-08-04 07:57 PM
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4. Thanks

I looked in Borders and B&N but only found Fodor type books for vacation info. I'm looking for cost of living and what type of electricty they have. I need my computer!

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GOPisEvil

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Mon Nov-08-04 09:30 PM
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6. Ensenada is starting to get more expensive, I hear.

It's very popular with American retirees.

San Miguel de Allende is popular as well.

DO NOT move to a border town...those tend to be touristy and they also have a lot of maquiladoras. You'd be better off away from the borders, I think.

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demosincebirth

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Mon Nov-08-04 09:27 PM
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5. Guadalajara has a big colony of gringos.

Try that city.

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