Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Jazz Music at Tanino's Wine Lounge on October 30th

Jazz at Tanino's Wine Lounge on October 30th!

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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Daylight Savings Time Starts TONIGHT in Mexico

Photo Credit: InTheRoo.com


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What's Your Fav PoMo Food?

When traveling, it's the Cardinal Sin not to eat the local food.

We are really lucky in Puerto Morelos because we have GREAT food ...and a lot of it!

There are TONS of restaurants!

My very favorite food is Cochinita Pibil. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a restaurant in PM serving it up at the moment. Or is there somewhere I am missing?

So, here's the question: What's your favorite local dish? Where do you go to enjoy it?


Please leave your comments in the comment section of this blog post and everyone can have a list of "must try" foods the next time they head out to eat.


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Thursday, October 24, 2013

PGA OHL Mayakoba Classic Golf Tournament in November 2013!

Remember that the PGA Golf Tournament, the OHL Mayakoba Classic, has been moved to November.

Thursday, November 14 to Sunday, November 17, 2013

This gives it a better, non-competing, weekend, so they are expecting the top-notch players to attend.

Here is the PGA´s website about the Tournament.

The actual Tournament's website was not working at the time of this blog post, but I would expect it to be back up and running soon.

If you are looking for accommodations to attend the tournament, we have LOTS of Private Homes and Condominiums in Puerto Morelos - just 10 minutes from the tournament course!


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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Charity Golf Tournament on October 26th!

Attention Golfers! Playa del Carmen's Rotary Club is hosting a golf tournament on October 26th, 2013.

All event proceeds will support Seaside Rotary projects that benefit disadvantaged youth and families in Playa del Carmen. Rotary sponsored initiatives such as The KKIS Project have helped hundreds of at risk children by providing much needed and expensive school supplies and providing ongoing English language support in the classrooms.

So, if you are up for a round of golf for a great cause and an opportunity to meet fellow golfers in the area, check out more info and be sure to register by clicking here.

1500 pesos per golfer and 20% discount for foursomes.


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Halloween 2013 in Puerto Morelos

Halloween 2013 in Puerto Morelos!!

Here in Puerto Morelos, there isn't an open trick-or-treating as one may be used to in your home country. However, a group of dedicated folks bring the magic of Halloween alive each year. The little ghosts and goblins follow a route around the downtown area. Those wishing to pass out candy are welcome to station yourselves along the route.



If you have children that wish to participate, please be in the Town Square at 5 pm.

If you wish to pass out candy, please contact Frank Reams.

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Monday, October 21, 2013

In-Office Training of Property Caretakers

For several years, Mayan Riviera Properties has had a continuing education program for the caretakers of our clients' properties. Today, the guys are receiving the latest updates in pool and hot tub maintenance.



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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Keeping on Top of Mexico's Evolving Investment Climate

As members of AMPI (Mexico's Professional Real Estate Association), we are big supporters - for obvious reasons - of continuing education in order to provide the best services for our clients.

Over the summer, Laura Lecchi, was certified in Condominium Administration.

Last Thursday, I attended a workshop on Fideicomisos. For any of you wondering if they are going to get rid of the Fideicomiso, my best guess is not any time soon.

On Friday, Kim and I attended the Real Estate Business Summit Cancun 2013. We learned about new
transparency laws affecting real estate transactions, the status of a new Real Estate Law for the state of Quintana Roo (Licensing will soon be a requirement, not an option. Yahoo!), and received an update on the progress of the Tax Reform bill that is currently being negotiated in the Federal Congress.

I don't think it is an understatement that if you are interested in investing in Mexico, finding a licensed professional is the safest way to go. Mexico is a developing country, meaning that it is modernizing, evolving, and the rules of the game will change. Finding an agent who is armed with the latest and CORRECT knowledge can save you time, grief, and money!



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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Underwater Sculpture Museum is Complete!

Jason DeCaires Tayler, fellow Puerto Morelian, has been toiling away in his Puerto Morelos workshop for several years now, creating an amazing underwater sculpture museum. His work is finally complete. Check out a video here.

He and his family are headed back to Europe. I wish them safe travels!!

Have any of you gotten to dive the site? I´d love to hear about your experience by leaving a comment on this post!


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Monday, October 7, 2013

Correction to Today's Post

My mistake!

Earlier today (Monday, for those of you who will be seeing this in your email inbox on Tuesday), we shared a tip about the compatibility of dryers. It contained an error which has now been corrected in the article.

Dryers in Mexico usually come with Natural Gas fittings and need to be re-fitted with Propane fittings. Please refer to the original, corrected article for the full info.

Thanks for catching my error!

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Wait! Don't Connect Your New Dryer Just Yet!

Wait!! Did you know that that you cannot just begin using your new Dryer you bought in Mexico?

Most dryers (especially if they are imported) come factory-installed with a gas attachment for Natural Gas gas, rather than propane. Here in Mexico, the gas is propane, not Natural Gas. 

But here's the tricky part: Physically, you can still attach the lines - even though the dryer doesn't have the appropriate type of fittings. The Natural Gas fittings will let too much propane into your dryer, which can cover your clothes in soot, ruin the dryer, or even start a fire.

All dryer manufacturers will send a tech out, for free, to install the correct propane fitting kit. Just give the 01-800 number that came with your new dryer a call to set up an appointment. Usually, they are out in just a few days.

Most locals don't use dryers, it's mostly us crazy gringos. So, it used to be quite common for your plumber to not know about needing to switch the fittings. Now, many of them are used to us gringos drying our clothes, rather than using free sun and wind. It's not the problem that it used to be, but it is still worth the reminder --- especially for those do-it-yourselfers.

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

The Magic of Puerto Morelos

As this tropical storm/depression Karen passes us by, I thought I'd share a promo video of Puerto Morelos that was recently posted by the Mexico News Network.

P.S. Puerto Morelian, Frank Reams, gets some serious air time :)




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