Tips for Telchac Puerto

Before the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic hit North America, we were lucky enough to spend two weeks in the Mexican Yucatan.  Most of the time was spent at a rental property in Telchac Puerto (“Telchac”).  Telchac is a small fishing village with a quiet beach, friendly locals, plenty of restaurants and lots of sunshine in February. Read More…

The Best of San Juan Del Sur

We spent two fabulous weeks in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua with Al’s sister and her husband.  Before we went, we agreed we were not going to go back to any restaurants.  Well, that didn’t happen.  Although San Juan Del Sur has an abundance of restaurants, we did find ourselves going back to a few Read More…

Grocery Prices in Puerto Plata

In March, I went to an all-inclusive resort in Puerto Plata to celebrate a friend’s milestone birthday.  Although we were at an all-inclusive, we made our way to the local grocery store to check out prices and buy a few things.  My list of everyday grocery items for travellers came along as usual: Bananas, Ground Read More…

Why I Tried Driving a Transport Truck

As I’ve mentioned in other posts, Al and I are looking at our retirement options even though we’re still about four years away from retiring.  We are seriously looking at selling the house and hitting the road fulltime. One of the options we’ve been exploring is buying a 5th wheel trailer and a truck to Read More…