Friends from Tulsa, Oklahoma, visited over the last weekend. When they left, there had been rain, thunderstorms and tornadoes in the area. Email from them...
Sorry not to have been more responsive in the past few days. Having fun with out of town visitors has left me with limited time to correspond on the web. ...
Hello, GDLAMIGOS...and thanks, Joseph, for creating this Yahoo group. For those of us who live in the city as well as those who are thinking about it, it's a...
Hola Everyone! Just joined the group today. I'm a single woman thinking about the possibility of retiring in Mexico (which won't be for another ten years or...
Marie...welcome to the group. I am in a similar situation. I currently live in Texas but am planning on retirement in Mexico in 4 years. I have done a good...
hello everyone, let me introduce myself. my name is purkey and i live in tuxpan, jalisco and have for four years. i'm the only gringo in town and like it that...
Just out of curiosity, what part of Gudadalajara do you live in? I know the majority of expatriates live outside the city along Lake Chapala, but I'm assuming...
Hi Ian, We live about 10 blocks east of Plaza del Sol and about four blocks from Lazaro Cardenas. We have been in this house about three months. Previously,...
Ian, I've read that there are a considerable number of English speaking expats who live in Guadalajara. The number is said to be somewhere around 50,000. That...
Aloha and Hola, My name is Ed and I am living in Honolulu, Hawaii. I am retired from the Univ. of Texas at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Tex. I've been...
Hi Ed, I have tried several times to send to your email @ hawaiiante All I get is "Sorry, I couldn't find any host by that name." I cannot even reply to a...
... Have you tried using the link on the right side of his message: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GDLAMIGOS/message/23 ? ...Under his user name and his online...
A friend called a few minutes ago and asked what 350°F was in Celsius. FYI, Mexico operates on the metric system. So, our ovens have baking temps designated...
Hola and Aloha, Just a quick check in, I have been having computer problems but all is well again. It's working fine and I'm getting excited about coming to ...
Start making your plans for a great time in Guadalajara. Jalisco is the home of Mariachi music and each September, the International Mariachi Festival and...
Each September, Guadalajara is host to the International Mariachi Festival and Charreria. This year the festival runs August 30 through September 9. There...
Hola and Aloha Everyone..... I have a question about phone cards. I will be traveling to GDL in September and would like to visit with some people directly...
Chris, who does more phoning to the States and has more incoming calls from the States than I, may be able to answer your questions best. BFN Joseph...
... To be honest, I don't get very many calls from the United States at all, and when I do, they just call my cell phone. I use Telcel Amigo pre-paid cards,...
A correction... ... Silly me! I was doing the peso->dollar conversion wrong. You'd think I'd have it down by now. The phone cards from our corner guy...
No Problem......... I understand exactly. I do the same thing when I travel to Thailand. It's 32 baht to the dollar there, I have to carry an exchange rate...
Thank You, my gosh you do know a lot about phone cards. I have not phoned the phone card company, but I will, for sure. Connection fee is something I never...
Hola Everyone... I'm the guy from Hawaii traveling to GDL in late September. I'm interested in your ideas of a hotel, a friend of mine is visiting GDL at the...
Hotel San Francisco is right in the heart of the historic center, within walking distance of everything, including quite a few gay bars - and baths. Zapopan...