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Brooke Gazer
writer, expat, entrepreneur
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Taking Stock of Our Renovation in Mexico
It has been a year since we arrived in Merida. I’d hoped that our renovation would be complete by now, but that was unrealistic. Before...
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Changed Careers to Move to Huatulco
As a golf course superintendent in Wyoming, Dan had a lot of downtime in the winter, so he and his wife were able to travel extensively....
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A Single Woman Chose the Simple Life in La Bocana
Shirley had been to Puerto Vallarta a few times on Vacation, but said she felt so much more at home in Huatulco. “Every time I came, I...
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Sailed In and Decided to Stay
In 2010, Vivien, and her husband Joel, sailed away from San Francisco. They were taking their time, stopping in several ports in Mexico,...
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A Hair Colorist Jumps Off the Treadmill
Kimberley and her husband moved to Huatulco from Edmonton, Alberta in 2010. “When he retired, Randy decided it would be cheaper to live...
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