Aspen Mimics San Miguel de Allende’s Quality of Life

Aspen, Colorado has a reputation as an exclusive enclave—think The Billionaires Club—unattainable unless your last box office grossed nine figures.  But some of us remember when it wasn’t always that way.  We remember back when a day’s lift ticket didn’t read more...

Yes, You Can Retire in San Miguel de Allende Before You’re 80

San Francisco-based bank Wells Fargo released the results last month of a recent survey of 1,500 adults polled by Harris Interactive.  The topic?  Retirement. Unfortunately, many aging adults seem to think that the concept of retirement is going the way read more...

Turnkey, Luxury Condo for Sale in San Miguel de Allende

Buying a home in San Miguel de Allende?  Some people take weeks—even months—to decide what’s best them.  Others—many others, in fact—know by the end of a week’s vacation here that the magic of San Miguel is their ideal, and they read more...

Alma Realty: Award-winning Service in San Miguel de Allende

Real estate companies abound in San Miguel.  They’re a bit like our local cacti: they freely sprout in the environment, but don’t always thrive.  After all, you’ll count 67 different realty firms in most directories, but try perusing their web read more...

U.S. Poverty Levels versus an Affordable Lifestyle in Mexico

This news just in! On November 7, the Associated Press posted a shocking report: the ranks of America’s poor are greater than previously known, now calculated to total 49.1 million people, or 16 percent of the U.S. population. Duh..! Do read more...

October 2011 Tourism in San Miguel de Allende: Astounding!

If you’re a “media lemming”—one of those readers who believes every negative thing printed stateside about Mexico—we’ve got news for you: tourism in San Miguel de Allende is nearly back to its 2005 peak! For starters, October just closed the read more...