Unkind people are always asking me why I am not yet bilingual, and it hurts. My French teacher at boarding FULL STORY
Under the Palapa
Trials of a columnist: ‘You write rubbish’
I have always thought of myself as a normal type of person, not particularly good at much, but not a FULL STORY
No running at 70, more like shuffling
Two weeks ago I had my 70th birthday, which was lovely, if these things can be counted as lovely, since FULL STORY
The worst job in PV? Dancing pharmacist
Last week I told you about my attempts to find a way to earn a living in Puerto Vallarta. Here FULL STORY
Job opportunities are few in Puerto Vallarta
Just to give you an update on our condo situation, the annual general meeting has been cancelled. Why, you may FULL STORY
Semana Santa: chaos, fun, incredible noise
I started this column because I wanted to chronicle my almost suicidal journey through the vagaries of buying a condo FULL STORY
God made Costco for good, orange cheddar
If I am honest, and I try to be in these columns although a few people think I make this stuff FULL STORY
Getting beach time in Puerto Vallarta
I love the beaches of Puerto Vallarta, although aficionados will tell you the eastern beaches of Mexico are the best: FULL STORY
PV friends are nothing like old ones at home
Among the many things you find in Puerto Vallarta is that you are capable of making new friends who are FULL STORY
Buyer beware when renting off Internet
The year is shooting along pleasantly as it always does for us here in the paradise of Puerto Vallarta, but FULL STORY
Star-struck lovers got to enjoy condo first
Editor’s note: After a hiatus of several months, Chris Dalton is back with his reports on the trials and the joys FULL STORY
Doing Bugs Bunny act didn’t find the carrots
When we first moved to Puerto Vallarta, I had been afraid to go to the nearby supermarket called Leys because, FULL STORY
Mopping is a good talent but not nude
You never know what you are going to pick up as a new talent when you move to Mexico. Many FULL STORY
Mexico a place to be embraced every day
Well, what a controversial column that was: “What do you do every day in Mexico?” I have never received so FULL STORY
How one spends a typical day in paradise
People are always asking me what I do all day now that I have been put out to pasture, or FULL STORY
The power went on and Chris passed out
It’s February 2011, and Eddy the Realtor has returned from his “breakdown” holiday at his father’s home back in Canada FULL STORY
Penalty clause issue: why blame realtor?
I want to take a moment to answer a question that shows up in my e-mail box quite often: Why FULL STORY
With extension cords, festivities go ahead
So here we were, my wife, two children (Olivia and James) and a seething me at Christmas 2011, and still FULL STORY
Realtor has meltdown, buyers turn to drink
Good news. I sat down with Eddy the Realtor for an audit after Juan the contractor whispered in my ear FULL STORY
At the 2nd storey, the fridge began to spin
So here we were in the middle of December 2011. Two of our children would arrive in Puerto Vallarta the FULL STORY
Some advice: MX will kill you if you let it
I want to take a minute before I go on with my grim story to address the e-mails I have FULL STORY
More happy news: no tiles for the terrace
No sooner had I returned to Victoria, British Columbia, in late September 2011 than Eddy the Realtor phoned me with FULL STORY
Lady Luck shows up in form of strong dollar
The unexpectedly large “closing cost” of US $18,000 had just been dropped into our lap and I wondered what more FULL STORY
Garbage pickup, dogs and other joys of PV
Before I continue with our misadventures of buying a condo in Mexico circa 2011, I would like to pause to FULL STORY
No elevator or power, water in living room
It was time to go back to Puerto Vallarta, so in July 2011 I flew in to a steamy, rainy FULL STORY