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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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