Under the Palapa Archives - Mexico News Daily
  • Home
  • News
  • Life
  • People
  • Opinion
  • Subscribe
Skip to content

Under the Palapa

  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    For ‘amiable half-wit’ Spanish is a challenge

    Unkind people are always asking me why I am not yet bilingual, and it hurts. My French teacher at boarding  FULL STORY

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, 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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 2 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 3 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 3 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 3 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 3 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 3 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 3 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 3 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 3 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 3 years ago
  • chris dalton, under the palapa

    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

    About 3 years ago
  • Posts navigation

    Older posts
    Newer posts
Back to top
City not found, please try again.
Leesburg
Set Your Location
53°
sunny
37% humidity
wind: 18mph NW
H 57 • L 34
60°
Sat
62°
Sun
65°
Mon
Weather from Yahoo!

MOST POPULAR

  1. Cartel tortured and killed Jalisco students, dissolved bodies in acid
  2. Presidential candidates ‘gang up’ on López Obrador in first debate
  3. Mexico says no to Trump’s NAFTA-immigration link
  4. Mexico, European Union reach new trade deal, eliminating duties on most goods
  5. Citibanamex says likely win by AMLO means slower growth, weaker peso
THE MND POLL

What do you think?

THE STORY: Business group calls off airport study: ‘AMLO won’t listen’

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
  • • About
  • • Contact
  • • Privacy
  • • Subscribe
  • facebook
  • google plus
  • linked in
  • twitter
© 2018 Mexico News Daily
Receive Mexico news by email.
Sign up for our free email, Mexico News Today, and get the latest headlines three times a week.
YOUR EMAIL:
CITY:
COUNTRY: