Fiance visas We spoke earlier, about fiance visas being more appropriate than a tourist visa when the intent is to marry, and live in the U.S....
Get the ones with "chipotles" chilis. Served in a shallow "soup" you sop up as you eat them, the fresh bread they come with is fabulous....
Cost of health insurance It was reported, today, that Blue Cross of California has announced rate increases of 39% per annum in premiums for...
"The Great Recession" Not exactly on point, but interesting, nevertheless, is an article appearing online, from the Atlantic Magazine, titled,...
"Dive"? What did I miss? (Maybe I lived in China too long, after all.)
There have been more sunny and warm days, in recent weeks, than the opposite. This AM, it's partly cloudy, a little breezy, and we're planning to...
Another poster to this forum went to the offices of INAPAM, today, to apply for a card. Although greeted by an extremely pleasant and somewhat...
Although this thread is about MagicJack, I'd like to add that we've been using Skype for years and found it very cheap and normally quite good....
Sorry, Life, you did: it was your use of the word "should" that left me feeling uncertain, and you may have been just as positive with the...
Life wrote: So true, Life, greed has no boundary, no point at which the greedy will say, "I have enough." Even when all the comforts of life...
That sounds like the answer to my question! No tax or duties on cash, but you must declare it.
We do as you said for living expenses: it ends up costing about one percent of the sums withdrawn if we access cash through ATMs using our "check...
Pretty funny, Gonzo! (But, I'm not at all superstitious!:icon_wink:) Life, your comment about the personal safety issue is an interesting one,...
While declaring it, if required to do so by Mexican Law, what is the largest sum of money, in USD, that you can carry with you into Mexico without...
Corruption is easy to understand, and hard to stop, because people will, in many cases, think paying to get a favorable decision from a...
Mandela Today, Feb 11, 2010, is the twentieth anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison in S. Africa. Here is a look at the event-...
Rivergirl wrote: So the papers continue to say. The latest reported in the press was that they considered from 6-24 months, those who were...
Ditto, John! See you, and those great beaches again, soon! V.
Why pay at all, Dave? They stop you because they hope you'll pay, not because they think you're doing anything wrong. Come down here with the...
Those factors are/may be at play, here, but the case is not just about that. I'm sure there are people who would like to know. A surprising...
