The Insider’s Guide: 20+ Amazing Things to do in Merida, Mexico

plaza grand in merida mexico from above

Merida, Mexico, holds a special place in my heart. I lived there for four years and have returned at least once a year ever since, especially since my mom retired there. During a couple of recent visits, I fell in love with the city all over again, this time through the eyes of loved ones, […]

Discovering Merida Restaurants: Fresh Finds & Old Favorites

casual food at a Merida Restaurant with a soda on a green table cloth

As I’m gearing up for a few weeks back in Mérida a city I called home on and off for 4 years, I’ve already started checking out some new restaurants because, let’s be real, eating while traveling is hands down one of my favorite things to do. It’s been a couple of years since I […]

Moving to Mexico: Cost of Living in Merida Mexico

Why We Moved to Merida Lindsay and I have toyed with the idea of moving to another country for nearly 2 years before we took the plunge. Three years ago we lived in Seoul, South Korea. While I enjoyed the adventures of expat life, Lindsay struggled with being so far away from family. Our original […]

My Experience with Health Care in Mexico

We’d only been planning, packing and dreaming of our time in Merida for 5 months when we finally got here. We immediately tossed our bags in the perfectly tiled rooms and jumped in the pool. That was a moment I’d been dreaming about for months. I stole the photo from Airbnb and used it as […]