Living Abroad in Mexico [Paperback]

Ken Luboff (Author)

Book Description

Series: Living Abroad | Publication Date: September 21, 2005

Imagine living in Mexico. Author Ken Luboff left his life in the states to make a home there, and shows readers how to make their own dreams take shape. With Ken's expertise, future expats will get the information they need on visas, money, jobs, housing, health, language, culture, and history. Whether it's an ocean-view condo in Puerto Vallarta, a rustic hideaway in Oaxaca, or a getaway in lively San Miguel do Allende, there's a place that matches their budget, needs, and dreams. With Living Abroad in Mexico, it's easy to make the dream become a reality.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 1 edition (September 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566919223
• ISBN-13: 978-1566919227
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book says it all, and it's fun to read, December 17, 2006

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AIM-Adventure in Mexico "www.Mexico-Newslette... (Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living Abroad in Mexico (Paperback)

As a newsletter that's been discussing where to live in Mexico for 30+ years, we find this book to be one of the best ever in terms of lifestyle issues. Particularly good chapters on planning a fact finding trip, starting a business, buying property. The text is nicely broken up with case studies and inserts written by other gringos. The back has a very complete resource list (including the AIM Newsletter, but with the wrong address). Anyone considering a move to Mexico will know exactly what to expect day to day if they read this book. The best supplemental reading material will then be about specific places.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gem of a Book, September 16, 2007

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Gayla J. Pierce "[e-mail]" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living Abroad in Mexico (Paperback)

This is a delightful, easily read book that is packed with a lot of practical and useful information. Whether one intends to merely visit Mexico for more than a quick trip or plans to move there permanently, Living Abroad in Mexico covers all the bases from housing to communication to medical availability to food. The book presents a realistic idea of what life in Mexico is all about without being too rosy or to doom and gloom. The author did a tremendous job in conveying some of the cultural idiosyncracies and intangibles encountered when immersing oneself in a foreign environment. The one area of content that I can fault is that it does not cover Morelia, Oaxaca or Veracruz, which are large popular areas of Mexico with fast growing ex-pat communities. If these are a person's target area, this book will not provide as much detailed help as it does for areas such as San Miguel de Allende, Puerto Vallarta or Lake Chapala.

The book could probably use a little updating as things change. A passport is now needed to cross the border for re-entry into the U.S. and there has been a Presidential change in Mexico and some changes in policy on that side of the border as well. There are also a couple of minor errors in the resources that can easily be corrected in an update. And finally, while this comment has nothing to do with the quality of what's inside the book, it does have to do with the overall quality of the printing/publishing...the middle 150 pages of the book fell out as they were not bound properly.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just Okay..., December 28, 2007

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Gisele "Gisele" (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Living Abroad in Mexico (Paperback)

As a person about to move to a specific place for work, this text was not what I was looking for. It is more useful for someone who's not sure if Mexico is right for him or her and specifically for someone looking to go on a "fact-finding trip." If I had known that, I would not have made this purchase.

That said, the book has answered some of my questions, specifically about diet (vegetarianism), moving pets to Mexico and pet food brands available and office/working life.

If you are looking for a broad overview of what a move to Mexico book would be like, give this a try. If you want more in-depth information about what your daily life would be like and what the transition to a new culture would be like, check out "The Plain Truth about Living in Mexico" which I found to be much more informative.