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Mexico Matt
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Добавлен 3 авг 2012
Born and raised in Tennessee before eventually spending 15 years working in Seattle. I have traveled to 30+ countries, but now my wife Ali and I are making a go out of living and working in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Here I'll share videos of life in Mexico and our experience of building and remodeling our homes, as well as our travels outside of our home base. Thanks for watching!
A Brief Explainer on Mexican Currency
The lesson you never knew you always needed before visiting Mexico.
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Our favorite credit card is the Chase Sapphire Reserve. It's a premium card for travelers, and includes: $900 towards travel after spending $400 in the first 3 months, plus $300 a year in travel credit, free Global Entry TSA Pre-Check, Access to 1,300 Airport Lounges, and Lots More.
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Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com
If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supporting us in making more content: zihuatravels.com/support-us/
OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
Become an AirBnb Host and get $25 for signing up here: www.airbnb.com/r/zihuatravels?s=6&t=061n0g
Our favorite credit card is the Chase Sapphire Reserve. It's a premium card for travelers, and includes: $900 towards travel after spending $400 in the first 3 months, plus $300 a year in travel credit, free Global Entry TSA Pre-Check, Access to 1,300 Airport Lounges, and Lots More.
APPLY HERE: www.referyourchasecar...
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Be Careful with this Credit Card Scam
Просмотров 267День назад
It's less a scam than a little trick that could cost you hundreds or thousands of pesos in Mexico. But hopefully this will help prevent the bank from taking more than they should. Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supporting us in making more content: zihuatravels.com/support-us/ OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNE...
El Hijo de la Tiznada in Zihua: They Have the Meats!
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Make sure to check out El Hijo de la Tiznada the next time you're in Zihua! Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supporting us in making more content: zihuatravels.com/support-us/ OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Become an AirBnb Host and get $25 for signing up here: www.airbnb.com/r/zihuatravels?s=6&t=061n0g Our...
Backup Tinaco Water System
Просмотров 20321 день назад
Until now, no electricity equaled no water. Now we have our backup water system, so when we lose power the backup tinaco automatically kicks in and releases up to 450 liters of water throughout the property. When that runs out, we're using the rain barrels or the pool! Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supportin...
Zihuatanejo Nights: Walking The New Centro
Просмотров 470Месяц назад
The government spent the last 3 or 4 months replacing the cobblestone pedestrian streets, repairing sidewalks and coverings, and adding better lighting in Centro. Here's a tour. Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supporting us in making more content: zihuatravels.com/support-us/ OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:...
House Sitting in Mexico: What Could Possibly go Wrong?!
Просмотров 338Месяц назад
Do you want to house sit, or do you have a home and need a house sitter? After 7 years we think we are finally figuring out how to find a good house sitter. Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supporting us in making more content: zihuatravels.com/support-us/ OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Become an AirBnb Hos...
Sam's Club Tour Zihuatanejo, Mexico
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Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supporting us in making more content: zihuatravels.com/support-us/ OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Become an AirBnb Host and get $25 for signing up here: www.airbnb.com/r/zihuatravels?s=6&t=061n0g Our favorite credit card is the Chase Sapphire Reserve. It's a premium card for...
Chines-House: Chinese Food in Zihuatanejo
Просмотров 323Месяц назад
Restaurant Spotlight! Our favorite chinese restaurant in Zihuatanejo. Not sure why they spell chinese without the second "e", but the food is great, and it's an all Mexican staff working there! Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supporting us in making more content: zihuatravels.com/support-us/ OTHER WAYS TO SUPP...
Bringing a Drone into Mexico: What's the Law?
Просмотров 2782 месяца назад
The Mexican Law for RPAS Drone is NOM 107 SCT3 2019. Here it is: www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/602732/nom-107-sct3-2019-201119.pdf Here's the list of helipads in Mexico: www.gob.mx/afac/acciones-y-programas/base-de-datos-de-aerodromos-y-helipuertos Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supporting us in maki...
First Time in the US in 20 months and I went where?
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OMAHA! Had to do it. Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supporting us in making more content: zihuatravels.com/support-us/ OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Become an AirBnb Host and get $25 for signing up here: www.airbnb.com/r/zihuatravels?s=6&t=061n0g Our favorite credit card is the Chase Sapphire Reserve. It...
10 Tasks You Should Be Doing On Your Home (in Mexico)
Просмотров 4822 месяца назад
Here are 10 items I think are important to do in keeping up with your home maintenance and not allowing any surprise issues arise. Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supporting us in making more content: zihuatravels.com/support-us/ OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Become an AirBnb Host and get $25 for signing ...
Restaurant Spotlight: Ubuntu!
Просмотров 2662 месяца назад
Our favorite breakfast spot since 2017. Interested in our Rental Properties or Services? Visit zihuatravels.com If you enjoy our videos, then please consider supporting us in making more content: zihuatravels.com/support-us/ OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Become an AirBnb Host and get $25 for signing up here: www.airbnb.com/r/zihuatravels?s=6&t=061n0g Our favorite credit card is the Chase S...
Mexico's Political Parties: How Elections and The Government Work
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Mexico's Political Parties: How Elections and The Government Work
Pickleball Tournament in Mexico City
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Pickleball Tournament in Mexico City
Visiting the First Michelin Rated Taqueria in Mexico City
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Visiting the First Michelin Rated Taqueria in Mexico City
Best Hike in Zihuatanejo: Cliffside Natural Pool, Remote Beach and Cave
Просмотров 4253 месяца назад
Best Hike in Zihuatanejo: Cliffside Natural Pool, Remote Beach and Cave
Ceiba Studio Condominiums Zihuatanejo Tour
Просмотров 5633 месяца назад
Ceiba Studio Condominiums Zihuatanejo Tour
Restaurant Spotlight: La Modosita Burgers in Zihua!
Просмотров 2794 месяца назад
Restaurant Spotlight: La Modosita Burgers in Zihua!
Barra de Potosi near Zihuatanejo, Mexico: HillTop Hike
Просмотров 2464 месяца назад
Barra de Potosi near Zihuatanejo, Mexico: HillTop Hike
The Hike to Nowhere (Some Nice Views): Hiking Above Zihuatanejo
Просмотров 4254 месяца назад
The Hike to Nowhere (Some Nice Views): Hiking Above Zihuatanejo
Restaurant Spotlight: La Travesia in La Madera
Просмотров 4015 месяцев назад
Restaurant Spotlight: La Travesia in La Madera
Tire Destroyed By Pothole on the Mexican Highway
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Tire Destroyed By Pothole on the Mexican Highway
The Legend of The Abandoned House: Manzanillo, Mexico
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The Legend of The Abandoned House: Manzanillo, Mexico
Driving to Manzanillo: Pacific Coast Highway Mexico from Zihuatanejo
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Driving to Manzanillo: Pacific Coast Highway Mexico from Zihuatanejo
ATV Adventure Ride to an Abandoned Ecological Park
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ATV Adventure Ride to an Abandoned Ecological Park
Isla Ixtapa: Walking the Entire Island
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Isla Ixtapa: Walking the Entire Island
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Nice video. During what month were you there? I'll be there next June and I'm surprised/concerned that you were there that long and didn't see any lions!
May. Just missed the lions by a few days!
No cambio
I did in fact learn something today. Thank you. I fly to our dusty desert trailer in Apache Junction Arizona 🌵tomorrow. It will be very hot 🥵 over 45C / 110F Yikes 😳 Off to Mérida Nov 20. See you in Zihuatanejo January15.
sounds a little stressful, so the employees are making an innocent mistake?
Tired of these gringos in Mexico mannnnn
Thank you for the heads up...we, like you, always ask to be charged in pesos. Never have had issues but we do use alot of cash while in mexico
Hola Matt! Yo tenía el mismo problema hasta que decidí abrir una cuenta de banco en pesos. Así me ahorro el mal sabor de que me cobren de más. Y me di cuenta que los bancos en México ofrecen más intereses en inversión porque ya tienen competencia del Banco del Bienestar. Saludos
Claro, y los intereses que ofrecen los bancos aquí son muy buenos (tenemos una cuento con Intercam), pero me gusta usar mi tarjeta de Chase con cosas grandes (caros) porque ofrece alguna seguridad en caso de que el producto no funcione bien.
So it's not a "scam." Got it.
swindley? schemey? scammy? scamsonite! There's no benefit to the consumer to convert to dollars, and the bank is the only one that profits from this flimflam.
It's always something. I just give people all the money I have, and then I don't have to worry about it anymore. Nice couch, btw. Hope you and Ali are doing well!😊
@@TomandJulieMineExploring haha well, I'm happiest when I'm griping about something!
There’s always a damn learning curve. We use the bank 🏧 and avoid your mentioned overcharges. Then we pay cash for everything. If I remember the 15th and 30th of each month are very busy at the banks. Those may be paydays? There is more security those days,I’m not sure if that is good or bad. I usually do banking late morning in broad daylight.
@@kerryfromaj9032 Salary workers may be paid on 15th & 30th, not sure. But the hourly and daily workers get paid on Saturday's. It's definitely a cash economy.
Am thinking of just doing a cisterna and pump straight to the house, probably will have a back up pump… I just hate how ugly the tinacos look on top of the houses
We're coming for the first time next week. Do you have any recommendations for realtors for rental and perhaps eventual purchase? Also, thank you so much for all that you share. These have been so helpful!
Have a great stay! I made a video a few years ago, A Buyer's Guide to Property in Zihuatanejo, and that has a list of realtors in it.
looks really yummy, kind of surprising about the non-Chinese staff
Looks nice! love the little baño pictures there, had to rewind to make sure what I was seeing
Hola vecinos! Me gustó que mostraron el baño! Soy muy crítico de los baños en restaurantes. Si el baño está limpio, la cocina está limpia! Saludos
Hi Ali. Nice job on the video. Glad that you have everything working properly now!😊
omg, what an exciting scary adventure!
Great video short, sweet and accurate. You have to be a resident in Mexico and application will ask your resident address in Mexico but they will only return it to the DHL office. At least that is how its done in Yucatan
@@rickhemphill2970 good info. Thanks!
I watched them work on your project last week from my hotel. Braver than me. That is very high off of the ground.
This reminds me of the custom work I used to do. I still enjoy designing and figuring stuff out. Nice to see you are constantly upgrading and improving your life in Zihuatanejo.
I love when you post informative videos like this. Home upkeep and repair in Mexico is so unique and interesting to watch. Thanks for sharing!
Having just visited Zihua, im pretty sure they are doing fine just the way they want it. So ignorant wanting to change a city for your own reasons. Go change NY or Chicago or Filly. Those places could use your input
@@enchiladasmith014 I'm a Mexican resident, I live here year round, own several properties and a business here, have adopted a half dozen animals from here, we've helped care for hundreds of other street animals here, assisted two local low income families build homes by donating money and labor, and all our friends live here. So why is it ignorant to not want to make the place I live and love better? Do you not care about where you live and your community?
We love ZIhua just not in June July and Aug...its too hot. We visit in Feb and March but Nov and Dec are wonderful too. Love all the improvements they have made on and off centro. You spoke about safety and i would agree that it is very safe all day long everywhere.
Coming for the 1st time the end of this month. Thank you so much for all of these videos. So helpful!
We love Zihuatenajo and love getting out of the Iowa winter. Great bands every night at Baracruda's. Great hotel right downtown Zihuatenajo.
Great video. You guys look great. Just booked our trip to Holiday Inn Resort in Ixtapa for Jan 23 - Feb 20, 2025. Hoping to be able to arrange to meet up with you guys this coming year.
Good timing on video. Just arrived today for a week stay.
Lucky you. Enjoy your trip
Los Narvales is my favourite special occasion restaurant. Amazing spicy 🌶️ tuna, big portions and good prices. If it’s a birthday or get together it’s here.
@@kerryfromaj9032 think we've eaten there once or twice. We're trying to venture out and hit more places
Let me know when you guys want to leave zihua for six months I will house sit.. Jajaja😎
Sure, but when you are the landlord you gotta deal with all the problems, and there's always something!
Provecho!
Kerrygold Grass fed butter 😋
Was this video made before or after huricane ottis
@@scottjdavidson8931 before
We have visited before and find that they carry most of the things we buy in the US too. Good to hear that the appliances and other big items are a good deal.
I used my US Sam’s card there, no photo.
We also use our US card at that same store when we come down without issue. 👍
Our apartment was up the hill behind the restaurant. We overlooked Coppel over to the bay view. We were lazy one day and had dinner at this Chinese restaurant and ate just short of stuffed so we could have breakfast leftovers. Very good idea to bring take away containers. I always packed around a fold up cooler as well that I actually bought at Coppel. The Guadalajara store beside Coppel has everything at good prices to get you settled in on arrival. From paper products, food, protein milk and pharmaceuticals. Across the street is my favourite ice cream 🍦 place, very reasonable and I had many visits there leading to weight gain. Our apartment was nice and is available for about $750 US per month. It is for sale for way under $70,000 US. We are spending Nov to Jan in Veracruz, Merida and Progreso. Then Jan in Ixtapa. Feb and March in Zihuatanejo. We booked everything because airfare and accommodations get scarce and more expensive very early. Zihuatanejo is very popular now with tourists.
Merida is near the top of our list, but all of those 3 are unknown to us still!
excellent, thank you!
We got caught bringing ours in a couple years ago. Same drone that you have (maybe a prior model). Anyway, as a precaution we even brought our receipt showing the value ($400) and they made us pay a “tax” which was the equivalent of $75 US. Lucky you! At least they didn’t confiscated it.
Thanks for sharing. The law seems pretty clear, but you just don't know if the person checking your luggage will follow the law or force a "tax" on you. We've been lucky to have mostly good experiences coming through customs.
Good information, Matt. The guy who stayed above us at Casa Linda was flying one. I bet Ali was happy to see you. Watch that drinking and droning!🍺🍺🍻
@@TomandJulieMineExploring thanks! I'm a bad enough sober drone driver.
We fly on Sun Country Airlines from Minneapolis to Zihuatenajo a direct flight for about $750 round trip. To rent a car and drive to Omaha isn't too expensive. You might think about Sun Country next time you come to the US. We will be in Zihuatenajo in January.
It was a last minute booking, but worked out, as I was able to see my brother's family in Dallas. Plus I used airline points for each leg!
Hello Mexico Matt! Thanks for this video, very helpful! What color was your wife using on the interior? It looked whitish which is exactly what I’d like. Thanks!
I think it was Arena Mediterraneo from Comex.
Finally get to meet your wife❣️❣️❣️ I would love to meet you both soon in Zihua!
That's great. She's always running around town!
I am coming to Troncones. I would love to see your place!
Good Job, tu vecina Zihua
Bother, me and my wife enjoy watching every video you share. We also live in Tennessee and are making the move to zihuatanejo this December and start a new life. Thank you for your content.
Awesome, will be great to have a few more Tennesseans here!
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Im about to renew my passport. But I have a question, on the DS-82, what address did you put, the one in mexico or the one in US?
You are going to put your mailing address, which if you are renewing from Mexico should be in Mexico.
If you in Mexico and a renewal which is now done "online" they will send it back to the DHL office you purchased the mail kit. At least that is the way its done in Merida Yucatan
Great reminders Matt. Especially about the batteries.
When is the rainy season there? We are thinking of going In October
Jun - Oct.
Nice to see you today! We have a small trailer in the Arizona desert 🌵 Lately it has been hot 🥵 like up to 115F. We are back at our apartment in Vancouver Canada now. The trailer…we line the windows with thermal bubble wrap. I turn off water and pour enviro safe antifreeze in toilet and drains to keep sewer gas and sewer cockroaches out. The car gets shade, I take my good tires off and store in a “cooler” darker place. Have spare old tires to put on and leave car blocked up barely touching the ground. Power off. Water filters drained and housings cleaned for easy start up with new filters on return. Our little sweat😅box 📦 trailer is shut down and we have gated community with hired security. I am back in AZ in 60 days. See you in Zihuatanejo next January.