San Miguel Church

Salma Hayak, Gunfights, DMV, and an Epic Road Trip

November 9th 2012
After nearly a 4000 mile road trip, we have reached our new home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. We left Merida, Mexico for Texas to have our car repaired. It was a drive of almost 1300 miles to repair the windshield, ignition and front end of our trusty (sort of) Saturn. We estimated it would take us about 4 days to get from the Yucatan to Brownsville, Texas. We planned to take the coast road t ... read more

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more

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Nanci and David Curry

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In July of 2011, we made the decision to leave our comfortable jobs in Northern California to see the world. We weren’t sure where we were going to go or how long we would be gone, but we wanted an adventure and we knew we could find it if we looked carefully enough. We would travel slowly, staying in cities and towns for longer periods than most tourists have time for. Hopefully, it would give us an opportunity to observe local life in a unique way. In June of 2019, we completed our 8th consecutive year of travel. We visited 53 countries on 4 continents and travelled for 2873 straight da... full info

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9th November 2012

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

YOU DESERVE THE BALLOONS
Talk about a round trip...Merida to San Miguel de Allende...the long long way...sounds gruelling but fun. You must love that car! Your new home looks amazing. Enjoy.

10th November 2012

nancic123
Nanci and David Curry

Love the car?
Thanks for writing, Dave - it mean a lot. I'm not sure if we "love" the car. I think it's more a matter of cost. It would cost us more if we were to buy a used car and then register it. We also found out that it normally takes 4-6 weeks to get a title for a car - something you need in Mexico and Central America!

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