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Canadian woman living in Cancun, Mexico with her Mexican husband and their MexiCanadian son. Explore Cancun from a locals perspective and read about the trials and tribulations of being an ex-pat in Mexico.
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Tourist Boat Sinks in Cancun
photo courtesy Por EstoThe sinking of the tourist boat "Sea Star" in the Cancun hotel zone is today's front page news. The 250 person capacity catamaran owned by Club Lagoon was traveling between Can...
Cranky Car Shopping Canuck
We are shopping for a car. Well, trying to shop for a car. It is freaking unbelievable to me how terrible the service is at every dealership we walk into. I am not accustomed to having to chase dow...
Wicked Weather
We went to Dolphin Discovery on Isla Mujeres today and it was lovely, hot even. Towards the end of the afternoon the clouds started really rolling in and I knew we were going to see some rain. What ...
12 Days of Christmas, Cancun style
We had an absolutely fabulous couple of days celebrating Christmas with family and friends, I'm all warm and fuzzy here. We had Christmas dinner with the Brit Family and Kansas and Kansas' daughter. ...
Beach day in Cancun
We had a fabulous time at the beach today! The weather was just great, about 85 F, a little breeze, fluffy white clouds, perfect. We went to Playa Langosta which is a favourite for a few reasons. N...
Busy Weekend for the Canuck in Cancun
As busy as I was this weekend, I couldn't help but feel guilty about not blogging, how weird is that? I won't bore you with all the details, but here's a breakdown of what our pre-Christmas weekend w...
The Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe
As always, when it's a special day in Mexico, it's a special day on my blog! Today we are going to learn about the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, one of the most significant historical/religious ev...
Christmas in Mexico- Posada Season
It's that time of year again, the season of the "posada". Around here that word has a couple of meanings. Number one, a "posada" is the traditional drunken office party, celebrating the season with ...
Cancun's Atlante Win the Soccer Championship!
So I'm not much of a soccer fan, doesn't matter, I couldn't help but get caught up in the excitement of Cancun's new soccer team Atlante winning the championship game. This is such positive news for ...
Canuck the Schmuck
Well, another day, another way to feel bad. I swear, this will not become the wah wah, poor Canuck blog, I'm just having a bad run. Today I am feeling really miserable about something I did not do y...
Gambling in Cancun- PlayCity
Over the years many people have asked whether there is legalized gambling in Cancun. Up until now, there hasn't been, except for sports betting at Caliente. Last night while at Plaza Kukulkan, I not...
Scrooge Canuck
I have never been a big holiday lover, usually Christmas brings me down. It's been better since having a kid, and I know this year will be the first time that Max understands the whole deal so I am h...
Big Surf in Cancun
Enjoy two minutes and seven seconds of crashing waves and the dulcet tones of Mr. Christopher Cross. This is Playa Marlin, behind Plaza Kukulcan. ...
Lost Weekend in Cancun
So, JJ called me out for not posting all weekend, I do apologize, I've been covered in sand and nowhere near a keyboard (thank the goddess!). As mentioned in Friday morning's post, Max and I met up w...
Vamos a la Playa
Since I am planning to go to the beach today, I figured I would leave you with my beach theme song. Presenting to you a very cheesy video from the Righeira, the 80's pop group from Italy, singing in ...
There's an iguana on my back!
Max and I have a big thing for iguanas. Sometimes I think he more than I but it's a close competition. He wakes up in the morning pointing out the window and saying "Take pictures iguanas mommy?". ...
Stop sign, schmop sign- Playing Frogger in Cancun
Everyday I am forced to cross a very busy intersection as I am walking to pick up Max from school. Everyday I take my life in my hands in said crossing. The intersection is an enormous "glorieta" (t...
Why I can't go "home"
Brice has kindly reminded me of the most dreaded event of all things Canadian.....it's a four letter word, watch out.......S-N-O-W. Oh dear, I can't believe I actually typed that dirty dirty word. I...
American Thanksgiving in Cancun
Well, I totally missed (forgot about) Canadian Thanksgiving last month, bad Canuck. Luckily, I can make up for it today and give thanks for all the great things in my life. A good friend is having a...
A Mythological Moment- The Aluxes
I love learning about the myths and legends of Mexico, particularly of the Yucatan. The Mayan people have a rich culture of mystical beings and practices and the Alux (pronounced "aloosh") is one of ...
Sharks! Piranha! Moray! Oh my!
It's a long weekend here in Cancun though in Mexico we call it a "puente" or "bridge" weekend. Whatever you call it, we've got Monday off for the Day of Revolution (which is actually Tuesday). We go...
