While my beloved wife, Linda, is not thrilled that the strongest Mexican hurricane on record (1997) is named after her, we are praying that Hurricane Rick does not push past second place to claim the crown. Hurricane Rick is barreling north along … [Continue reading]
Baggage Carry-on At La Paz, Mexico Airport
WARNING! Pack your carry-on bags prudently the next time you depart from Mexico! If anyone knows specifics of a new carry-on policy in Mexico, I'd love to hear them. For now I can only share my experience departing from the La Paz International … [Continue reading]
Extension IRS Voluntary Offshore Disclosure
Today one of our accountants announced that IRS extended the deadline for the previously reported Voluntary Offshore Disclosure from September 23, 2009 to October 15, 2009, in order to "provide relief for those taxpayers who had intended to come … [Continue reading]
Exchanging dollars to pesos
Exchanging money in La Paz is more challenging these days. The banks I normally use will no longer exchange U.S. dollars for pesos. We have to use a cambio, or money changing service. I am told this is a government regulation to stem the flow of … [Continue reading]