By Suzanne A. Marshall from the May 2013 Edition You’ve heard the phrase ‘the more you know, the more you don’t know’? That’s close anyway if not exactly how it’s stated. I also think that the more you know, the more naive you can feel about the influences in your life that may have altered […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the May 2013 Edition  My long-time friend and retired nurse, Vicky Flores, has for many years collected and redistributed donations and contributions to the poor of the region. Cash donations are converted to food and medical supplies. Last fall, she donated a computer to a nearby school. She is able […]
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In this issue: Nature Roots – Pink Trumpet Tree – Tommy Clarkson Roots – Primavera – Tommy Clarkson Living in Mexico Catrina – Tommy and Patty Clarkson The Futbol Project – Dave Boroughs, Vicky Flores and Sandra Bell It’s a crime -Suzanne A. Marshall Airline Industry Cuisine Cooking around the world – Freda Rumford Entertainment […]
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By Tommy & Patty Clarkson from the May 2013 Edition The Beginning (December 6, 2008) “Now, with the passage of time and lucidity of good health restored I realize that when first I met them, I teetered perilously at the brink of life’s end. At the time, life had become but a numb haze of […]
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 By Tommy Clarkson from the May 2013 Edition Cybistax (or Tabebuia) donnel smithii Family: Bignoniaceae (Also called: Gold Tree, Ipe, Trumpet tree, or White Mahogany) This is one of nature’s most beautiful harbingers of a tropical spring! When the hills are splotched with thousands of bright and beautiful floral explosions of brilliant yellow, we may […]
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 By Tommy Clarkson from the May 2013 Edition (Tabebuia impetiginosa) Family: Bignoniaceae (Also called: Pink Trumpet Tree, Purple Trumpet Tree, Pink (or Purple) Lapacho, Lavender Trumpet tree, Tecoma, White Cedar, Quebracho, Pau d’Arco or Ipe) What a bright flash of color when nature seems a bit drab prior to the seasonal rains! In fact, no […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the April 2013 Edition In the previous issue I wrote about Internet Telephony. This issue I will talk about Internet Service Provider (ISP) choices available in Manzanillo. An ISP is a company that will contract services for access to the Internet. The Internet is a worldwide network of computers that […]
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By Yann Kostic from the April 2013 Edition If you’re unhappy with the amount of taxes you’ve been paying on your investments, you might want to start planning now so that next year you maximize the money going into your pockets and minimize that going into Uncle Sam’s. Here are some tips: •Make all capital […]
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By Yann Kostic from the April 2013 Edition To make a comfortable retirement possible in Mexico (or anywhere for that matter), proper financial planning is crucial. You need to know your sources of income, the amount you can expect to receive from each source and whether those sources are likely to last throughout your retirement […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the April 2013 Edition Over the past winters here in Manzanillo and on trips to other interesting destinations in Mexico, I’ve often marveled and wondered at the unique (at least for me) long narrow streets of flat concrete walls, doorways and bricked or cobbled pathways. Sometimes they are broken by […]
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