By: Evelyne Bevacqua

Now I Must Be Officially Allowed to Drive in Mexico?

Wow! I got my Mexican Drivers License!

I was born and raised in France, so, I got a French drivers license. Later moving to Germany, I needed a German License. Maybe I could have exchanged it? No, I had to redo the test, not the driving part but the written exam! They told me I could do it in French instead of German. At the time I thought that it might be easier! “Nope” something was lost in the translation and I flunked! After a dull “learn by heart” study, I tried again and passed!

Now I have two drivers’ licenses! Great! In the early 80’s I moved to the USA, and needed to have an American License. So I can exchange my license, Right?

By Suzan Haskins and Dan Prescher - International living / Mexico

The Appeal – and the Reality – of the Riviera Maya

Want to Stay Here Forever?

Where would you look to live? Personally, if we were to live on the Caribbean Coast, one of the islands might suit us very well. We’re scuba divers, after all, and these waters offer some of the best diving in the world. And we love Playa del Carmen. This is always where we spend our first and last nights when we explore Quintana Roo. It’s close (about 30 minutes) to the Cancún airport and it has great bars and restaurants, most located on a mile-long pedestrian walkway.

And then there’s Cancún. For many people, Cancún is the only place in Mexico they have visited. That’s a shame; because to us, Cancún is more like South Beach of Miami than Mexico….which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, of course. If you want sun and fun accompanied by all-night discos, your favorite chain restaurants and hordes of other foreign tourists, then Cancún is your place.

by The Man on the Music Scene

Mojo Zone Recording Studios in Playa Makes the Grady

The Tamále Sessions hit the streets and Playa del Carmen will never be the same.

Okay, you’ve asked where’s the music scene? Well, tonite at Captain Dave’s Bar, Mojo Zone Recording Studio - Playa del Carmen’s leading recording studio that opened in February, hosted a CD Release Party for Grady’s new release titled The Tamale Sessions.

Grady, a well traveled and experienced musician came to Playa del Carmen 4 ½ years ago for a two week gig and never left. With influences best described as Louisana Cajun Country Blues, Grady’s played worldwide with the best musicians in his genre and ended up in Playa as a matter of happenstance and destiny.

by Jeanne Chaussee

This Musician's CDs aim to tune you up.

Guitarist Daniel Cordero is releasing a series of CDs that mix soothing guitar music with sublimal tones designed to promote health.

Daniel Cordero, a 24-year-old professional musician who has suffered from severe hearing loss since he was born, has utilized his in-depth studies of the effects of sound and sound frequencies to develop a series of three CDs, which he developed to positively affect human health and perception.

Cordero is well known as the lead singer and bass guitarist with the rock group Asi Es La Vida, based in Guadalajara. He began studying the guitar when he was 14 years old. He recounts how he "heard" what he was playing by resting his cheekbone against the wood of the instrument, the bone acting as a conduit for the notes' frequencies. It was his understanding that sound is really vibration with different notes vibrating at different frequencies that led him to study and experimentation.