This the side of Mexico the media does not showed. Very good job with this videos 👍👍👍

Very glad of my country and hope there is more people living the Mexican dream, living here in Mexico is freedom, enjoying life and do what you have always wanted to do, I'm just a very proud Mexican making it's way thru life here in Mexico and doing my best for my family, welcome to Mexico hope you have a great time here and get to know most of my country, there are so many beautiful places here that you can't imagine, saludos desde Acuña Coahuila Mexico ! ! !

You have interviewed great, simple, real people. Your work is sincerely appreciated.

Special thanks to Karl for such a wonderful video. This documentary provides insights into the lives of ex-patriots who have found new chapters of their lives in Mexico. One of the off-beat things about this video is that these people did not choose the more obvious(and more expensive) San Miguel de Allende, Ajijic and other cities that most gringos retire to. Also refreshing to see is that it helps to clarify that there is so much more in Mexico than just beach towns. Animo Alamos!

Very nice...love the honesty of older generation speaking to the partnership that we have taken for granted with Mexico...it has shown me that hope and love is alive and well. I hope to have the same views anywhere I call home. Thank you for sharing

Great documentary! I want to move there as well....Everyone seems to be so “chill” there! The weather, the food, drink, people and music is all a great fit....Love it! Will come and visit one of these days. Blessings from an ice cold(at the moment-24C❄️❄️)Canada.....🙏🏼❤️🇨🇦

@wmcbarker4155

4 жыл бұрын

don't drink the water is not just a saying, is the truth

I went to Mexico and I loved it! But I don't speak Spanish and I didn't go to a tourist location I went with my husband who is from there and I enjoyed it!

Wow, Thank for all your work producing, editing, and sharing this lovely docu-experience. I'm ready to move, 18 months until retirement.

@rb4606

5 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Ferguson Me too Elizabeth. I think retiring in the US will be miserable. I am checking out all this info. Have you seen Tangerine Travels? A young couple traveling through Mexico, very informative. 😊

@elizabethferguson7002

5 жыл бұрын

@@rb4606 Hi, I will check it out. Thank you.

@ducksinarowpatience3670

4 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Ferguson I wanna go I'm scared though!

Mexico away from the coasts have great appeal. Their hospitality is as legendary as their food. Yum,Yum. Raised in the Phoenix area, at 14 I would shuck corn for a meal of pulled pork tamales. The standard I use when I go to a Mexican restaurant. At 70+, I need to move to a lower altitude. I'm living in Colorado at 9000+ft, and it's difficult for me to breath in my advanced years. It would be difficult for me to become acclimated to the heat; I can deal with the cold better than the heat. "I wish you health, wealth, and the time to share your joy."

I really enjoyed seeing this 3 part video about USA expats moving to Mexico. I find it refreshing that here you focused on expats in a small Mexican town much more rural than Ajijic or San Miguel. I was born in Mexico, but I lived and worked and finally retired in the US. Upon retiring I bought a home and moved to Ajijic and have lived here for 7 years. I love it here and wouldn't go back for all the tea in China. Life here is freer and as is so often stated the people are very kind and tolerant of others. It is also very easy to hop a plane and return for a brief visit to the US to see friends and family, then return home again.

@martinbarba01

5 жыл бұрын

you were born in mexico and don't speak spanish????? woww

@gerry8653

5 жыл бұрын

It seems that Ajijic housing would be higher priced than somewhere more rural like this video because of the lake and demand by expats. True? If so, how much is it? Thanks

I'm getting old..😣..i want peace-n-quite..looks like a good retirement place.

@surfacegrindingmachine5894

4 жыл бұрын

you will be very happy there,i'm from Guanajuato GTO is one of the best places in Mexico

Thanks for the info. I'm close to retirement and I visit Mexico often. So I think its time to move there, at least part time. Thanks!

Awww man, you do such a nice job with your videos. Muchas gracias!

I found this series of videos very interesting. I am already retired and have recently taken up visiting Mexico in the fall. At one time I toyed with the idea of finding a retirement place in Ecuador, but felt it was still a developing country and lacked the infrastructure I expected. Mexico continues to surprise me and while I am aware of the possible crime and delinquency, I felt safe as long as there were other people around. I do find it puzzling that expats congregate amongst themselves and hardly integrate or bother to learn the language even after substantial time in the foreign country. Age has nothing to do with learning. My first language was Spanish and I learned English from the neighborhood kids and made it my business to not let that be a barrier to my success. Over the past 10 years I have relearned Spanish and can say it has opened many doors in Mexico, even though the locals can instantly tell I am not from Mexico, usually they guess I am from South America, but I am from Texas. I definitely look like a Mexican, but looks are not everything. I have the means to live in an upscale subdivision but I feel isolated because I am the only minority here. Still it is a hard decision to leave what I know as "home" on a long term basis. I will probably start by staying longer periods of time in a small town with a temperate climate.

I enjoyed this very much. I know somewhere deep in my heart I have the desire to relocate to Mexico. I need to visit more to be sure. Every video I see, that town looks like the one!

Love these videos. Be blessed. Wow, didn’t realize the dates, 2008. Some of these ex-pats may not be alive.

My gosh! What a great series of videos. I'm 65 and single and have visited Merida a few years ago and loved it. Now I'm thinking I'm just going to buy a place down there and move to stay most of the year. Your videos take a bunch of the "unknown" and mystery out of the change of location. Alamos seemed nice, but I still think I'll head toward the Yucatan. thanks for putting the series together. I hope you're "living the dream".

@annaw982

5 жыл бұрын

Just do it! Bud! Go for it! Mexicans are very very nice people! You must bargain. Don't accept the first price they offer or they will think you are an idiot! Haggling or bargaining should take a while. I'm a Texan, so I learned thru many experiences. I met a couple from Ohio that bought a blanket for $40, they were so happy with it. I didn't want to ruin it for them and tell them I paid $5 a few days earlier for the same blanket! Avoid the border at all cost!

@ddskimmer

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Bud...you gotta be a millionaire to live in the Yucatan...did you know this? :-)!! Well not now, but during the 18th Century the Yucatan was the are where the first millionaires of the New World lived. This was the place where they made hemp rope for the ships sails. Yucatan had a monopoly for a long time in this trade. Ships from all over the world would go to the Yucatan to get "re-roped," and move on. In many instances they would barter and trade for the ropes. One of the most famous trades was from ships of Denmark with Gouda cheese. The Mexicans and all of Latin America fell in love with the Gouda Cheese as a result of this trading. A famous Yucatan recipe called "Queso Relleno." That is "Stuffed Cheese." They take the entire ball of Gouda Cheese and carve out the center...then they would stuff it with stewed Mexican chopped beef and Mexican spices...mixed with the cheese bits. You should try it when you get there...a very beautiful place.

@TheCollegeMuscle

4 жыл бұрын

Bud, checking in on you..did you do it!? Or have you visited again

@MayapanRanch

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheCollegeMuscle Yep. I'm here in Merida. I came in January and found a ranch to buy, and then came back March 11 to finalize the purchase. A week later Mexico shut down. So I've been in my apartment since and looking forward to reopening so I can get to the ranch. I have been very comfortable and secure during the lockdown and am so glad I got here instead of getting trapped in isolation in the US. I love Merida and the Yucatan and the Mayan people the most. Bud

@TheCollegeMuscle

4 жыл бұрын

Bud wow you did it!! Good for you, Glad to hear you are happy. The Yucatan seems great i have visited cancun twice. I was supposed to have my wedding there this July but we are postponing a few months. Best of luck, enjoy, hope you meet some nice friends down there and live your best life. You certainly took an adventurous move

These three videos are really excellent. Thanks for producing them.

Very nice well done video.I am moving to mexico in one year so I'm doing research, your video was very helpful. Thank you!

@D33Lux

5 жыл бұрын

So que paso? its been 9 years, where did you move to? What was your experience? Where was the best place you visited in Mejico?

@katytexas8276

5 жыл бұрын

Just looking at a comment you made some time ago....and was wondering if you were ever able to move to Mexico ?

@lindacianchetti3599

4 жыл бұрын

I'm waiting to hear the reply, myself. Been thinking, now, too long. No longer feel the need, nor the desire to leave home. The sky looks the same in every country.

Wow so lovely 😊 god bless you all

Ay,ay , hayay, canta y no llores!!! litle grandma cute, bravo!

@oddieherrera6063

6 жыл бұрын

ictiosmetal She said “los pantalones” at the last part ? Anyway I loved her song !

fabulous videos - I am here at the end of 3 waiting for 4 - great work of art!

And now Mexico start building a wall . Thanks mate, this is a beautiful story.

@kapaomegatau

4 жыл бұрын

Not needed to build it. Trump is building our future wall to restrain fleeing gringos when nukes start raining over gringoland. And gringos are paying for our wall! Great!

Loved all three parts of your video. Even though I live near Canada I spent two years in the USAF in Arizona and learned to love the dry hot desert. Thks for posting.

Beautiful video! Sensitive, thoughtful, honest. I take my hat off to you for bringing this opportunity to life🌸🌺🌻

Loved these videos 💕💕💕 thanks for sharing!

Loved this series and all of the people interviewed.

Very well presented. I wish you will make more videos. With my favorite song of all time: Cielito Lindo. Viva Mexico y Viva Las Islas Filipinas!!!

@rupertochoa798

5 жыл бұрын

The same culture.😌👍

@user-hm1en7lx1u

5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't belive she was singing it I almost cry when I heard it come on but then I smile.

the watercolor painter guy really has figured things out. his whole way about him is fabulous. so confident and at peace. gosh. all of the guests in this program kinda seem to have it figured out The lady Leila is mind blowing. Janet has made a real lovely hotel.

Three excellent videos! The way people in Mexico make things happen with very little to work with has always impressed me. I would love to visit the city. Thanks again!

I love the gurney of simply life they decide to take , specially when your an empty nesters or a senior Love it 🥰

Thank you very much, how wonderful to feel and see Mexico again.

Here is another friend for you Karl, I Hope you duing well mi amigo, with all others people are showing on this grate video. Saludos from Tijuana BCN. MUY BIEN VENIDOS A MEXICO QUE DIOS LOS VENDIGA PARA SIEMPRE

loneliness is a state of mind ...

Just watched your 3 video series on Mexico. Tremendously well done, Karl. Just like Alamos, your documentary is ageless.

We gringos stand out like a grain of rice in a bowl of beans.

@wmcbarker4155

4 жыл бұрын

your American dollars are welcomed greatly

Watched all 3 parts, as soon as I can tie things up in the States I will be joining all of you. I'm tired of the mainstream hustle and bustle here in the USA. You people are living beautiful lives.

I traveled by car 2 years ago north to south of Mexico and was the time of my life and the Mexican people are so so kind and loving!

Wonderful little series! Thank you for your work!

She sounds like she has or had a southern accent! She’s so cute in her mannerisms

Enjoyed the three videos, living in Mexico is something else, for sure!

thank you for this Karl..I particularly enjoyed the 91 year old woman at then end.

Great job, enjoyed ur interviews and general street shots

Excellent photography Mr Knapp

That was great, thank you Karl

this was a great little documentary. i thoroughly enjoyed this! keep it up.

That’s what I am talking about! Who said it wasn’t a MEXICAN DREAM, More than a dream, is a MEXICAN REALITY babe! Make it happen! Thanks for your videos! 🇲🇽🥚

Lovely paintings!!

WOW👀 me isieron mi dia, Que ironia de la vida.. tengo viviendo 28 años en USA And you guys live super happy in Mexico... Love the video you make my day❤❤

These videos were great!

Me encantaron los tres videos , Im 58 and i cant wait to go to Alamos , congratulations to all Americans for find a peaceful place to live , someday soon i hope to know everyone of yo guys to somoke a cigar and have a couple of cold beers , cheers from Hermosillo , Sonora.

I am 39 and a Mexican American native of Los Angeles CA. I am already tired of the rat race that is L.A. I can't wait to move to my parents native town of Concordia Sinaloa. Just two more months and I will be out of here...

@mcbowl58

8 жыл бұрын

I don't blame you your so lucky

@Ultronic41

7 жыл бұрын

good luck man, I'm trying to leave too

@bellomundo0270

5 жыл бұрын

I'm from Mazatlan! Concordia is very nice! Especially "los raspados".

@rrivas69

5 жыл бұрын

Chicano is thinking of moving to Chapala, Guadalajara. I’m getting tired of the rat race. I would love to open a music school.

@dorisc.p.9501

5 жыл бұрын

Marco Salgado go for it. Don’t get trapped in this system any further. Get out of USA

🇲🇽❤️ Álamos Spanish is a town in Álamos Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico 🇲🇽 ❤️!

@lucecita007

5 жыл бұрын

Near the ocean? No?

love your art, I think you re fortunate, I live in Canada and I'm lonely, so no matter our situation, we are lonely. so hoping and praying you keep painting and be happy, maybe you gave me incentive to get back to my painting, so you see I think you are fortunate to be in heat year round instead of freezing haf the year:)

good job , nice series

Great video. Thank you!

Well done Karl. I really did enjoy your movie

wow... loved the ending of this video. So musical, so colorful, so mexican. Just inspiring.

What a beautiful video thank you so much. Gracias amigos gringos

God bless you man welcome to my MEXICO 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Thank you! Very nicely done and informative. I am 72, single woman, and recently started thinking of moving to Mexico. I am very interested in living by the ocean, but it's interesting just to listen to 'real' people talk about their experiences.

Amazing video!!!

Fantastic video. I've been to Mexico many times. Sounds like nice town, perhaps will visit some day. Thx mucho. Mark USA

This is something I didn't know about that gringos actually live in Mexico,am from Chihuahua and I remember growing up I use to see them a lot where am from,i ALWAYS WONDER AS A KID,I tell you and now they live in all in the Republica de Mexico! wow; what a change we as Latinos cross over for a better way of life and here they are in our own country of Mexico living; How sad now in this world where hate and indeference Reigns,Trump should see this video where the senior citizens say the they ran from politics in the United States,I currently reside in USA for the same reasons in Mexico bs politics and poverty. how the the world changes so rapidly,Thank you for this video you guys rock!

@rev.jimjonesandthekool-aid4488

4 жыл бұрын

Trump is the greatest American president.

loved your videos i want to move there and get away thanks

Great series

great vlog. please do more.

My mother's hometown. It is beautiful!

muy buen video, I love ya"ll amigos

when I cross the border I fell free.

@ismaelgonzalez281

5 жыл бұрын

Gloria Kadar I do not understand :( , USA is the country of the Dreams, liberty, etc. Why you come to our country???? USA has everything I would like to have !! Regards from Michoacán 🇲🇽 !!

@robinlillian9471

5 жыл бұрын

Ismael Gonzalez: The USA has its problems. Be careful what you wish for.

@ismaelgonzalez281

5 жыл бұрын

Robin Lillian Ok,, thanks Robin !

@ismaelgonzalez281

5 жыл бұрын

Liger Angry Persons like you do not exist for me . Bye 👋

@moeli1026

5 жыл бұрын

Liger Angry feel sorry for you. In the USA people has choose safety for freedom be careful if you call the cops you may get shot

good video 👍👍👍

I am planning to move to mexico in just over a year, I will put this city on my must check out list. Thank you so much. Specially because you have interviewed elderly people, and I will be 79 when I make the move. My friends have tried to scare me so I really appreciate this. I may not have the money for a permanent visa and am concerned about making the round trip with dogs yearly or twice yearly so I am still working on that. Again thank you, so very much.

@Winecone

4 жыл бұрын

Did you make plans

Im going to live in Mexico yeah ! well I just live here and I love it!!!!!

I lived in Mexico for 12 years. But 5 years ago immigrated to Peru. I know some gringos who have also become legal residents but have surrounded myself with the locals. Im 65 and disabled wheelchair bound. My "family" here take care of me. 3 call me Mama. Many more call me Grandmother. I have my dream life on a small organic farm. With animals too. I speak Spanish mostly but have my netflix and a few gringos friends. I think its important to speak the language where you live. Quechua is to difficult for me but Spanish is doable

we just got a property, in coahuila and am very happy with it. needs alot of work. but we can see the finish product now to see what we can do to make a extra living. thank gos that we have a fair savings to do all we want with the house

Talented Gringos... water colour artist - exquisite !!!! Lady guitarist - lovely !!!

Mexicanos like you very much all of you guys

reminds me of AZ in the 50's.... so many snow birds come to AZ now and demand the locals take care of them and they are rude about it.

@playhooky

5 жыл бұрын

How do they "demand the locals take care of them"? You make it sound like they demand a free place to live, free maid service, & free food to eat, etc.

7:00 no one would EVER attack an little old lady walking down the street in Mexico

@user-hm1en7lx1u

5 жыл бұрын

In the USA they get mug all the time.

I was born in Mexico Jalisco I have been 19 years in the US I am only 29 but as soon as I can I am moving back that’s the king of life I want material things are too important

I love this town. Its people.

Well done amigo ,, you should get some cable channel in the States to support you.

TO BE HONEST MEXICO IS THE REAL LAND OF THE FREE... YOU WILL SEE IT AS SOON AS YOU COME HERE..I LOVE MY CULTURE THE LANGUAGE THE FOOD THE PEOPLE AND SO, SO MUCH MORE. BE YOUR OWN CRIDICT COME HERE EXPIRIENCE IT ON YOUR OWN IM FROM GUADALAJARA JALISCO ANYONE WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT HERE..AND ANYONE IS WELCOME..SEE YOU ALL HERE SOON.. OUR MEXICAN PEOPLE IS VERY WELCOMING I GUARANTEE YOU. u would love it..thanks so much for posting..

Erika Fabian. I've lived in Mexico for 8 years, traveled all over the country and always felt safe. Loved every minute of it. Since the drug culture began I'm not sure life there is the same, especially if you look like a "kidnappable gringa". Yet, a part of me longs to go back to be part of that warm and friendly culture. Thanks for your documentaries. They are well done, both photographically and in content.

They are not mentioning any of the negative aspects of living there. And there are plenty. They inspect your packages that come in the mail and tax you on the contents. If you drive from one state to another the federales will stop you and tax you for things in your vehicle. If you say it is too high and refuse to pay, they confiscate the items. My friends in Celaya GTO bought a Dodge Shadow, the local police stole it from their gated, locked patio and began using it for a police car because they needed one. Another friend arrived at his country vacation ranch to find the pool full of people that had no permission to be there. No thank you! I have not been back since 2001 and it has only gotten worse. The corrupt government and cartels are killing Mexico. There is a reason they keep migrating north by the millions and it isn't just for a job!

2:00 - 2:20 Best part of the video!

Go volunteer at an orphanage, and make donations. I have had a second home and a condo in Acapulco, but I do speak Spanish as a second language. I stayed with and around natives, no matter wherever I travel. Earthquakes and hurricanes made me decide to stay in the USA.

I would surely buy his beautiful water color paintings. I hope to move to Mexico.

Hi Mr. Knapp. Hubby and me, we love to travel, but we list our shirts and at 62 we start over with social security. I LOVE your videos. Please tell me you are doing well. I am on my way with hubby to Baja, as our jumping off place us Dan Diego. Well I hope to make it to Alamos. Bye!

I owe, I owe, so off to work I go. (America)

Excellent

These are so beautiful videos, and all of these people looks real, felisitaciones!! Great job. To capture most of what Mexico is all about.... one thing though the background music has to be MARIACHI..guitarras, trompetas, mariachis..to be honest at the end that background music sound as from south America..regardless message accomplished...no hay dos como Mexico..

muy buen video Karl knapp, bravo pretty good video congts, thats whats all about thats the real free life, you just saw no violence just a normal life not rush to anything...

Yes i am mexican and we are kind to our elders. I am 44 but when i turn 65 i will likely go to san miguel de allende. I had gone and i liked it very much. I live in the states because i am a woman and an engineer and i could not find a job due to gender discrimination still in mexico

Yikes, this video is five years old already. Hope everyone in front of and behind the camera is still well and thriving.

@pumasgoya

5 жыл бұрын

It's ten years old now.

@cocobutterchin6768

5 жыл бұрын

I am wondering too about the older men and the woman? Are they still living,are they going to be buried in Mexico.

cool documentary! I'll retire 7 years from now and I am considering either asia or latin America.

So love it

Manana mi amigos, manana..

As a Mexican American, I really enjoyed the video. Thank you for depicting the real Mexico. I may one day think about moving to Mexico and leave the rat race.

Great video, thanks for sharing. Do you live in Mexico?