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In this issue:
- 4th Of July In México
- US Passport delays continue, most LGBTQ-friendly cities in Europe and more Expat News
4th Of July In México
A reader asked what the 4th of July was like here in México. It’s only celebrated by US American Expats amongst themselves. Everyone else it was just a regular day.
I went to a private Maya cenote ceremony with some friends. For us that’s fun.
Some stay home and fire up the grill with friends and relax. Some very US American Expats places have fireworks. I’ve done a few times.
I was in Puerto Adventuras this year on the night of the 4th of July and the Dreams Resort had a brief fireworks show that I saw from my condo rental.
Playa del Carmen has quite a few resorts that do 4th of July fireworks and one year I went to a party of an US American Expat that had a very nice roof terrance that had a 360 degree view so we could watch them all.
Being an expat affords you the luxury of doing whatever you like.
Expat News
- Travel Advisories – The US State Department issues advisories for the entire world except the US, which I find funny and weird. Some of the advisories I agree with, like the Level 4 Do Not Travel countries are very unfriendly to any first world country. Some advisories are not read in detail by people to know that it’s only for a part of a particular city or region and think it applies to the whole country. Read the advisories throughly and understand you level of tolerance.
- US State Department says passport delays won’t be cut to pre-pandemic levels until end of year
- Booking.com is launching a trip planner incorporating ChatGPT – The planner will roll out to some U.S. travelers via the Booking.com app starting on June 28 for beta-testing. Its availability will grow over time.
- These are the most LGBTQ-friendly cities in Europe
- Open For Business City Ratings — Open For Business – LGBTQ+ city friendly ratings
- ExpatTV | All your channels and content from home! – get a ton of channels geared towards Expats
- Alarming Rise of Voice Cloning Fraud Targeting the Elderly through AI – be careful of family asking for money over the phone, it may not actually be them
- SeaWorld introduces a VIP experience $500 and you get to be behind-the-scenes
México
- Mexican peso breaks the 17-per-dollar barrier – analysts have warned that a prolonged peso run could be more harmful than beneficial as it pushes up export prices, deflates the value of remittances from the U.S., as well as impacting Mexico’s large industrial sector
- Mexico vows to help migrants and offers to protect undocumented Mexicans in Florida
- Aeromexico CEO anticipates boost in FAA safety rating for Mexico – Aeromexico CEO Andres Conesa expects the FAA to upgrade the safety rating of Mexico’s civil aviation authority before the end of July, a move that would once again allow Mexican airlines to introduce new U.S. service
- Tourists with less money come to Cancun; Airbnb gets the blame
- New flight connects Yucatán to this underappreciated region of Cuba
- Ricky Martin will perform in Merida on September – big artists are now starting to play in Mérida
- Progreso celebrates anniversary with Guinness World Record for the longest pier in the world – pier finished in 1989 is now officially the longest pier
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