Just watched you're second video You seem really settled and chilled and most of all in a happy life! The town looks very beautiful and colourful, and as long as it's safe for you and your son I wish you all the luck in the world It takes courage as a female with a son to move to a new place. I'm seeing that you are integrated as much as you can. Good luck from the UK 👍
WE ARE SOOOO HAPPY !!!!! We have been watching you and Alex for quite a while and since we will be moving there in March, we are so happy to hear that you will still be there ! And YES, cool temps make us very happy !
🥰 I’ll be honest that Merida captured me during our recent stay… At the end of the day, the best part was connecting with old friends and enjoying Yucatecan cuisine, again (highly recommend). Returning to San Cris, amongst some of the unrest and poverty, forced me to look closely to what really matters to me. And San Cris won hands-down!❤️ See you in March!
@@PriorityFocused We currently live in the Greenville SC area and this week the high every day is 91-98 and humid. I just hide inside in the a/c most of the time…just miserable. Usually by October 1st the weather is fantastic. I open the door in the morning and a cool breeze blows in and it puts a huge smile on my face. I am ready to go out and enjoy life. The cool weather is really important to us, allowing us to go out, and enjoy life. We can’t wait to meet you in March. We feel like we already know you and Karen…you are like old friends ! Haha
beautiful--so honest--enjoy your adventures in San Chris. Cheers from NL., Canada (I have lived and travelled all over Mexico--love it!) I will go there soon and set up my art studio and writing desk ;) Tip-toe-through-the tulips.
Time is flying and we are now 4 months away ! As time gets closer I am re-watching lots of TH-cam videos about San Cris. We still have lots to do over the next 16 weeks, and toss in work and the holidays so we will be busy. Hoping to arrive March 12th, we think. Grab an Airbnb for two weeks, so Lidia can go apartment hunting. Hoping we can meet you and Alex for lunch or coffee or something. It does give us comfort that you guys are there as well as Karen and her girls. Makes us feel like we won’t be completely alone in a new country. Having 10 grandkids that may come visit, I am curious to hear what Alex thinks about living there and going to a regular Mexican school. Seems like an invaluable learning experience to me. Who knows, maybe some of the grandkids will want to come for extended stays. Anyway, counting down the days and super excited about our upcoming adventure !
I love that you’re going with the flow. It’s refreshing to see someone just being and living and rally making the most of a decision. I don’t know about you but I do very simple things here in my home town (California desert 🏜). I go to eat out, we grocery shop, I occasionally go to the spa 🧖♀️ with a day pass to lounge with my niece, we walk the outlet mall and sometimes don’t even shop we just get out to walk and people watch. Really simple things that can be done anywhere. ❤️
I lived in San Miguel de Allende...boring...then discovered Oaxaca--not boring! I'm an artist and need lots of connection to soulful people and the Chiapas state is amazing! I cannot stand the boring dull commercialism of San Miguel...yes the architecture is beautiful...but staid after a few months. All the retired expats with fluffy pillows and cold glances. It is the Amerindian communities that have the red blood...they may be poor BUT they have hearts of gold. Cheers and enjoy the crisp fresh air...or spin your mind down to Palenque and swim in the jungle streams with the cats and howler monkeys! Amazing this state. Blessed by the Mayan gods.
Sounds incredible! I’m excited to hear how Alex adjusts to school. Our minions are homeschooling and this year I’m going to have them taking Spanish speaking classes with a tutor.
perfect video for me right now. I've been living in Mexico for 2 years myself. for the last year I have been based in Guadalajara because I have a girlfriend here. we are planning to go to San Cristobal / Chiapas in August during her summer vacation from being a school teacher. we both prefer the cooler climate you can get in higher elevations. right now it's unbearable here with the summer rains being 3 weeks late - 35-37C most days. I'm hoping to have a good experience there and I have thoughts of possibly moving there. with the cheaper prices I could probably afford to pay all the expenses for both of us... and she could quit her teaching job. though we have discussed it a few times and she is not as much of a risk taker as me. she only pays 2000 pesos a month for her apartment in GDL and still has a daughter in her early 20's living at home. anyways, enjoyed hearing your thoughts in this video. I think we have a similar approach to life in Mexico. I am more interested in the boring day to day life than I am about constantly socializing and doing "exciting" adventures. cheers!
You make me want to visit San Cris like now 😄😍 But that way you put it - it sounds like I would like it there as well CDMX air pollution is getting the best of me … I’m already looking to where else I want to move to 🤔😄 Looking forward to hearing about Alex’s school experience 🙏
Air pollution is such a shame! I definitely want to visit CDMX... but those types of details definitely deter me from considering it for a longer-term stay!
So glad I get to view San Cristobal from your charming perspective a while longer. I just bought a small place in San Miguel de Allende to spend my summers in. I fell in love with that town as a college student and now at 66 I can own a little slice of it. I’m so excited! I’m also moving from Southern California to Phoenix pretty much at the same time….can you see why I’ll be spending extended summers in SMA? Haha! The temperatures in Phoenix are in the 3 digits every single day, although they cool off to 95 overnight haha! I’ll be making my way to visit Chiapas once I’m settled. Keep enjoying!
Oh wow… Phoenix sounds as bad as Merida (weather-wise)! Yes, brilliant plan to visit SMA during the summers! And I love watching videos about SMA, it looks stunning!🥰
Great videos! Been watching for months for tips. Wife and I are traveling to Tuxtla soon. Little nervous and would love to pick your brain for some tips.
The Tuxtla airport and their taxis are safe. If you are in route to San Cristobal, the passage there is also usually safe. There are sometimes blockades on the road to San Cristobal, if that’s your destination. They happen a few times each year, and often in the morning/afternoons… Taxis (and all the transportation services) usually are informed as soon as they occur… I’ve never gotten caught in one, although once, my bus had to take an alternate, VERY winding route to avoid one (this was going from San Cristobal to Tuxtla).
I just got to San Cris about two weeks ago and I love it. I’m looking for a school for my daughter. She’s in 2nd grade. She only speaks English but I would love her to learn Spanish. Any recommendations would be so appreciated! Great video about San Cris! I love it for all the reasons you do!
Welcome to San Cris! So I will say that to my knowledge, I don't think any of the schools have a "Spanish as a second language" program here in San Cris, so I would probably recommend taking some time with a tutor to learn the language... There is a school here that focuses on language... let me see if I can find it!
I wouldn’t say it’s walkable for older people with knee problems. The sidewalks are often too high. The cobblestone is hard on the feet. The angle of the driveways are essentially steep. I’d move there in a heartbeat if it weren’t for this reason. Other Mexican cities, like Oaxaca are much easier to navigate.
So you make very good points! I once had an older gentleman ask if Merida was wheelchair accessible, to which I answered no for similar reasons that you mentioned. He came anyway, and I had the pleasure of meeting him for a meal. Turns out he mostly just stayed on the streets vice attempting the sidewalks. So long as he avoided busy streets, he was good. I learned from him to walk on the streets more than the sidewalks because yes, the sidewalks are not ideal! And as I look around, there are several here who have the same habits. Fascinating to hear that Oaxaca has better sidewalks! I felt Valladolid generally also had better sidewalks compared to Merida or San Cris… 🥰
todavia no visitas Palenque... bueno, puedes hacerlo viajando via VIllahermosa, Tabasco. Los OCC siempre se van via Villahermosa, puedes conocer tabasco, en unos dos dias, lo destacable de tabasco es la comida, y lugares como las haciendas cacaoteras de Comalcalco, el parque museo la venta (unico parque con piezas originales olmecas). de ahi continuas a Palenque.... es lo que le recomiendo a mis huespedes que temen pasar por ocosingo y esa zona tan conflictiva.
@@PriorityFocused Just got back from a trpip to see family and friends in Florida Alabama and Mississippi and I caught covid so I am home and feeling yucky.... LOL. I watched a Vagabound video of San Christobal and his numbers for a single is around $1065. Does that seem about right?
@@jpsmusicandmore5457 And so sorry you got sick! Hope it’s a quick recovery for you! Mine was about 8 days of yuck and 6 days of “when can I go out?!?” 😉
Wow, you really surprised me, I thought you would move to Merida. I wish you the best in San Cris and I would be interested in how you feel living there. I am building a house in Merida but I am also looking for a small place out of Merida for the hottest months San Cris was on my list until I found the issues that you mentioned, and now, I will be looking for a place in Oaxaca.
I definitely love Merida, it will always have a positive place in my heart - and I plan on continuing to visit, especially as I have friends there! But yeah, at the end of the day, I think San Cris is much more my natural style. I know you'll enjoy Merida, though... it is well worth moving to!
You’re welcome! She sells out of her home, so I can’t share here, but in the FB groups, ask for local or jungle honey and if she has any left, I’m sure she’ll pop up (or another vendor might!)
Agree. Best time to visit Merida... Dec-Jan... maybe early Feb... and early Hurricane season (which of course means more rain and mosquitos, but still a walkable time)!
FWIW, to get from San Cris to Palenque currently, Ado buses appear to be taking the long way through Villahermosa, i.e. 9 hours! Going through Ocosingo, it's only a 200km trip. Itchy Boots, a TH-cam channel by a solo woman motorcycle traveler, recently came through the area. Between Ocosingo and San Cris, she took off out through the country to avoid the roadblocks. So it's still an issue.
Yes, so unfortunate about the roadblocks😢 Luckily, I’ll be here a while so there’s plenty of time! I thought about stopping by Palenque when returning from Merida, but ultimately decided against it…
@@PriorityFocused Palenque, San Cris, and the Tapachula/Tacana volcano/coffee-growing area (which I've become fascinated with) are all rather difficult to travel to, compared to other areas of Mexico. Which makes them all the more interesting.
From a tourist perspective (meaning good predictability), the one in the Augustin Plaza on Calle Miguel Hidalgo is probably the best. Very savoury. MUCH less consistent and much smaller, but most reminds me of Japan is Mikura❤️🍙 (but I have not been to all the sushi places yet!)
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Just watched you're second video
You seem really settled and chilled and most of all in a happy life!
The town looks very beautiful and colourful, and as long as it's safe for you and your son I wish you all the luck in the world
It takes courage as a female with a son to move to a new place.
I'm seeing that you are integrated as much as you can. Good luck from the UK 👍
Thank you so much!!! And the town is definitely beautiful🥰
WE ARE SOOOO HAPPY !!!!!
We have been watching you and Alex for quite a while and since we will be moving there in March, we are so happy to hear that you will still be there !
And YES, cool temps make us very happy !
🥰 I’ll be honest that Merida captured me during our recent stay… At the end of the day, the best part was connecting with old friends and enjoying Yucatecan cuisine, again (highly recommend).
Returning to San Cris, amongst some of the unrest and poverty, forced me to look closely to what really matters to me. And San Cris won hands-down!❤️
See you in March!
@@PriorityFocused
We currently live in the Greenville SC area and this week the high every day is 91-98 and humid. I just hide inside in the a/c most of the time…just miserable. Usually by October 1st the weather is fantastic. I open the door in the morning and a cool breeze blows in and it puts a huge smile on my face.
I am ready to go out and enjoy life.
The cool weather is really important to us, allowing us to go out, and enjoy life.
We can’t wait to meet you in March. We feel like we already know you and Karen…you are like old friends ! Haha
@@bananapatch9118 Well you’ll love the weather here! And same, you’ve been long-time supporters!🥰
beautiful--so honest--enjoy your adventures in San Chris. Cheers from NL., Canada (I have lived and travelled all over Mexico--love it!) I will go there soon and set up my art studio and writing desk ;) Tip-toe-through-the tulips.
Time is flying and we are now 4 months away ! As time gets closer I am re-watching lots of TH-cam videos about San Cris.
We still have lots to do over the next 16 weeks, and toss in work and the holidays so we will be busy. Hoping to arrive March 12th, we think. Grab an Airbnb for two weeks, so Lidia can go apartment hunting. Hoping we can meet you and Alex for lunch or coffee or something. It does give us comfort that you guys are there as well as Karen and her girls. Makes us feel like we won’t be completely alone in a new country.
Having 10 grandkids that may come visit, I am curious to hear what Alex thinks about living there and going to a regular Mexican school. Seems like an invaluable learning experience to me. Who knows, maybe some of the grandkids will want to come for extended stays.
Anyway, counting down the days and super excited about our upcoming adventure !
Yes, it's a busy time so time will fly! And we should still be here!
I love that you’re going with the flow. It’s refreshing to see someone just being and living and rally making the most of a decision. I don’t know about you but I do very simple things here in my home town (California desert 🏜). I go to eat out, we grocery shop, I occasionally go to the spa 🧖♀️ with a day pass to lounge with my niece, we walk the outlet mall and sometimes don’t even shop we just get out to walk and people watch. Really simple things that can be done anywhere. ❤️
Your life sounds lovely🥰 Yes, keeping life simple is definitely my preference.
I lived in San Miguel de Allende...boring...then discovered Oaxaca--not boring! I'm an artist and need lots of connection to soulful people and the Chiapas state is amazing! I cannot stand the boring dull commercialism of San Miguel...yes the architecture is beautiful...but staid after a few months. All the retired expats with fluffy pillows and cold glances. It is the Amerindian communities that have the red blood...they may be poor BUT they have hearts of gold. Cheers and enjoy the crisp fresh air...or spin your mind down to Palenque and swim in the jungle streams with the cats and howler monkeys! Amazing this state. Blessed by the Mayan gods.
Sounds incredible! I’m excited to hear how Alex adjusts to school. Our minions are homeschooling and this year I’m going to have them taking Spanish speaking classes with a tutor.
I can't wait - but I predict a rough start! He hasn't gone to a formal school in three years! The early mornings alone will be tough!
perfect video for me right now. I've been living in Mexico for 2 years myself. for the last year I have been based in Guadalajara because I have a girlfriend here. we are planning to go to San Cristobal / Chiapas in August during her summer vacation from being a school teacher. we both prefer the cooler climate you can get in higher elevations. right now it's unbearable here with the summer rains being 3 weeks late - 35-37C most days. I'm hoping to have a good experience there and I have thoughts of possibly moving there. with the cheaper prices I could probably afford to pay all the expenses for both of us... and she could quit her teaching job. though we have discussed it a few times and she is not as much of a risk taker as me. she only pays 2000 pesos a month for her apartment in GDL and still has a daughter in her early 20's living at home. anyways, enjoyed hearing your thoughts in this video. I think we have a similar approach to life in Mexico. I am more interested in the boring day to day life than I am about constantly socializing and doing "exciting" adventures. cheers!
🥰 I hope you enjoy San Cristobal as much as I do!
Sounds like a perfect fit for a homebody such as myself, going to look into this…
Yes! That’s actually a great way to describe myself! Kind of odd, to be both a traveller and a homebody, but it’s definitely me!
@@PriorityFocused I hibernated at a nice studio apt in Guadalajara centro for over a month, then settled in Oklahoma. Mexico is calling me.
@@hinthegroove9740 Well, we’ve got plenty of options if you decided to head down again❤️
You make me want to visit San Cris like now 😄😍
But that way you put it - it sounds like I would like it there as well
CDMX air pollution is getting the best of me … I’m already looking to where else I want to move to 🤔😄
Looking forward to hearing about Alex’s school experience 🙏
Air pollution is such a shame! I definitely want to visit CDMX... but those types of details definitely deter me from considering it for a longer-term stay!
@@PriorityFocused if you are very sensitive to pollution like me - then you will be suffering.
Constant bloody nose to congestion and coughs 😩
😮😬 Wow, yes, I definitely recommend a change in city! It cannot be good to stay in an environment that does that to you!😳
I am so happy for you and Alex !!!..I agree !!!
Thank you so much!!!
So glad I get to view San Cristobal from your charming perspective a while longer. I just bought a small place in San Miguel de Allende to spend my summers in. I fell in love with that town as a college student and now at 66 I can own a little slice of it. I’m so excited! I’m also moving from Southern California to Phoenix pretty much at the same time….can you see why I’ll be spending extended summers in SMA? Haha! The temperatures in Phoenix are in the 3 digits every single day, although they cool off to 95 overnight haha! I’ll be making my way to visit Chiapas once I’m settled. Keep enjoying!
Oh wow… Phoenix sounds as bad as Merida (weather-wise)! Yes, brilliant plan to visit SMA during the summers!
And I love watching videos about SMA, it looks stunning!🥰
Great videos! Been watching for months for tips. Wife and I are traveling to Tuxtla soon. Little nervous and would love to pick your brain for some tips.
Thank you! I'm not as familiar with Tuxtla... except that it's as hot as Merida!
Need some advice on the airport and taxis. Safe? Saw one video you had where you showed taxis. Any tips with airport?
The Tuxtla airport and their taxis are safe. If you are in route to San Cristobal, the passage there is also usually safe. There are sometimes blockades on the road to San Cristobal, if that’s your destination. They happen a few times each year, and often in the morning/afternoons… Taxis (and all the transportation services) usually are informed as soon as they occur… I’ve never gotten caught in one, although once, my bus had to take an alternate, VERY winding route to avoid one (this was going from San Cristobal to Tuxtla).
If you are staying in Tuxtla, once you are in the city there are a lot of taxis and you can use uber, as well (no issues with uber there).
I just got to San Cris about two weeks ago and I love it. I’m looking for a school for my daughter. She’s in 2nd grade. She only speaks English but I would love her to learn Spanish. Any recommendations would be so appreciated! Great video about San Cris! I love it for all the reasons you do!
Welcome to San Cris! So I will say that to my knowledge, I don't think any of the schools have a "Spanish as a second language" program here in San Cris, so I would probably recommend taking some time with a tutor to learn the language...
There is a school here that focuses on language... let me see if I can find it!
If you could email me at priorityfocusedlife@gmail.com, I can give you some more info!
I wouldn’t say it’s walkable for older people with knee problems. The sidewalks are often too high. The cobblestone is hard on the feet. The angle of the driveways are essentially steep. I’d move there in a heartbeat if it weren’t for this reason. Other Mexican cities, like Oaxaca are much easier to navigate.
So you make very good points! I once had an older gentleman ask if Merida was wheelchair accessible, to which I answered no for similar reasons that you mentioned. He came anyway, and I had the pleasure of meeting him for a meal. Turns out he mostly just stayed on the streets vice attempting the sidewalks. So long as he avoided busy streets, he was good.
I learned from him to walk on the streets more than the sidewalks because yes, the sidewalks are not ideal! And as I look around, there are several here who have the same habits.
Fascinating to hear that Oaxaca has better sidewalks! I felt Valladolid generally also had better sidewalks compared to Merida or San Cris… 🥰
@@PriorityFocused Oaxaca was great. There were even wheelchair ramps at the corners.
@@catemoon Awesome!
todavia no visitas Palenque... bueno, puedes hacerlo viajando via VIllahermosa, Tabasco. Los OCC siempre se van via Villahermosa, puedes conocer tabasco, en unos dos dias, lo destacable de tabasco es la comida, y lugares como las haciendas cacaoteras de Comalcalco, el parque museo la venta (unico parque con piezas originales olmecas). de ahi continuas a Palenque.... es lo que le recomiendo a mis huespedes que temen pasar por ocosingo y esa zona tan conflictiva.
¡Suena como una gran idea! ¡Gracias!
Cool video and town...
Definitely my favorite!
@@PriorityFocused Just got back from a trpip to see family and friends in Florida Alabama and Mississippi and I caught covid so I am home and feeling yucky.... LOL. I watched a Vagabound video of San Christobal and his numbers for a single is around $1065. Does that seem about right?
@@jpsmusicandmore5457 I think it’s a budget many single people use, actually👍🏻 So yes, it can definitely work. I know a few who are under that budget.
@@jpsmusicandmore5457 And so sorry you got sick! Hope it’s a quick recovery for you! Mine was about 8 days of yuck and 6 days of “when can I go out?!?” 😉
@@PriorityFocused I have a low grade fever can feel it in my eyes... lOL
Wow, you really surprised me, I thought you would move to Merida. I wish you the best in San Cris and
I would be interested in how you feel living there.
I am building a house in Merida but I am also looking for a small place out of Merida for the hottest months San Cris was on my list until I found the issues that you mentioned, and now, I will be looking for a place in Oaxaca.
I definitely love Merida, it will always have a positive place in my heart - and I plan on continuing to visit, especially as I have friends there!
But yeah, at the end of the day, I think San Cris is much more my natural style.
I know you'll enjoy Merida, though... it is well worth moving to!
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Thanks for the video. Can you provide address of the honey vendor?
You’re welcome! She sells out of her home, so I can’t share here, but in the FB groups, ask for local or jungle honey and if she has any left, I’m sure she’ll pop up (or another vendor might!)
Merida is too hot
Agree. Best time to visit Merida... Dec-Jan... maybe early Feb... and early Hurricane season (which of course means more rain and mosquitos, but still a walkable time)!
FWIW, to get from San Cris to Palenque currently, Ado buses appear to be taking the long way through Villahermosa, i.e. 9 hours! Going through Ocosingo, it's only a 200km trip.
Itchy Boots, a TH-cam channel by a solo woman motorcycle traveler, recently came through the area. Between Ocosingo and San Cris, she took off out through the country to avoid the roadblocks. So it's still an issue.
Yes, so unfortunate about the roadblocks😢 Luckily, I’ll be here a while so there’s plenty of time!
I thought about stopping by Palenque when returning from Merida, but ultimately decided against it…
@@PriorityFocused Palenque, San Cris, and the Tapachula/Tacana volcano/coffee-growing area (which I've become fascinated with) are all rather difficult to travel to, compared to other areas of Mexico. Which makes them all the more interesting.
@@montysano Yes! And I am also waiting on a good time for the coffee region… because you’re correct, harder to get to but should be more worth it!
What about bar la revolution live music every night and the raves every Tuesdays and Saturdays 😆
The bar is still open, but I tend to stay home at night😂
@@PriorityFocused still there's plenty to do in San Cristobal I mean 👌
@@philipjanek3864 Completely agree!
Are there bomb sushi restaurants there?
From a tourist perspective (meaning good predictability), the one in the Augustin Plaza on Calle Miguel Hidalgo is probably the best.
Very savoury.
MUCH less consistent and much smaller, but most reminds me of Japan is Mikura❤️🍙
(but I have not been to all the sushi places yet!)
@@PriorityFocused I sure hope so because I'm not trying to have 1st world problems when I'm down there
@@ThatOneGuy-hp2pb sadly first world problems tend to follow is everywhere… but I know what you mean👍🏻