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Restaurants in Centro Queretaro – Where to Eat for Every Budget

ByEpicurean Expats April 10, 2023October 23, 2023

Eating while traveling is a given, but where should you eat? Tripadvisor and other review websites are great resources, but are they bolstered by tourists or locals? Around Jardin Zenea alone there’s plenty of choices easily within walking distance. You’ll see people in the parks eating ice cream and dancing. Visit around the holidays and…

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How to Get Mail in Mexico

ByEpicurean Expats August 31, 2020September 6, 2022

Getting mail in Mexico is one of the great mysteries of living here. Before moving to Mexico, we had heard that mail delivery was slow, even non-existent. If we want to receive mail from the United States, it may arrive a few weeks or months later, or maybe not at all. And the same if…

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Making Friends in a Foreign Country

ByEpicurean Expats April 16, 2019April 26, 2022

You’ve heard the saying that you “gravitate towards people like you”. I have found in my travels and many moves across the USA and overseas that this saying is very true. When making friends in a foreign country, you attract people like you. Recently I received an email from someone who wanted to move…

Getting Lucky with Carnitas and Barbacoa

ByEpicurean Expats July 30, 2018August 5, 2022

We did quite a bit of research before selecting the greater Queretaro area to relocate to. One thing we did not look into was what are the local food specialties? Call it dumb luck but we were fortunate enough to stumble onto some fairly remarkable local delicacies, most notably carnitas and barbacoa. Carnitas Santa Rosa…

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Is That Really Snow? In July? In Mexico?

ByEpicurean Expats July 18, 2018April 26, 2022

We were driving to the airport yesterday to pick up my parents during a rain storm. Flooding was everywhere, and Mexicans are horrible drivers even in good conditions. We live 45 minutes away, around a few small mountains on the other side of Queretaro. As we were driving we saw all this white stuff on…

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Picture Tour of Mercado La Cruz

ByEpicurean Expats July 6, 2018August 5, 2022

Did you know that Mexico produces and supplies 45% of the world’s avocados? And did you know that Mexico grows 14 varieties of mangoes? One of the highlights of traveling around the world is visiting local markets. Now that we live in Queretaro, the Mercado La Cruz isn’t a tourist attraction for us. It truly…

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Our First 100 Days Living in Mexico

ByEpicurean Expats June 25, 2018September 6, 2022

It’s hard to believe how much we’ve accomplished in our first 100 days in Mexico, and what still needs to be accomplished. Starting a new life in a foreign country is exciting, but it isn’t easy. We aren’t only in a foreign country, but in foreign territory when it comes to the basics of setting…

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Learning Every Day Spanish in Mexico

ByEpicurean Expats June 10, 2018April 26, 2022

Did you know that Spanish is either the official or majority language spoken in twenty countries and the territory of Puerto Rico? It’s true! A basic understanding of the language can get you around, but the different nuances of each country can throw a wrench into comprehension. When I lived in the Dominican Republic, I…

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Buying Furniture in Mexico

ByEpicurean Expats April 16, 2018September 6, 2022

Buying furniture in Queretaro is not that different from the States. They have modern and antique furniture stores ranging from Contemporary to Victorian. It’s always exciting to buy new furniture, especially for a new house. On our visits to Mexico last year, we researched furniture prices to make sure we could afford the cost of living…

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Food Truck Haven La Glotoneria

ByEpicurean Expats March 30, 2018August 5, 2022

We went to the La Glotoneria the other day with our new American friends that we met at Honda (that story later). The Glotoneria is an enclosed area with a bar, playground, a few artist booths, live band and about a dozen food trucks. This is a great place to hangout with friends, family, and…

A Little About Us

About Us

ByEpicurean Expats November 27, 2017February 11, 2024

Welcome to Epicurean Expats! A Little About Us We are not 20-somethings trying to hit 30 countries before we are 30, and we are not retirees with a fixed income and time on our hands. We are a working couple who found a way to live our dream in other countries before retirement age….

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