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The truth about The Brenster’s
love affair with Mazatlan.

By Sheila Madsen, October 2015 – updated May 2024 Brent wrote, and created Mazatlan’s first-ever jingle. When Brent was 15 years old he asked his parents, Buzz and Joyce, if he could go to Puerto Vallarta. “Sure, as long as you have the money.” Young Brent did indeed have the money to vacation in PV…

Welcome back – with no to-do list!

By Sheila Madsen [June 2022, updated from November 2014] While you are away from your Mazatlan winter home you most likely have been keeping a to-do list for when you return. Call Mega Cable/TelMex, go to the CFE office, arrange for a cleaning crew to do a deep clean, turn fridge on, change sheets, clean…

Married with different last names? Living together? Prove it!

By Sheila Madsen (April 2014) More new rules have arrived in Mexico for the foreign community. If you are in a common-law marriage, or have simply decided to live together then you must be able to prove it to the Mexican authorities should any thing happen to your partner. For instance, if one of you…