MarilynneS said:re the "expat 'thing, and living near one another ... my cousin, on the Pacific side in the Lake Chapala area south of Guadalajara lives in an area of American and Canadians ..
I've been to Ajijic on Lake Chapala several times, it is a beautiful area with great weather. It's a little chilly for me in the winter but it is only a couple hours from Pto Vallarta and warm beaches. Plus, chilly for me is shorts weather for those from northern climates. Guadalajara is one of my favorite cities, it was a close second when we were choosing where to live. Ajijic is very old and charming and mainly Canadians and Americans living the good life. It's more expensive I would guess than the beach town of Chelem but it doesn't have the heat, humidity or chance of a hurricane.
