Moving to Mexico's Lake Chapala: Subtitle: Checklists, How-tos, and Practical Information and Advice for Expats and Retirees

People from all over the world are discovering Mexico's Lake Chapala as a great place to live a richer life – as a visitor, a resident ex-patriot, or as a retiree. This guide explains what no ordinary travel book does. It’s a must-have for anyone considering moving to Lake Chapala, as well as visitors and current residents.

This book includes:

• Exploratory Trip Checklist
• Move Planning Checklist (by week)
• Border Checklist
• Moving In Checklist (by week)
• Comprehensive immigration, visa, and senior discount card information
• Legal basics
• Overview of Lakeside towns
• How-to’s on utilities and technology
• Medical care and insurance information
• How to get vehicle permits, registrations, driver’s licenses
• Banking, safety, police, shopping, pet care, and mail services basics
• Guides to local customs and language instruction, and government services
• Up to date Jalisco state driving laws and fines, plus federal driving laws and fines
• Telephone dialing instructions
• Emergency numbers
• How to hire household help
• Driving tips and Accident form
• Common metric conversions (oven temperatures, etc.)

In short, this book explains it all for you – everything the travel guides don’t.

“I found it highly readable, most comprehensive, and flawlessly organized. I think it's the best book of its kind that I have read, and I have been down here for 25 years.” Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez Editor-in-Chief, El Ojo del Lago Magazine

“I've lived at Lakeside for ten years now, and coordinate the Information Desk at the Lake Chapala Society. Yet I'm amazed at how much I learned reading this book. I fully intend to keep a copy at the Information Desk, and suggest all the volunteers familiarize themselves with it.” Harriet Hart Lakeside writer

“I thoroughly enjoyed the read. I wish I had your book available when I moved here 8 years ago. It certainly would have made life simpler and more interesting.” Howard Feldstein President, Lake Chapala Society

“A valuable resource for anyone visiting or moving to Lake Chapala. If you can, buy it before you come. At the very least, buy it the moment you arrive. Having this book when I moved here 11 years ago would have saved me many missteps and countless hours of research.” Judy Dykstra-Brown Lakeside writer and artist

Lisa L. Jorgensen moved to Lake Chapala in the spring of 2012 from the U.S. Her challenges and discoveries in making that move and as a newcomer to the area have formed the basis of her writings: providing helpful information and advice for other ex-patriot newcomers. She was born in Denmark, spent most of her adult life in the U.S. as a corporate professional and business owner, and is now blissfully retired in Ajijic on the shores of Lake Chapala, Mexico.