Tag Archives: Mexico

Top 10 Surfing Beaches in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

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Mexico is a paradise for water sports and surfing is no exception! With over 4,500 miles of coastline, it’s been hosting surfers since the heyday of the VW combie. As surfing gained in popularity with the luxury trendsetters, families, and the less “gnarly” travelers, hotels in destinations like the Riviera Nayarit have added the sport […]


Testimonial: Member With Internal Bleeding Airlifted from Guadalajara, MEX to Los Angeles, CA

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Pepe & Concha Gurski Ajijic, Mexico We live in Ajijic, Mexico and on December 27, 2017, my husband, Pepe, had internal bleeding from a stomach ulcer and was hemorrhaging. We went to the hospital in Guadalajara and this became an extreme emergency because they did not have his blood type and he needed surgery. We […]


Tasty Travel: Try This Insanely Delicious Recipe From The Grand Velas Riviera Maya

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Mexico’s Foodie Resort Grand Velas Riviera Maya shares its Tikin Xic (pronounced “teekeen sheek”) fish recipe infused with the flavors and techniques of traditional Yucatecan cuisine to make at home. With Mexican ingredients like axiote seasoning and red peppers, the gourmet recipe features grouper as the source of protein. The Tikin Xic dish is available […]


Testimonial: Member Suffers Broken Hip in Mexico, Airlifted Home to New York

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Leslie Jaeger – New York, NY While sweeping down the stairs from the new restaurant on Cuna de Allende, I reached for the banister but it wasn’t where I expected it to be. I landed smack on my hip which shattered. The Red Cross arrived, bundled me into the ambulance and bounced me over the cobbles […]


Testimonial: SkyMed Member Suffers Fall, Flown from Mexico to Miami for Surgery

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  Dr. John Gough & Marcia Owen San Miguel, Mexico As an ex-patriate living in Mexico, I am pleased to offer my experience with SkyMed. In September 2016 (three months after my enrollment) I suffered a fall with fractured head of the humerus, and a radical tear of my rotary cuff, including rupture of the […]


Testimonial: Member Calls SkyMed to Get Back to the US; Avoids Colostomy

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Kathleen Phelps Puerto Vallarta, Mexico I joined SkyMed right before I turned 65 because I knew I would need to get to the US to use my Medicare. Two years ago, I awoke with a pain in my lower left side. I thought if I ignored it, it would just go away, but it just got […]