Tuesday 21st March 2017...sunny all day long!!!

A beautiful sunny and warm morning and it lasted all day long!!!

I am enjoying walking everywhere and today I charted myself and just walking to various activities I covered 6.2 miles.....

First it was tennis which was a great game, they usually always are and then back home for a quick bite before walking off to the gym and my session with Joe, saw this lovely tree on the way..

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I always pass this house on the scooter but never take the time to look up!!!

I also have to pass through this market it is mainly clothes and shoes but so vibrant and always busy!!

Coming back from Joe's I stopped in to town and then when I finally got home it was serious book and eating on my deck......the sun did shine all day lovely!!


An interesting article..

News

Canada sees big spike in Mexican visitors

Visa cancelation, Donald Trump, airline connections cited

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Mexico News Daily | Tuesday, March 21, 2017

The removal of a visa requirement has resulted in a sharp spike in the number of Mexicans visiting Canada, but airline connections and Donald Trump are cited as other reasons for the increase.

Canada removed the visa requirement December 1, which produced a jump of nearly 70% in Mexican visitors: from 18,000 in December 2015 to 30,000 a year later.

The trend continued in January, although not by quite as much: the January 2016 figure of 18,000 rose 56% to 28,000.

Mexico became the seventh principal source of tourists for Canada in January.

But along with the visa change are factors such as improved airline connections and the United States’ stance on Mexico under President Donald Trump, according to a report by the Associated Press.

“I don’t want to go to a country that does not accept the people from my country,” said Rodrigo Muñoz, a Mexico City surgeon who traveled instead to the Canadian Rockies for a ski vacation.

Public relations professional Gabriel Leal, also from Mexico City and also a skier, said the U.S. is no longer as attractive.

He said many friends have canceled U.S. trips and gone to the British Columbia ski resort of Whistler, where visits by Mexicans are up 25%, said a spokesman for the resort’s tourism marketing agency.

Meanwhile, more Mexicans were stopped at the border by Canadian officials during the first two months of this year than in any of the three previous years. The Canada Border Services Agency said it stopped 444 Mexican nationals between January 1 and March 8.

In contrast, Canadian officials turned back 410 last year, 351 in 2015 and 399 in 2014.

People are detained if it is believed they pose a danger to the public, if their identity is unclear or if they are deemed likely to not appear for removal or for a proceeding.
Another good article!!

Mexicans are not quite as happy as they were last year, according to the latest World Happiness Report.

The 2017 edition of the annual happiness survey of 155 countries ranked Mexico 25th, down from 21st place last year and well down from the 14th place it scored in 2015.

The happiest country in the world was Norway, followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland.

Canada placed seventh and the United States 14th, said the report, published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

At the bottom of the list was the Central African Republic, followed by Burundi and Tanzania.

The index was compiled by asking respondents to rate their lives on a scale of 0 to 10 with the best possible life being a 10.

The report than explains those scores using six variables: income, healthy life expectancy, having someone to count on in times of trouble, generosity, freedom and trust, with the latter measured by the absence of corruption in business and government.

A typical national sample size is 3,000 respondents.

The report was presented yesterday to mark the International Day of Happiness.

Yashi Kochi!!

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