Is Mexico Safe?

[jimmex]

Sign me up for the advanced class.

[PirateJohn]

Originally Posted by jimmex

+1; fill camelback at OXXO. Get beer at OXXO if its after 5PM.

Really. I took this outside an OXXO in the suburbs of Tampico in 2006, according to my notes:

[Kiko]

Originally Posted by miguelito

A friend of mine was asking about learning some Spanish before making a trip to Copper Canyon. I started thinking about it, and came up with 39 phrases which I consider a basic requirement to having a great trip. I didn't cover arcane things like negotiating with putas, or scoring weed. Those are for the more advanced class. :) Please correct or add to any of the translations or phrases as you see fit. I would have guessed that someone has already posted here at ADV something to this effect. If not, let me know,and I'll post it up in the Latin America section somewhere.

http://miguelitoh2o.posterous.com/mi...anish-phrases#

I think in #32, the answer I usually get is in time and not distance. For example: "Cuantas horas a Morelia?" There usually seems to be a disconnect when I asked how many km?

[miguelito]

Originally Posted by Kiko

I think in #32, the answer I usually get is in time and not distance. For example: "Cuantas horas a Morelia?" There usually seems to be a disconnect when I asked how many km?

Yeah, I've had that response as well. The only problem is they can be telling you how many hours it takes to get there by bus,and not by moto. Still, might be good to add "horas" as an alternate pregunta.

[kobukan]

Since I don't speak any Spanish I usually just say the word kilometers followed by the name of the place I'm headed with a questioning look on my face. It seems to work, but only if they grab a stick and write the number in the dirt.

[airdale7]

Originally Posted by Turkeycreek

feeling but a few minor bouts of something or other. I have to say I am happier without the acid. So maybe, if you are on acid reducers, be extra aware of the quality of your water.

My wife purchased a distiller and this ended my stomach pains. Now with your info I understand why. It seems that even here in the heart of the United States there are unseen organisms in the water.

[McFoil]

Originally Posted by jimmex

Sign me up for the advanced class.

That's a 101 class.

[tricepilot]

Originally Posted by jimmex

Sign me up for the advanced class.

You could teach the advanced class

[dwj - Donnie]

Hi!

I just got back from 43 days in Mexico. No problems! Spent a lot of time in south Mexico, about a week each in Mexico City and Lazaro Cardenas. All is well. I encountered no problems of any kind! I am still not home, I should get there in a few more days. I have been gone from home 50 days so far. I have also been gone 208 days for the year, but almost 50 of those days were with Tracy in Dallas.

Donnie

[dwj - Donnie]

Originally Posted by jimmex

motorcycles pay half the car rate.

I paid half rate to cross the bridge at Nuevo Laredo last night.

[dwj - Donnie]

Originally Posted by Road Dust

Just crossed the border at Laredo this morning and rode down to Torreon. Tolls were 1/2 price for bikes. Some had the new toll posted, others did not but they charged the new toll.

I used the Auto piste about half way or 280 pesos from Mexico City to Veracruz a few weeks ago. It was not half price there. That stretch equaled more toll road than I have ridden in Mexico combined. I don't need to do that again, even at half price.

[acejones]

Originally Posted by dwj - Donnie

I used the Auto piste about half way or 280 pesos from Mexico City to Veracruz a few weeks ago. It was not half price there. That stretch equaled more toll road than I have ridden in Mexico combined. I don't need to do that again, even at half price.

Why ?

[dwj - Donnie]

Originally Posted by acejones

Why ?

First, I prefer to ride the Libre Roads that go through the small towns. That is how you meet people and make connections. To bypass all of these small towns with a zillion speed bumps pretty much eliminates the reason I go to Mexico! Second, I resent having to pay to use a road that my gas taxes should have already paid for. And third, paying $20US to ride less than 150 miles of mediocre road is not my idea of money well spent. I also don't use the far less expensive toll roads in the US if I don't have to.

[acejones]

Originally Posted by dwj - Donnie

First, I prefer to ride the Libre Roads that go through the small towns. That is how you meet people and make connections. To bypass all of these small towns with a zillion speed bumps pretty much eliminates the reason I go to Mexico! Second, I resent having to pay to use a road that my gas taxes should have already paid for. And third, paying $20US to ride less than 150 miles of mediocre road is not my idea of money well spent. I also don't use the far less expensive toll roads in the US if I don't have to.

Yeah, I know all that. I just wondered if there was some specific problem on the AutoPiste like construction or something.
Thanks

Regarding toll roads in the US, in our part of the US, there aren't any.

[airdale7]

Not to change the subject but, what do you consider the top ten towns to avoid in Mexico?