Comments on: Don’t Go To Mexico

By: Old Gringo

Old Gringo — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:35:30 +0000

I’ve just returned from a two month driving trip to southern Mexico. Over the past 50 years my various VW buses have traversed Mexico many times.

I’ve seen “stuff”; but I have also been treated wonderfully even by cops and military personnel.

There is some bad boogie going down now. The statistical probability of it happening to you is still small. stay vigilant, banish fear, have a beer and a taco.

Con todo respeto, no hay otro como Mexico!

By: The Truth

The Truth — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:43:23 +0000

I’ve been to Mexico when traveling with my family and we were stopped by a “Police Officer” for breaking a law. After giving him all our money, $200+ he finally let us go. Would I go back, FCUK no.

By: Lorna

Lorna — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:00:50 +0000

Glad the scary stories didn’t get to you and make you stay safe and secure, home on the couch, or we never would have met you. Happy Trails!

By: Jim Johnson

Jim Johnson — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:18:55 +0000

Wow! I’m glad that you had such a wonderful trip through Mexico, especially considering all of these things that everyone said would happen to you. What did you do wrong to have such a good trip? Thanks for sharing your adventure!

By: Jaime

Jaime — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:36:53 +0000

In Cuernavaca Dec. 2009 I heard people being shot to death during the Beltran Leyva raid. In Nov. 2010 the Mexican Army under the direction of the PGR raided a well known narco “El Negro” in my apartment complex. During the raid they entered and took cash, computers and vehicles of other residents without warrants. Total thugs. Newspapers have reported similar thefts by the 24th Zona Militar. Nothing was done by the authorities contacted about this. Ask yourself if you really want to take the risk of going to Mexico.

By: Mark Tisdale

Mark Tisdale — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:47:32 +0000

I literally just stumbled onto your blog and this was the first post I read.

I don’t know your travel plans entirely but Mexico is just not the hell on earth that some people are convinced it is. I just got back from my third trip there! I haven’t seen northern Mexico since ’04, and I’ve heard the border is much worse than it was then, but most everyone I’ve talked to has said beyond that it’s at least as safe as some parts of the US. Honestly, on my last trip I started in Mexico City. I have no doubt there are some scary places there, but you know what, I lived for a decade in Atlanta and there were some freaking scary places there, too!

I have never felt as ill at ease in foreign countries I’ve visited as I have in the big cities of my own country. Nuff said.

By: Dawne

Dawne — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:03:37 +0000

I think what most people don’t realize is that Mexico is a ‘third world country’. You can blindly enjoy your all-inclusive holiday while the average Mexican family earns less in one year than what you’ve just spent. Only when you need medical attention do you realize how lucky you are to be just a visitor, because you could die in an ambulance that has to stop for gas that you’re asked pay for. Big business (and I’m talking the hotel chains) have created a false aura of paradise. The reality is that when you need safety and security, it doesn’t exist. Just ask the couple that was arrested by police in Playa del Carmen on NY eve, raped, and released to the cries of government denial that it ever happened.
For these reasons, I’m boycotting (as much as I’ve enjoyed past vacations) until the Mexican government understands how important it is to keep their tourists safe. They won’t be getting my dollars any longer.