I am a white Texan. my white wife and I have traviled extensive through Mexico. I would recomend avoiding Mexico City and Guadalahara.
Stay on the toll roads! they are faster and safer!
NEVER DRIVE IN THE DARK!!!!!!
you need to be home by dark. if it is getting dark, find a place to stay. 1. you can run into big animals in the dark and 2. freaks come out at night!
DO NOT BREAK THIS RULE! EVER UNDER ANY REASION NEVER NEVER NEVER DRIVE IN THE DARK!
you can drive off a cliff, into an animal, have a flat and get robbed. on and on. never! I mean it! NEVER DRIVE IN THE DARK!
carry spare tire that can go a long way. I recomend a full size spare if you can get one. some places are far from help. the roads in some places are very bad. nothing like here. you may go 40 miles on a road that looks like a bomb field!
do not take a gun! guns are banned in mexico and being caught with one is a big deal. they will stop you on regular places and search your car. they are looking for dope and guns. don't take either.
Eat the grilled chicken! it is the best in the world. there are little mom and pop places everywhere and they sell Pollo Esado. get some! don't worry you won't get sick.... my wife and I ate a pile of it and we are living proof that you dont get sick.
The law down there is not all bad but there are some. It is best to obay the laws and to avoid at all cost if possiable. If you are pressured to pay a "fine or special ticket" do it, it will make things move faster.
Don't flash money! that will get you in a bind fast. the money there is colored so you can tell from a distance what it is, so be low key when getting out money & keep your wallet in your front pocket. keep only small bills so you don't have to always get change.
over all, the people there are nice. they will help when they can but, just like here there are bad apples. you need to know what to look for signs to watch for. You need to study as much as you can about the safety of tourest.
always check the door handles on the inside of a taxi before you get in. they will disable them and then pull into a back allie and you get robbed.
spread your money out. don't keep it all in one place so if you get robbed you don't loose all your money.
take tools if you know how to use them. and a tow strap. you never know.
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Originally posted by spud72
The folks (actually, the outlaws) are moving back to Canada from Belize within the next couple of weeks. I've been asked if I was to accompany Dad for the trip (Mom just has surgery and isn't feeling quite up to it yet, and we don't want him to be alone.)
The trip would involve driving the total length of Mexico to make it to Texas in a 98 Accord.
I've never been to Mexico, and to be blunt I have no real desire to either. However, it's kind of unavoidable short of shipping or abandoning the car down there or giving it to the new owners.
Question is this: I've heard some horror stories about driving through Mexico. Everything from corrupt officials (cops, border guards), roadblocks by policia and military who help themselves to yourself (or open to bribes) and to citizen who see foreigners and aim for their cars to get pay offs.
Any truth to it? Should it be something we should blast through as fast as possible to make it to Texas or "relatively" take our time and enjoy the sights?
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