Is Mexico Safe?

[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?

[acejones]

Originally Posted by airdale74451

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

You'll get a bunch of opinions on this.....and the answer today is not necessarily the answer tomorrow. Most will advise not spending much time around the border towns. Also, don't loiter around bars, especially late at night. Behave responsibly, with confidence and respect, and most anyplace is OK.
YMMV

[Turkeycreek]

Originally Posted by airdale74451

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

The border towns to be sure with the exception of Mexicali and Naco. Mexicali is a clean hard working town that seems to have few problems. Naco is tiny, just down the road from Bisbee, AZ. Have some good dentists working there I've been told. On the whole, I'll agree with acejones. Use the same criteria as in any city. Bars and restaurants with gangster style cars and trucks parked in front are to be avoided

[going south]

Originally Posted by airdale74451

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

I would vote for Cabo & Cancun... Bland, touristy, antiseptic, not the kind of Mexico I like to visit...

[airdale7]

Originally Posted by going south

I would vote for Cabo & Cancun... Bland, touristy, antiseptic, not the kind of Mexico I like to visit...

"There are two kinds of lost...not knowing where you are and, not knowing where you are going."
-ME

[tricepilot]

Originally Posted by airdale74451

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

If I was in Mexico, the top ten towns I would consider avoiding are Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Tucson, San Antonio, New Orleans, Dallas, Albuquerque and Mobile.