Traveling in Mexico in a Bus Conversion

[someguy]

Great topic.  I've been wondering about travelling in Mexico with a large RV.

What area of Mexico are you now in ?

Are you seeing any evidence of increased violence due to the capture of Guzman's son ?

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

Great topic.  I've been wondering about travelling in Mexico with a large RV.

What area of Mexico are you now in ?

Are you seeing any evidence of increased violence due to the capture of Guzman's son ?

I am back from Mexico now. I returned two weeks ago. I never see any violence in Mexico but when I take my bus down there, I stay mostly in Puerto Penasco and in Baja.  However, I did fly down to Puerto Vallarta in October and saw no violence. 

I see more violence in the U.S. on TV than I see in Mexico.  Cities in the U.S. scare the Hell out of me. I walk around in Ensenada, Puerto Penasco, Cabo, San Felipe, Playa del Carmin, and Puerto Penasco alone at night with no problems.  But I would never dare to walk around in some cities in the U.S. after darkness falls. People are murdered every night in all major cities in the U.S.  Not so in Mexico.

[Glennman]

We had some friends that towed their pickup behind a motor home all the way to Belize once. By the time they went through the warring faction areas where they needed a guide to get through, they were scared to death to bring it all back home. That was 25 years ago. They had purchased 5 acres in Belize and wanted to camp there. They made it home ok, but I don't know if they ever went back.

[luvrbus]

We had some friends that towed their pickup behind a motor home all the way to Belize once. By the time they went through the warring faction areas where they needed a guide to get through, they were scared to death to bring it all back home. That was 25 years ago. They had purchased 5 acres in Belize and wanted to camp there. They made it home ok, but I don't know if they ever went back.

I think going through CA would be my worry, going to Belize you are in Mexico most of the time, I would find another route to bypass Guatemala though,they should a have route to bypass Guatemala by now,Belize is popular place for the Amish and Mennonites now days they fit right end
     

[bobofthenorth]

I've spent a lot of time in Mexico - we're in Melaque right now - but I just don't get the appeal of Belize. We cruised to Belize City one winter and hired a local cabby to tour us around town. We never got out of the city so maybe its better outside but Belize City is a toilet. There was at least one druggie on every street corner and multiples on most corners. Grinding, in your face, poverty everywhere. Rundown buildings, decaying infrastructure - I've seen small areas of Mexico that would match it but never a whole city.

[luvrbus]

I've spent a lot of time in Mexico - we're in Melaque right now - but I just don't get the appeal of Belize. We cruised to Belize City one winter and hired a local cabby to tour us around town. We never got out of the city so maybe its better outside but Belize City is a toilet. There was at least one druggie on every street corner and multiples on most corners. Grinding, in your face, poverty everywhere. Rundown buildings, decaying infrastructure - I've seen small areas of Mexico that would match it but never a whole city.

The Brit's did give up much when they gave that part of Honduras up,It's a young country still and import taxes are on everything that goes there even for your own use, my Amish friend from OK loves it there,I didn't care for it myself,I remember when Cancun was about the same     

[windtrader]

It's becoming the next newly discovered place to go. Costa Rica, Mexico, all prices up up

[luvrbus]

Belize is a monarchy it is still controlled by the Brit's ,all I seen growing was sugar cane