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Los Algodones is unique for a border town but border towns do not represent the rest of Mexico. I wandered into Mexicali this spring and wandered right back out, the smells, drunks, and dirtiness was a big no. Nogales Sonora was much better but don't think I'd do an overnight there.
You are right it IS a unique border town. Though the conversations I've had with BP agents concerned visiting the interior of Mexico which was highly discouraged...
I don't know. We've been coming to Cancun and Playa Del Carmen for many years and stayed at different hotels. The only issue with alcohol that my husband faced was weak alcohol - he said you could barely taste it in any of the drinks he ordered so he seldom even bothered ordering for it anymore. I personally don't drink - can't stand the taste nor the smell of alcohol. How anyone could be addicted to it, I'm sure I'll never know.
I swore mexico off my travel list a very long time ago and said right then and there I will never come back here . First off senior class trip to mexico , yeah I thought . Bus broke down on the way down there , got fixed . Got to the hotel and said yeah finally here . Then montezuma revenge hit . two nights later the hotel burns down , great . We are all standing outside
the following morning and the chaperone tells us , oh we are going to a different hotel , however it will be a 2 hour wait for the bus from the hotel to pick us up , I then politely pick up my bag , get a cab and head for the border. then the chaperone says to me "you cant do that " I told her to "watch me ' and some of the other kids said ill split the cab fare with ya if you take me with ya " no problem . When I got to the border I got across no problem and I found the grey hound bus station and paid for a grey hound to take me home . I was never so happy to see the rim of my city where I lived in all my life . This is the reason I will never ever go to mexico again .
I swore mexico off my travel list a very long time ago and said right then and there I will never come back here . First off senior class trip to mexico , yeah I thought . Bus broke down on the way down there , got fixed . Got to the hotel and said yeah finally here . Then montezuma revenge hit . two nights later the hotel burns down , great . We are all standing outside
the following morning and the chaperone tells us , oh we are going to a different hotel , however it will be a 2 hour wait for the bus from the hotel to pick us up , I then politely pick up my bag , get a cab and head for the border. then the chaperone says to me "you cant do that " I told her to "watch me ' and some of the other kids said ill split the cab fare with ya if you take me with ya " no problem . When I got to the border I got across no problem and I found the grey hound bus station and paid for a grey hound to take me home . I was never so happy to see the rim of my city where I lived in all my life . This is the reason I will never ever go to mexico again .
Where in Mexico were you visiting, because this doesn't pass the sniff test. Mexico is a very large country. And areas in Mexico that appeal to kids on a senior trip are not typically near cab distance to the border.
Where in Mexico were you visiting, because this doesn't pass the sniff test. Mexico is a very large country. And areas in Mexico that appeal to kids on a senior trip are not typically near cab distance to the border.
I left some parts of it out because of some gross stuff but did not know someone would pick it apart . sorry just telling you why I will never visit mexico again is all . Have a nice day .
Where in Mexico were you visiting, because this doesn't pass the sniff test. Mexico is a very large country. And areas in Mexico that appeal to kids on a senior trip are not typically near cab distance to the border.
I left some parts of it out because of some gross stuff but did not know someone would pick it apart . sorry just telling you why I will never visit mexico again is all . Have a nice day .
Sorry, just think it would help to let people know just a general region. Caribbean, Pacific, Texas border, California border...not unreasonable IMO. It's like telling an unfortunate travel story in the US and refusing to name the state. I still visit Mexico, but not the border regions.
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