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RE: A Guide to the Mexican Bus System

by Queretaro 23 May 2012

It is a useful article but I don't like the bit that says: "I read on the news about a bus of US tourists that got held up and mugged…
RE: If I wanted to spend a very relaxing month in Mexico...best place to do it?

by northword 21 May 2012

I once did this in Old Acapulco by staying in a cheap but decent hotel on the lower part of the Quebrada. While it didn't have wifi, there…
RE: Playa del Carmen to Mexico City and inbetween

by sevres_babylone 13 May 2012

These are always tough questions, because the unknown factor is whether it is probable you will be returning to Mexico. If you don't…
RE: Playa del Carmen to Mexico City and inbetween

by Berto301 13 May 2012

1) Do-able but hardly pleasent 2)Forget Acapulco, you don't have the time. Or - break the trip into two segments and fly from Cancun…
RE: Playa del Carmen to Mexico City and inbetween

by VANEPLAYA 13 May 2012

It sounds ok to me....but yes, you do not have much time and half of it is going to be sitting on a bus!.....Acapulco is defiantly too…
Playa del Carmen to Mexico City and inbetween

by Dbed 13 May 2012

Hi, my wife and I are flying into Cancun in June. We then have 16 days to make our way to Mexico City where we fly out. I had made a…
Re: Best City to Stay in Mexico

by floridakid 12 May 2012

Since you want beach digs, any of the list would be satisfactory for that, bearing in mind that thes are tourist destinations,and donot…
RE: ,,,some tips for the region of Mexico City

by Queretaro 05 May 2012

Acapulco is the closest beach and it is not overcrowded by tourists by any means (except at the time of Mexican holidays). There are long…
RE: ,,,some tips for the region of Mexico City

by Queretaro 05 May 2012

Guanajuato is about 5 hours from Mexico City by bus. You could do a 4 day tour covering Guanajuato, San Miguel and Querétaro easily enough…
RE: Safety Concerns

by Aloysius 30 April 2012

Regarding #19, it is true that many drug gang attacks & violence have occured in the border zone, Mazatlan, Monterrey, Acapulco, Morelia…
Re: Chilli con carne

by Anonimo 27 April 2012

> I am posting from the Philippines The [caravel from Acapulco|http://books.google.com.mx/books?id=kk_iU0f-iT8C&pg=PA423&lpg=PA423&dq=car…
RE: bus hijack

by Queretaro 23 April 2012

There is nothing about this incident in the Acapulco local press although they do report a robbery on the Mexico-Pachuca route at the…
RE: bus hijack

by lake_wobegon 23 April 2012

I believe the report, frisbee. That's a region of the country where bus robberies such as you mention are commonplace, particularly along…
bus hijack

by frisbee 23 April 2012

Here in Mexico City, I was talking with a native speaker of Spanish. She told me that last Wednesday, whilst on a bus about 2 hours drive…
RE: Earthquake: Pacific Coast of Michoacan

by lake_wobegon 12 April 2012

I think you're correct about the Arteaga one. There have been so many, that's right. We typically see a score or more weekly south of…
RE: Cancun to panama and others questions

by Queretaro 05 April 2012

Aeromexico and Copa Airlines both have direct flights from Cancun to Panama City although going direct is not necessarily the cheapest…
RE: Mexico City Trip Report,

by aj508 04 April 2012

Bicoder, I go to Acapulco every year and no problems if one does not stay out late at night and mess with drugs. Even 5 years ago, I had…
RE: Mexico City Trip Report,

by bigcoder 04 April 2012

No matter how, I would advise to take precautions and avoid non-tourist area at those famous fighting area. 5 years before, I did walk…
RE: Mexico City Trip Report,

by aj508 03 April 2012

Lake_Wobegon, I think you make a good point about the media under-reporting the amount of violence that actually goes on in Mexico and…
RE: Trip Report: La Gruta Tolantongo and Hidalgo Trip Report

by chris0daniel 02 April 2012

Edmund--Acapulco is south of Mexico City in contrast to Tolantongo which is pretty much due north. So, going to Tolantongo would be side…
RE: Trip Report: La Gruta Tolantongo and Hidalgo Trip Report

by aj508 02 April 2012

Chris, I would be busing from Mexico City. Actually, I am a beach person and that is the reason I go to Acapulco every year. I thought…
RE: Trip Report: La Gruta Tolantongo and Hidalgo Trip Report

by chris0daniel 01 April 2012

Would it be far out of your way, Edmund? Quite likely. Where will you be driving or busing from on your way to Acapulco? The hot…
RE: Trip Report: La Gruta Tolantongo and Hidalgo Trip Report

by aj508 01 April 2012

Thanks Rayosx and Chris for your detailed reports!! I am not really a big fan of hot springs but was wondering if it would be worth visiting…
RE: acapulco information

by northword 26 March 2012

Acapulco was the kind of place where older gringos used to go to escape the winter for a few weeks or months, not to set down roots. Many…
RE: acapulco information

by stewbear 26 March 2012

Have you considered Zihuatanejo 4 hours North of Acapulco? Smaller but still lots to do I know of great little places for well under $400…