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  1. tiredandretired avatar

    RE: Overstaying tourist visa - fine amount?

    by tiredandretired 13 May 2012

    I agree to work on an FMM is a clear violation, at any time, period. However, the issue with LW is can a person not engaging in lucrative…

  2. jlcampos avatar

    Re: Bus from Reynosa airport to McAllen

    by jlcampos 18 April 2012

    I recently traveled from Mexico to Monterrey by Vivaerobus they offer me a $25 pesos rate in the bus fare from the airport to the "Central…

  3. EM_Guero avatar

    RE: Bad dude rolls into town

    by EM_Guero 11 April 2012

    Sounds good, but the possible civilian casualties are pretty high. These guys operate and live within the population of regular people.…

  4. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Nuevo Loredo Mexican Immigration office

    by Altahabana 29 March 2012

    You want to take the newer bridge which is Bridge II, officially known as the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge. These are the directions from Highway…

  5. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Nuevo Laredo to Oaxaca

    by Altahabana 20 March 2012

    +*My Mexican friends in Reynosa told me that Laredo was like WW III with almost constant gunfights between the military and the narcos*+…

  6. michoacan avatar

    RE: Nuevo Laredo to Oaxaca

    by michoacan 20 March 2012

    My Mexican friends in Reynosa told me that Laredo was like WW III with almost constant gunfights between the military and the narcos.…

  7. markharf avatar

    RE: crossing texas mexico border

    by markharf 29 February 2012

    "Has anybody done this before?" is a phrase often used by non-native English speakers. I cringe every time I read it, but it's not worth…

  8. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Situation around Reynosa?

    by Altahabana 31 January 2012

    I was being a little facetious. Anyone driving to the interior from the midwest or the east coast needs to be aware of the situation…

  9. windblowner avatar

    RE: Situation around Reynosa?

    by windblowner 31 January 2012

    Well, the Hidalgo crossing (McAllen-Reynosa) remains one of the busiest on the entire border, especially in terms of pedestrian crossings.…

  10. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Situation around Reynosa?

    by Altahabana 31 January 2012

    I was in Reynosa on 1/19 and it was fairly calm. I have heard about the incidents mentioned in the Monitor articles but the details get…

  11. windblowner avatar

    Situation around Reynosa?

    by windblowner 31 January 2012

    The past week has seen a flurry of reports about violence in the Reynosa area, including a deadly shootout near Secundaria Técnica No.…

  12. Altahabana avatar

    RE: Question about Acuna, Nuevo Laredo, and Matamoros

    by Altahabana 21 January 2012

    I live in Nuevo Laredo. The situation is not nearly as bad in Nvo. Laredo as in other parts of Tamaulipas and it has stabalized even more…

  13. tiredandretired avatar

    RE: U.S. Customs Expectations

    by tiredandretired 10 January 2012

    Any pork meat is taboo. That ham sandwich would be high on the forbidden list. When we drive back to the border, we try to plan ahead…

  14. Altahabana avatar

    Re: Violence on the borders....

    by Altahabana 10 January 2012

    Based on what you said I suspect the people who +"stopped"+ you from crossing were people in Brownsville. Residents of the Texas border…

  15. Afghanistan2Zimbabwe avatar

    Motor Cycle travel Mexico, El Salvador ... Central America

    by Afghanistan2Zimbabwe 18 December 2011

    Buenas dias, I will be traveling by a touring motorcycle through Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua & back through Hondu…

  16. Afghanistan2Zimbabwe avatar

    Motorcycle travel through Mexico & Cental America

    by Afghanistan2Zimbabwe 18 December 2011

    Buenas dias, I will be traveling by a touring motorcycle through Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua & back through Hondu…

  17. Afghanistan2Zimbabwe avatar

    Motorcycle travel through Mexico & Latin America (January)

    by Afghanistan2Zimbabwe 18 December 2011

    Buenas dias, I will be traveling by a touring motorcycle through Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua & back through Hondu…

  18. joaquinx avatar

    RE: Return trip to USA

    by joaquinx 12 December 2011

    +5,000 feet. Depending on the route you wind up taking, you are quite likely to exceed that elevation on the bus.+ From Merida to Veracru…

  19. TheTraveler51 avatar

    US-Mex Border Towns and Cities

    by TheTraveler51 21 November 2011

    Greetings. I am a US citizen. For various reasons it appears that I may need to return to the US from Mexico, for a few months, mostly…

  20. RobertSDF avatar

    RE: Safe crossing Mexican american border???

    by RobertSDF 08 November 2011

    No need to ask, it exists, I have used the routing several times. To verify you only need to look at the ado website [www.ado.com.mx]…

  21. anyone101 avatar

    RE: Safe crossing Mexican american border???

    by anyone101 07 November 2011

    @ RobertSDF on #9 "ADO operates buses directly from Reynosa to Veracruz. From there you can take an ADO bus from Veracruz to Cancun…

  22. RobertSDF avatar

    RE: Safe crossing Mexican american border???

    by RobertSDF 07 November 2011

    A lot of bad advice on the buses, including " go to Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, (which is the more farther place they go coming from…

  23. phoenix_22 avatar

    RE: Safe crossing Mexican american border???

    by phoenix_22 07 November 2011

    You can pick in Monterrey, Reynosa, Matamoros or Nuevo Laredo a bus (ADO) and go to Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, (which is the more farther…

  24. anyone101 avatar

    RE: Safe crossing Mexican american border???

    by anyone101 06 November 2011

    Given the suggestions from the above, you may want to consider ending the bus trip in Dallas or Houston and flying the rest of the way…

  25. chris0daniel avatar

    RE: Safe crossing Mexican american border???

    by chris0daniel 06 November 2011

    "If you take McAllen/Hidalgo-Reynosa or Brownsville-Matamoros the bus ticket to Yucatan will be around $2,100 pesos (154.4 dollars)."…

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