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RE: Currently, what is the Safest & Fastest route through Mexico?

by jhug031 23 May 2012

Just an update for anyone interested - made it to Mexico CIty in two days, no problems. We crossed at Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras at 10am…
RE: Unplanned travel

by everbrite 04 May 2012

There are plans and there are plans. My first independent trip was in 1966 and I planned to go to Mexico for 8 weeks and ended up staying…
RE: Best road

by carracar 13 April 2012

One by passes Saltillo as well on the 57...Best to also pass Matehuala,SLP,Queretaro & drive the Arco Norte around DF...As suggested above..…
RE: Best road

by Berto301 13 April 2012

If by "best" you mean safest and fastest, probably the toll road (Quota) from Laredo to Monterey (85), then the bypass around Monterey…
RE: driving from guatemala to usa

by bajadude 05 February 2012

suzy, I do the opposit drive every year from Loredo TX to San Cristobal which is close enough... I drive south on 85, bypass Saltillo.…
Re: locks with bike rentals, isla de mujeres

by AnimoPerdido 21 December 2011

I have no idea about your question, but I did notice that "locks and chains" translates to a nice lyrical phrase. And now, ladies and…
Considering taking family to Guadalajara

by raderag 01 December 2011

Hello, I have traveled to Mexico 3 times (twice to Monterrey, once to Saltillo and San Luis Potosi, and now once to the Riviera Maya.…
Re: Recent US/MX Border Safety

by Altahabana 18 October 2011

*+Turimex+*, part of [Grupo Senda|http://portal.gruposenda.com/Senda/jsp/] has direct bus service from Dallas to the interior (Monterrey,…
Re: Looking for people to cross the Mexican border from Texas (USA)

by RGM 14 October 2011

Depending on the time I get to Laredo, I will either stay overnight in Laredo or if I can cross the border and have daylight left I will…
Re: A question re security situation around Taxco/ Malinalco.

by dmhaun 19 September 2011

The "drug related violence" in Mexico you refer to is exact that: drug related. Those of us not involved with drugs, nor the cartel,…
Re: Patzcuaro, MIchoacan

by Altahabana 06 September 2011

+*I just joined this site to get info on whether we could drive through Mexico without dying,. . . . if there's a safe route through…
Re: Driving to Mexico from Ontario (Toronto to Puerto Vallarta)

by RGM 30 August 2011

I notice that your linked post is from Aug 28th. and I am surprised at some of the info you have there. I too stop at the border for…
RE: Texas to Mexican Interior via Laredo in bus

by RobertSDF 29 August 2011

¨BTW Grupo Senda was implicated in a fatal bus accident several years ago en route to Saltillo from McAllen¨. I really dont believe that…
RE: Texas to Mexican Interior via Laredo in bus

by Anonimo 29 August 2011

>Saltillo, which is in Coalinga state, I'm sure you meant to write "Coahuila" state.
RE: Texas to Mexican Interior via Laredo in bus

by El_Gallo 29 August 2011

dear poster, it's true I am not as familiar with 85 (Laredo-Monterrey) as I am with Reynosa-Monterrey route, but the best advice is to…
Re: Texas to Mexican Interior via Laredo in bus

by Altahabana 25 August 2011

+*Almost all of the Grupo Senda trips from Laredo into the interior border-cross late in the evening or very early in the morning, which…
Texas to Mexican Interior via Laredo in bus

by gregvb 24 August 2011

Hey guys. Thanks to some earlier help I received on this forum, I have decided to slow travel down from Texas to Oaxaca and see some of…
RE: luxury bus from Texas to Guadalajara

by Altahabana 14 August 2011

You can travel directly to Guadalajara from Austin on SENDA. It is not necessary to travel to the border on a separate carrier. It is…
Re: Learn spanish in Monterrey

by mexico 09 August 2011

Unless you need to go to Monterrey for other reasons this sure would not be my first pick. Saltillo would be my pick in that area. Further…
RE: Why so little discussion of the Torreón area?

by Altahabana 07 August 2011

I linked the two cities because they historically have not been on the radar for foreign tourists. SLP is a colonial era city and as…
RE: Why so little discussion of the Torreón area?

by keithmur 06 August 2011

Certainly not trying to be sarcastic, Altahabana. We spent about a week in San Luis Potosí a few years ago, and found that it…
RE: Why so little discussion of the Torreón area?

by Altahabana 05 August 2011

I don't think the Torreon area has ever been on the tourist radar screen simply because it doesn't fit tourist preconceptions of the Mexican…
RE: All-Female tourist force for Acapulco & etc.

by LONDF 07 July 2011

Well, I guess that in that case I am part of the infinite minority because during the 10 years I spent living in Mexico City, I never…
RE: Chiapas to Texas in a month?

by Aloysius 25 June 2011

mertinj, hope you have a map. Here are some cities I think are good stops with some different routes. 1) San Cristobal de las Casas/Pelenque…
RE: Driving from Oregon to Ajijic, Mexico..which is safest route?

by living 23 June 2011

This past January we crossed at Eagle Pass, TX and traveled down Hwy 57 to Saltillo. From there to Zacatecas then on to Guadalajara and…