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RE: Travelling with my mother - itinerary ideas

by alterigor 30 May 2012

Hi, some rather "standard" comments/suggestions: 1. Mexico's inter-cities bus system is superb. The exclusive class buses, ETN, provid…
RE: Adios to all that

by keithmur 24 April 2012

On the subject of Guadalajara, a few years ago I met a Canadian ex-pat who had settled in Colima. He used to live in Guadalajara, he…
RE: Barra de navidad

by sparks 13 April 2012

I'm sure Cuyutlan has a bus but not many. Would be better in a car. The tortugario is open but don't think they have scheduled releases…
Re: Barra de navidad

by BETH2008 13 April 2012

Will definitely check out the tortugario, do I have to go with a tour? And I suppose I must camp at the tortugario to be able to release…
RE: Barra de navidad

by alterigor 13 April 2012

OP, the very small town (about 1000 people strong) of Cuyutlan is just a bit down the South. It still sees almost no foreigners and is…
RE: Barra de navidad

by Queretaro 12 April 2012

Maybe it was a bad day but there was trash everywhere - honestly, Tepito in Mexico City was more pleasing on the eye than Barra. If it…
RE: Barra de navidad

by stewbear 12 April 2012

Poster 6 evidently dislikes t-shirts & anyone with ant extra poundage. The area is IMO a excellent although the slant of the beach does…
RE: Barra de navidad

by usafrance2008 12 April 2012

Come on, Queretaro. Give us all a break! Barra de Navidad is not filthy; it is actually quite cute and quite a bit nicer than Melaque,…
RE: Barra de navidad

by Queretaro 12 April 2012

I went to Barra for the first time yesterday and wasn't impressed. The beach is virtually non-existent and the town is filthy - the dirtiest…
RE: trekking in south Mexico

by chris0daniel 10 April 2012

Ana Ysasa --In the recent thread linked below, most of the first six posters explain why backpacking/trekking across long distances in…
RE: First time travelers going to Mexico

by northword 30 March 2012

If you feel you will have a "real Mexico" deficit, why not bus down to Colima city, just around the corner from Manzanillo? Although most…
RE: Temblor, Mexico City...

by sparks 22 March 2012

There was a 7.6 in Colima in 2003 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Colima_earthquake 1995 Colima-Jalisco earthquake 8.0 http://en.wiki…
RE: Things you should never see...

by northern_goddess 08 February 2012

Sidewalk in Colima, Mexico. It was an old woman who was a bit loco. We were in a store across the street paying for something and she…
Need Accomodations in La Manzanilla Soon

by Portlandman 08 February 2012

We are in Colima now for another day, leaving for La Manzanilla on Feb 9th. Tried Posada Tonala, but they had no rooms. Any suggestions…
RE: Accomodations in Colima

by alterigor 25 January 2012

#3/sparks - thanks! the price sounds right too :) #4/stewbear - i haven't been travelling for 25 years anywhere, more so Mexico alone…
RE: Accomodations in Colima

by sparks 24 January 2012

Hotel Merced is about two doors down from the Hotel Buena Aventura
Re: Accomodations in Colima

by alterigor 24 January 2012

Stayed in Colima twice last year. Best Western Ceballos - the staff was friendly and helpful, the building is old colonial one, restored…
RE: Accomodations in Colima

by sparks 24 January 2012

Hotel Merced on the first of three plazas - $350-400 a night Hotel Ceballos on the main plaza - $881 a $1,542 MXN http://reforma.hote…
Accomodations in Colima

by Portlandman 24 January 2012

does anyone have any recommendations for mid-range accomodations in Colima?Thanks!
RE: Quick Question Regarding using CAD in Cuba

by Geer37 17 January 2012

#2 thats the bad thing about $ coins, no one can use them outside the country. I hope they don't go to $5 coins... Although I did run…
Re: bringing mom to mexico

by zapfilms 14 January 2012

You have sold Colima to me Paxton, never been and will go soon, thx How can a place be nonAmericanized and you have no language barrier?…
RE: bringing mom to mexico

by Paxton 13 January 2012

Colima Mexico...has lots going on...has a volcano overlooking town. Beach is a day trip away. We have just been here for a month and maybe…
RE: bringing mom to mexico

by northword 11 January 2012

I think you and your mom are far too distant in interests to make such a plan work. While I can see you putting up with her interests…
RE: bringing mom to mexico

by chris0daniel 11 January 2012

Everything on your list can be done in Mexico, but as others have pointed out, some of the locations are distant from one another. For…
RE: Canadian senior citizen brutally murdered in Melaque, Jalisco

by Paxton 09 January 2012

That is a pretty insensitive comment, hardnosethehighway. Most all the Canadians I have met are really nice people. It is a tragedy when…