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Travel doctor needed

I'm planning to go to Mexico Dec to Jan. I'll be firmly on the tourist trail (Mexico City to Oaxaca to San Cristobal de la Casas to Palenque to various Yucatan cities/towns). Is it necessary to see a travel doctor? I'm not sure what the risks of malaria, altitude sickness etc are.

Thanks in advance.

Edited by: papercuts

Drive/bus yucatan?

After lots of planing, I am at equal odds as to what to do for tranportation and ask for advice. Here are the facts. We want to go from Cancun to chichen itza ,Merida, and Cazuma cenotes and possibly Valladolid. On the one side, there will be three of us, we can get around more on our schedule, less hiking around with lugage. One the other hand there are extensive busses, no need to worry about parking, getting into an issue with care car or accidents/insurance, tolls, gas.
Spanish is not problem. We want to do this in one week.
What would you recommend? Bus to Vallodolid and taking bus to Chichen Itza and back in a day and then bus to Merida? Book a cheap tour of get the van in Merida to Cazuma? Or rent car and just drive the round trip?
Thanks

Good dentist (s) in Tijuana?

Can anyone recommend one / some for cosmetic and general dentistry? Quality of work is most important. Is there a forum/site that is specific to Tijuana medical/dental information?

Edited by: ike805

Best place for online work in Northern Mexico?

I need a Mexican location where I could somewhat easily find an apartment with a fast, reliable internet connection. The connection needs to be good enough to run webinars and other online events, and I'll be online at least 8 hours a day. I'd also need to be a short flight away from Houston.

So far, Monterrey looks good, thanks to its business culture and the claim in this wikitravel article that high-speed broadband access is common. However, it's a bigger city than I usually like. Does anyone have any recommendations for a smaller place that meets these requirements?

• less than 3 hours by plane from Houston
• relatively easy to find a short-term furnished apartment with fast, reliable internet; preferably a wired connection
• enough culture to be interesting (but I'll mostly be working)
• a source of tutors to help me get closer to ...

Sayulita--place to stay only 3 nights during late Dec.

Can anyone suggest lodging for only 3 nights in the area of Sayulita...Dec. 28 check in--leaving Dec. 31? There are 6 of us--2 couples and 2 singles. If not Sayulita, then other suggestions along the coast in that area? Mostly I'm finding full week requirements--not to mention very high prices (expected this time of year). I guess we'd even consider PV--although preferably not too central/noisy/crazy.

Also, best car rental? We fly in & out of Puerta Vallarta.

Thanks...

San Miguel Allende hotels

Hi,
Has anybody stayed in or has any experience with Posada San Miguelito (Canal 9) in San Miguel Allende?

How about Los Agaves (Correo 38)?

Any info will be appreciated.
Thanks
Noam

transportation and side trip to see the butterflies

We'll be a family of six (youngest is 18yo) staying in Los Ayala (near La Penita) in late December for 10 days...this is our first time traveling in Mexico.

I have a few questions:
I'm looking for suggestions on the best ways to get around with this size group, both while on the coast and especially if we want to take side trips. Does it make sense to rent a car or rely on public transportation and local guides? What's it like to drive in this area?

We are considering a side trip to see the monarch butterflies...could be an adventure in the middle of our stay, or we could do a loop there on our last days. How best to get there given our limited time? How much time is minimal/optimal? This trip is coming up quickly, so any suggestions on places to stay or "must see"? We have a place to stay at the beach through the 27th but have not yet booked something for the last 3 nights ... more »