I dunno--an itinerary that runs Vietnam - Minnesota - Iowa - Dallas - Mexico - Nicaragua is too random for even a troll to make up. Clearly there's some method to the madness (work or family connections almost surely), which due to OP's tight-lipped-ness on the subject, is clearly none of our business.
Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to tell the OP how to do and/or die.
--M.
Have you anyone the movie "Sin Nombre" or "Paraiso Travel"? Is traveling through Chiapas really as dangerous as those movies depict?
Thanks for the input everyone.
Yes weird collection of ideas going on, but so what?
I certainly appreciate the advice, less so the critique
Greetings from the Minnesota-bound (yes friends there) Natasha, the female Australian, who is exempt from most visas if staying less than 90 days in the countries she wishes to attend, and who has (just FYI) a newly acquired Australian passport :)
Natasha, the female Australian, who is exempt from most visas if staying less than 90 days in the countries she wishes to attend
But there are conditions on the US waiver, which may cause you problems. Do not overlook it.
You have excellent transportation options from Dallas into Mexico. Several Mexican bus companies have multiple daily departures from Dallas. The best carrier in my opinion is GRUPO SENDA. It has modernized its fleet and operates very efficiently. SENDA's coverage of the South Texas border area and north central Mexico is unmatched. Dallas to Monterrey (stops in Austin, San Antonio and Laredo) takes 11 hours and the fare is $65. You can buy tickets online with credit cards. Omnibus and Americanos (which I think is now owned by Greyhound) are other carriers. Once you are in Monterrey you have multiple options to all parts of the country.
The downside for persons on VWP is that there is no place to turn in the I-94W at the border. The bus on the route I mentioned stops at SENDA's downtown Laredo station and then proceeds directly across the bridge to the Mexican Immigration/Customs station in Nuevo Laredo. Perhaps you can turn in the I-94W there, but whether it actually gets back to the US is anyone's guess.