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Subject: Re: Best way to get arounds Mexico ? Posted on: 4 Aug 2006 16:02:57 GMT

"WheelerDealer" wrote in message
news:IgFAg.71$_44.37@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...
> Looking at maybe flying into LA and then driving down to San Diego for a
few
> days then drive into Mexico for a week/10 days, however im aware that
> rentals cars cant be taken over the border into Mexico, we dont want to
just
> see the "commericial" mexico but want to drive further afield and explore,
> couple of questions.
>
> 1. Is it safe to do this ?
> 2 How can we rent a car in Mexico ? is this possible ?

I'd be more concerned about the distances were I in your place. Mexico is a
very big country and if you have 10 days and set off from San Diego to
explore Mexico by car, you won't make it very far into Mexico... or, if you
do, you'll see more freeway than anything else.

I'd recommend that you try flying directly into Mexico, be it either Mexico
City or Guadalajara and start from there. If you need to be in Los Angeles
for whatever reason, then this is still an option, there are plenty of
flights between LAX and various Mexican cities.

Also, don't be afraid to fly into one of the tourist towns like Cancun or
Puerto Vallarta. It's easy enough to get out of those places and explore the
"non-commercial" Mexico.

As Iceman pointed, the bus network is very extensive and can also be very
comfortable. Don't think Greyhound, think about the kind of seat pitch you'd
expect to find in the first class cabin of a trans-Atlantic flight and now
imagine it in a bus! That's what's called de lujo (deluxe) service.

Richard

ps. x-posted to r.t.l-a as I'm sure there are more Mexico experts there than
there are in r.t-u-c.


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