On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:44:51 -0700, yirgster
wrote:
>We've never had any problems traveling in the buses, and where we were
>going they ran frairly often and sometimes quite frequently. You can
>get the schedule on the ticketbus web site, or, if you don't speak
>spanish, ask your hotel to call for the schedule. The luxury bus was
>definitely the best, but the other first class buses were fine.
>
>In Mexico City caution is needed in certain places as in any big city.
>The cabs are an issue, but we didn't have trouble. We actually
>perferred using the Metro--hugely cheaper and often much faster. As
>for the famous crowing, I think the NYC subways are much worse.
>
>In no any other area of Mexico that we've visited I have felt
>competely safe, much safer than here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I
>assume you're not heading to one of the border towns..
>
>I woud srongly suggest Oaxaca, both the City and the State. They have
>stunning ruins at Monte Alban about 15 minutes from the center of
>town. Further out they are ruins in Mitla. The city itself is very
>seductive and can quickly insinuate itself under your skin. They's
>absolutely no danger there now. I was just there for over a month,
>returning after the elections after a side trip into Mexico City and
>Puebla. Also there are some great crafts, such as the tapates and
>alibrijes, best to find in the small villiages in Oaxaca valley. 15
>pesos in the colectivo taxi to Teotitlan where the tapetes (rugs) are
>made.
>
>A word of advice: don't take a tour out to the viiage. It is expensive
>in itself, they try to limit you to single weaver for which they get a
>high commission which, surprise, is built into the price for you.
>Also, paying cash should get you a pretty big discount, and then of
>course you bargain. Go yourself: you won't have to tour operators cut,
>and you can see many weavings from the many weavers.
>
>Oxaca for me is best city I've been in Mexico.
Thank you.
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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