Excellent. Very helpful. I will look into the passport since you haven
given good reason to do so...
thanks,
kz
"Miguel Cruz" wrote in message
news:lspRb.3082$p55.3022@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...
> Kenny-Z wrote:
> > 1. I understand I need proof of US citizenship and ID. I have no
> > passport and don't plan on needing one in the near future again
(and
> > may be running out of time for application), so an alternate proof
of
> > citizenship would be my preference if possible. What can I do?
> > Something with a birth certificate, I hear? What is the process?
>
> Get the passport. It's $65, it'll save you a lot of hassle.
>
> Otherwise you can get in with a driver's license and original birth
> certificate, but those people spend a lot longer in line at
immigration.
>
> > 2. Is it truly not recommended to drive/rent a car?
>
> In general I don't recommend driving in anything but highly
developed
> countries. Just too much trouble if you get in any sort of accident.
>
> > 3. Following up on #3, how about the bus system? This sounds like
> > planning an itinerary could be a challenge without knowing bus
> > schedules in advance. For instance, how long should one allow from
DF
> > to Oaxaca, or Acapulco, etc... Any suggestions on finding schedule
> > info/travel times between cities?
>
> I recall seeing in either Lets Go or Lonely Planet a grid that
showed bus
> trip times between about 20 major cities in Mexico.
>
> But if your schedule isn't that tight, you might as well just play
it by
> ear.
>
> > 4. I also wonder about accommodations. I'm tempted to reserve only
> > first and last nights and wing the rest in between in favor of a
> > flexible itinerary/bus schedule concerns.
>
> I was just in Mexico over the holiday season, which presumably sees
a lot of
> travel. We didn't make any reservations beforehand and always got a
room at
> our first-choice place everywhere we went. The only one we made was
when we
> were arriving by bus at 10pm and wanted a specific room in a hotel
we'd used
> before, so we called that afternoon from a bus station.
>
> > 5. Would anyone suggest an airport entry point other than Mexico
City
> > for a trip that may include Mexico City to Oaxaca to Acapulco and
> > maybe even Veracruz....
>
> Whatever's cheapest to fly to, I guess. Mexico City is truly great
(in North
> America only New York can top it) so don't sell it short.
>
> > 6. Now this question may sound down-right silly, but does Mexico
use
> > the same point-of-use electrical specs (120 VAC, 60Hz)? Otherwise
this
> > gringo needs to learn to use a razor blade...
>
> Yes, identical. Except that sometimes the outlets aren't polarized,
but for
> a razor that shouldn't matter (unlike most new appliances, razors
are made
> for travel and thus usually don't have one prong wider than the
other).
>
> miguel
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