Ferries in Mexico: the Pacific coast 2009 update
For many travelers, driving down the Baja Peninsula, taking a passsenger/vehicle ferry across to Mexico's mainland and then exploring the interior is a pleasant way of experiencing a wide variety of to...
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Did you know? The first Mexico tourist guide books
Comprehensive guide books to Mexico have existed for more than 120 years.
Modern travelers to Mexico are often hard-pressed to choose their favorite guide. Fodor's, Frommer's, Real Guide, Insight Guid...
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Did you know? Mexico has many "Est"raordinary railway places
An earlier column, "Microwaves (with a view)", examined the scenic delights to be found by following the "Microondas" road signs that puzzle many first-time visitors. That column probably didn't appeal...
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Did you know? A village named "Honey"
Believe it or not, there is a village in Mexico with the unlikely name of Honey.
Honey. This hardly sounds like a Mexican word and certainly lacks any Nahuatl or Spanish roots. Yet, in the state of Pu...
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Mexico's Copper Canyon
For an unusual winter break, how about a Mexican train ride? The Reader's Digest called Mexico's famous Copper Canyon railroad trip, "the most dramatic train ride in the western hemisphere". Even that ...
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Railroads in western Mexico: the next train to arrive....
Many of the things we take for granted today didn't exist in the last century. A case in point is the railroad from Manzanillo to Guadalajara.
The grand celebrations for the inauguration of this line,...
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Mexico City Airport
The Mexico City airport is the gateway to Mexico City and central Mexico. The Mexico City airport is also the airline hub for the entire country. If you are flying to a destination in Mexico not se...
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All About Buses In Mexico
Buses in Mexico are an excellent alternative to expensive rental cars, and are one of the best bargains around. You will see the country, and get an opportunity to chat with some nice people. Mexican b...
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All About Buses In Mexico - 2006 Update
Buses in Mexico are an excellent alternative to expensive rental cars, and are one of the best bargains around. You will see the country, and get an opportunity to chat with some nice people. Mexican b...
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A Mexican travel tool kit from the Sierra Madre Mechanic
Ismael put his hands on the top of his broom stick and hung his arms there a moment and warned me about local mechanics: "Aquí ¡El qué tiene un alambre y unas pinzas es un mecánico!" ("Here, h...
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Train times in Mexico
"TRAIN TIMES" IN MEXICO
By "Blaise"
Introduction by Wendy Devlin
One of the great pleasures of traveling is the infinite variety of people that I meet at every turn in the road. The internet which i...
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Driving In Mexico
Whether you are visiting family or friends, or just want to drive through the beautiful countryside, it is important for you to remember the following steps when crossing the border between the United ...
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Mexican bus travel (in all its adventure and glory)
Bus travel in Mexico is among the finest in the world. Bus stations, called centrales camioneras, are comparable to European train depots. The quality and frequency of Mexican buses will delight any tr...
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Airline websites
Most visitors to Mexico arrive by air and more and more business and vacation travelers are taking to the web to plan their trips. Unfortunately, many airline web sites suffer from bloated software tha...
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Mechanics In Mexico
If you are going to drive much in Mexico, you need to become at peace with the way Mexican mechanics work.
In the old days (1970's and 80's) the smart driver touring Mexico would take a VW and ha...
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Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico by Richard D. Fisher
I suspect this may turn out more like a travel article than a book review. In late March we took a tour through the length of the Copper Canyon and I find it difficult to know how to write about this book without bringing in various aspects of the Canyon trip itself.
It really is a spectacular journey and Richard Fisher's account does total justice to the subject matter. This is a large format quality paperback and it contains hundreds of excellent photos of the people and places one encounters along the way. I can't imagine a better souvenir to take away.
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Train Times In Mexico
One of the great pleasures of traveling is the infinite variety of people that I meet at every turn in the road. The internet which is much touted as the information highway, serves as an imaginative s...
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The bus ride from hell that I learned to love Oaxaca
"Is it always this bad?" I asked, panting in the heat.
"Oh no! Sometimes it's much worse," the grandmotherly woman across the aisle assured me. "It can be much hotter...and a lot more crowded."
The b...
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Chihuahua's Copper Canyon: the treasure of the Sierra Madres
IF YOU GO . . .
TRANSPORTATION
ARRANGEMENTS AND ACCOMMODATIONS
REFERENCES
Alongside the railroad trac...
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Journey to the center of the universe
The most important visual image in the classic film, " Close Encounters of the Third Kind," was not the alien spaceship, but the imposing stone monolith chosen as the site of the encounter. In an att...
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Mexican Bus Company Websites
I need to find information on getting from Laredo, Texas to Guanajuato. All of the bus company websites I have been able to locate only service the central part of the country. Your help/suggestions would really be appreciated! Thanks.
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Where can I get a list of RV parks in Mexico? I will leave Texas soon for Saltillo. Later, further south, not interested in coastal, primarily mountains.
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Any general information about driving a motorcycle would be helpful. Thinking about buying one in U.S., driving into Mexico, and using it as my only means of transportation. Any thoughts on safety, security, paperwork, insurance, etc? read more
Mexican Driver's License and Car Registration
Posted by Jessica Waters on Marzo 24, 2000
As a US citizen, on an FMT or FM3 visa, will I need to get a Mexican driver's license? Mexican license plates/registration for my car? Is there an advantag...
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Car Permits - Returned / Uncancelled
Posted by Steve L. on Marzo 15, 2000
After driving down from Memphis, I broke my foot in Puerto Vallarta in December...the doctor felt that I shouldn't spend 4 days riding back to Tennessee in a ca...
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