Originally posted by jack
Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
Quote: | Originally posted by jack
Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
Just kidding!
We are always taking kids to Baja.....mostly thru Mexicali and then outward. Also...we own various investments there including our beach house "get
away"......and haven't encountered any sort of negatives.
For years I had gone to the "Mexican Rivera" side...and never encountered issues.
USA has major violence going on too. I stay away from roaming the troubling areas such as East L.A. , South Sacramento, , or even Kamloops British
Columbia. Use common sense as you would in the USA..... stay away from the hot spots ........eyes wide open...have fun.
[Edited on 9-19-2010 by mcfez] |
I am getting ready to head for the Baja after an absence of 3 years and was a little concerned after hearing one report after another about violence
in Mexico. But after realizing that I live and have survived in one of mcfez's troubling areas, Kamloops BC, I feel a lot more confident. |
Sorry Jack...that Kamloops pinprick remark was aimed for someone else in your town. Again...apologies. |
No apology necessary, I figured as much. What really concerns me was the Mexican Travel Advisory that was on the largest Canadian TV news station last
night...
OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to the border areas between Mexico and the
United States, due to continuously high levels of violence linked to drug trafficking in those areas.
Canadians should avoid crossing Mexico’s northern border by land, as shootouts, attacks, and illegal roadblocks may occur at any time. Criminals
especially target SUVs and full-size pickup trucks for theft and carjacking along highways of the states of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Baja California,
Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora, and Sinaloa. Travellers are advised to reconsider their need to travel to these border states and should do so
only if it is absolutely necessary, and after making appropriate arrangements to ensure their personal safety.
Damn, I just bought a new pickup. This kind of makes you think twice.
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