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[*] posted on 6-29-2010 at 09:39 AM


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They are good people who have worked very hard to provide a first rate travel service and source for Baja books, maps and discounts. They do not mark up tourist cards that big an amount... it is just a service they provide if you will be crossing a border without an open bank to pay for a card... well worth it to save a BIG hassle Mexico puts on tourists to be legal (needing to pay for a government paper at a bank instead of at the border/INM desk).

Has something changed? On my last trip down here we flew Volaris as usual. I walked up to the IMN counter as usual and showed him my FMM from when I drove down 3 weeks earlier (no exit stamp) and asked if was still good? He said that it was. I told him I needed to get one for my wife who was with me this trip. He filled out our paperwork and charged us right there. No trip to the AeroCalifornia counter? We paid the money and he stamped everything and were on our way? Quite a change from the past but we have all our stamps and our FMM.




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[*] posted on 6-29-2010 at 05:38 PM


Umm... most of us here DRIVE into Mexico, my comments about finding an open bank are for drivers who enter Mexico at borders other than Tijuana (which has a 24/7 bank teller) and want to get a paid FMM when they enter (as they should). That is the gem of having PRE-PAID FMMs from Discover Baja... You only need to stop and have them STAMPED at the border.



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[*] posted on 6-29-2010 at 07:31 PM


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Here are Hugh & Carol...founders of Discover Baja...enjoying...well...baja!!! desayuno, iglesia y luego San Roque and off to see the pronghorn antelope tomorrow.

It was an odd sight for us to see someone reading a newspaper on our patio!!



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[*] posted on 6-30-2010 at 07:30 PM


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Umm... most of us here DRIVE into Mexico, my comments about finding an open bank are for drivers who enter Mexico at borders other than Tijuana (which has a 24/7 bank teller) and want to get a paid FMM when they enter (as they should). That is the gem of having PRE-PAID FMMs from Discover Baja... You only need to stop and have them STAMPED at the border.
I was just curious if others had that experience of being able to pay INM directly. 3 weeks prior when I DROVE down I still had to go to the bank. I was just curious if things were changing.

However Discover Baja offers so many more services than just pre-paid FMM's. such as auto insurance, fishing licenses and up-to-date and accurate information and I have been a loyal member for several years and have been very pleased with their auto insurance, vessel insurance, fishing licenses and even boat permits back when they were required.

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