You're welcome! But, I do think you should read the follow up post in which we were stopped by police trying to solicit a bribe. It wasn't scary, per se, but it was definitely a new sort of experience for us. We can (and will) do the drive again just the same, especially now that we've got new and improved documentation, provided to us by a gestor.
It's unfortunate that your friends paid the bribe. The one time we were stopped and asked for money (a donation) we just wasted their time and they let us go.
I love this story of a friend of mine - He is an American but has lived in Mexico for 30 years with his Mexican partner. He is fluent in Spanish. He got stopped once (apparently he did commit some kind of infraction) and the cop wanted a bribe. He says to the cop, "What is that on your sleeve?" The cop looks at his sleeve, bewildered. My friend says, "The Mexican Flag! You should be ashamed!" The cop let him go.
Thank you for dispelling the generally irrational fears people have of Mexico. It's much safer than the US and realistically not far off Europe 🙏🏼
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip! It IS a long drive so well done for making it to IKEA (worth bringing the car I'd say 👏🏼).
You're welcome! But, I do think you should read the follow up post in which we were stopped by police trying to solicit a bribe. It wasn't scary, per se, but it was definitely a new sort of experience for us. We can (and will) do the drive again just the same, especially now that we've got new and improved documentation, provided to us by a gestor.
It's unfortunate that your friends paid the bribe. The one time we were stopped and asked for money (a donation) we just wasted their time and they let us go.
I love this story of a friend of mine - He is an American but has lived in Mexico for 30 years with his Mexican partner. He is fluent in Spanish. He got stopped once (apparently he did commit some kind of infraction) and the cop wanted a bribe. He says to the cop, "What is that on your sleeve?" The cop looks at his sleeve, bewildered. My friend says, "The Mexican Flag! You should be ashamed!" The cop let him go.