Puerat Vallarta... wow

[globaldesigns]

For all those scared to travel to Mexico... Don't believe the media and the hype. Traveling anywhere can be dangerous, really doesn't matter where you go. Just travel smart!

Mexico is safe, the people are great and as a whole the country has alot to offer families who wish to have a tropical vacation and don't want to be stuck on the resort the whole time. I have been to the Mayan twice in the past year with my family, and will definately be back again soon.

Cuba is also great, same with Domincan Republic... The only problem as stated with others is the travel time. In the old days, you could go to both direct/non-stop... But now in Calgary, you have to go to Toronto... Sorry, with 2 kids and between 4-9 hours in layovers, just not going to do it. If someone knows a charter that still goes direct, let me know, as I would love to go back to these countries in the near future.

[kien]

http://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pa....asp?id=184000

In other words, so long as you're not near the US-mexico border you should be OK, but, you "should exercise a high degree of caution due to a deteriorating security situation in many parts of the country" anyway.

[MarkoD]

I like Hawaii. Nice, clean and safe.

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by kien

http://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pa....asp?id=184000

In other words, so long as you're not near the US-mexico border you should be OK, but, you "should exercise a high degree of caution due to a deteriorating security situation in many parts of the country" anyway.

The same way i would avoid the east L.A. or Harlem in New York. etc. etc. etc. I wouldn't go to North Central here in Regina but I wouldn't tell people to stay clear of Canada. . I think the biggest problem is the nature of the violence, very violent but mostly against their own. Ya the army needs to "stomp" out the drug lords. The police are toothless and victims themselves alot of the time.

[Snappy]

PV is very safe and a much different atmosphere than Mazatlan. PV is way nicer; better scenery(from beaches to mountain jungles), nice people, good hospitals, good restaurants, good diving, etc, etc. It's a sweet place to go to any time of year, in fact I like to go in the summer as well. The diving is also the best in the summer with the water being around 86 degrees F.

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by Snappy

PV is very safe and a much different atmosphere than Mazatlan. PV is way nicer; better scenery(from beaches to mountain jungles), nice people, good hospitals, good restaurants, good diving, etc, etc. It's a sweet place to go to any time of year, in fact I like to go in the summer as well. The diving is also the best in the summer with the water being around 86 degrees F.

I agree when we were there we used the "local" transit bus to and from the resort to downtown, that was an experience... all good. walked the streets nights and days. Even got on the wrong bus at night that took us through the local residential areas, was a bit un-nerving but never felt threatened.

[DanG]

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

For all those scared to travel to Mexico... Don't believe the media and the hype. Traveling anywhere can be dangerous, really doesn't matter where you go. Just travel smart!

Mexico is safe, the people are great and as a whole the country has alot to offer families who wish to have a tropical vacation and don't want to be stuck on the resort the whole time. I have been to the Mayan twice in the past year with my family, and will definately be back again soon.

Cuba is also great, same with Domincan Republic... The only problem as stated with others is the travel time. In the old days, you could go to both direct/non-stop... But now in Calgary, you have to go to Toronto... Sorry, with 2 kids and between 4-9 hours in layovers, just not going to do it. If someone knows a charter that still goes direct, let me know, as I would love to go back to these countries in the near future.

I just got back from Cuba last week, went to cayo santa maria. We flew direct from Winnipeg to santa clara and then 90 minutes by bus to the resort. www.Selloffvacations.com lists a handful of flights from calgary to cuba, both varadeo and the same area I was in.

You don't go to cuba for the food, but you won't go hungry. Most resorts have a grill station where they'll make you fresh food, omelets and waffles for breakfast, grilled seafood and meats for lunch and dinner.

We did some diving there and it was spectacular. Lots of fish, some coral and amazing water.