Always great advice Sjoerd...I just wanted a phone to call home and let the family know where I am and what my status is. Am I correct in assuming that if I buy a "cheap Mexican phone" I will be able to text home?

I could use Skype and didn't think about that. I'm not failar with it. We talk to my daughter with Whats App

I only know about " cheap Phones of Mexico " and all cell phones from what I have read , so I am guessing , but they all appear to have alphabet keys so there must be a use for them . I Read that you can buy a phone like that in Mexico and use it for weeks for something like 20 dollars , then put t into the recycling bin, if inclined.
I only have an iPhone with NO package deal or subscription and SIM card removed and it does fine with Skype that way and a lot of other useful stuff. Cheap ! :p I am

We bought SIM cards for our smart phones in many countries on our trip south including Mexico. They are cheap and allow you to text as well as give you some data which can be handy when you are away from wifi.

Great I'm glad I didn't really want to do the trip myself, only if I have to. Well I dont have actual plan. Only that I want to cross the border before the 14th of December (its my birthday) and I'm going to Merida to the Yucatan to visit a friend. I dont know for how long I will be there so our road will split out in the Chiapas. Other than that I'm free like a bird. I hope to be able to camp and visit the natural and historical places of Mexico. I also think its safer to avoid big cities.

Do you have a unlock phone?? If the case you can get a sin chip for mexico and there is few good and free apps to txt and talk with people anywhere in the world. Im in touch with my friend in Merida ever since I left Canada. Check ou "WhatsApp"

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I wanted to thank everyone for their input and help putting together my ride from Michigan to Guatemala. I travelled over 3770 miles and donated my 2002 KLR650 to a wonderful charity Mayan Families.

It was a crazy trip and had oly one hiccup: I lost my title somewhere in Mexico (maybe they kept it at Nuevo Laredo, in all the confusion), this necessitated me going back to Tapachula, MX to get paperwork proving that I was in Mexico legally. The paperwork was finally sorted in Guatemala and the bike delivered to Mayan Families.

Mexico is truly a wonderful country to ride. Unbelievable roads and scenic beauty. At one point, it took me 7 hours to ride 254 kilometers traveling from Oaxaca City to Puerto Angel. The roads twist and switchback that much. I turned my bike more in those 14 days than I have in 20 years of riding in the states.

Thanks again, if there's anything I can do to help please feel free to reach out. You can see my journey at Lake To Lago | if interested.

I'm glad your trip was a success. Mexico is one of my favourite places in the world and I'm happy you got to experience it as well ...Oaxaca is the cherry on top as far as I'm concerned.

Ps: I think you may now understand why Sjoerd and I were skeptical of your initial time frame for this trip :innocent:

I hope you get to do another one of these trips, or at least inspire others to do the same :scooter::scooter:

...Michelle