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Old 17 May 2011
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All of the above. Take sensible precautions but don't be paranoid. I always feel safer when I cross the board back into Mexico than I do in the States but maybe because Mexico is home for me.
If you want to come Mexico City we can put you up and show you around. Surprisingly Mex City is now considered very safe compared to the rest of the country. I normally meet people just outside the city and guide them in.
If youare on a Ural rig couldn't you just mount the machine gun and then have no worries.

Garry
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Thanks for the offer, Garry. I tried to PM you, but since we are new users (under 5 posts), we can't send a PM. Can you please message us?
Thank you!

Tyler and Kat
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All of the above. Take sensible precautions but don't be paranoid. I always feel safer when I cross the board back into Mexico than I do in the States but maybe because Mexico is home for me.
If you want to come Mexico City we can put you up and show you around. Surprisingly Mex City is now considered very safe compared to the rest of the country. I normally meet people just outside the city and guide them in.
If youare on a Ural rig couldn't you just mount the machine gun and then have no worries.

Garry
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First of all, thanks to everyone who responded to our thread.
As everyone pretty much said, we crossed the border and have traveled through Mexico with no problems at all. We crossed at Nogales and did the long, boring ride through the desert. Cut inland at Mazatlan and checked out some of the nicer areas in Michoacan (another "dangerous" state). Mexico City was great (thanks again Garry for having us over!) and over to the Yucatan Peninsula.
Overall, we've had no major problems at all. The people we've come across were a couple of dodgy Pemex guys trying to rip us off.
So yeah, as we had expected, most of the danger is due to US media hype.
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Glad to hear you had a pleasant time. My experience has mirrored yours.
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Glad to hear you had a pleasant time. My experience has mirrored yours.
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Just got back to the states, gone since May. Entered Mexico at Reynosa and exited through Nogales, no issues.
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