Travel warning!please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[faithinGod 8]

hello everybody,

my fiancee can`t get off work for more than a weekend and that`s not enough to come visit me in Romania and go bk t work on monday so we decided to meet in Mexico, Mexico City (NOT near US border)We have never been to Mexico before.BUT i came across this today: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_4755.html !!!!!!!!!!

Any oppinions or words of advice?

Thank you so much in advance

[Ken y Leidys 20]

hello everybody,

my fiancee can`t get off work for more than a weekend and that`s not enough to come visit me in Romania and go bk t work on monday so we decided to meet in Mexico, Mexico City (NOT near US border)We have never been to Mexico before.BUT i came across this today: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_4755.html !!!!!!!!!!

Any oppinions or words of advice?

Thank you so much in advance

In a large city like Mexico City, you will be safe - safer than the border regions or mountainous regions specified on this alert. I sometimes lead group trips into Baja, Mexico and this once included the mountainous regions of Chihuahua and Sinaloa. We won't travel back to these regions without a Military escort. But, I would not worry about Mexico City. Just enjoy yourselves there for the short time that you will be there and have fun.

-Ken

[faithinGod 8]

Thank you so much Ken&Leidys!your advice and promt responce is much apreciated!

[Nagishkaw 510]

Topic moved from Off Topic to K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process and Procedures.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Have you thought about the coastal resorts set up for tourists ?

[faithinGod 8]

yes we did think about it but the prices of the flights are almost double to go there than to Mexico City, plus it`s hard (if not impossible) to find flights to those resorts for me that don`t have a connecting flight in US (i`d need a transit visa for that and obviously i can`t apply for it)!

Thank you so much for the reply!

[Lia792 5]

If you haven't bought your tickets yet, I would look into flights to Cancun and stay at a resort there. That would be a lot safer, more fun and more romantic. It was a lot cheaper for me to fly to Cancun than Mexico City last year.

If you have already bought your tickets, there is a lot you can do in Mexico City in a weekend. I would go to the Castle in Chapultepec and there are enough different museums and activities there to keep you busy. Downtown Mexico City is pretty cool; you can go to the zocalo (the main square) and see the Cathedral and the National Palace and the ruins of Tenochtitlan. Mexico City is one of the largest in the world, so you need to follow basic precautions just as you would in any large city. You should google Mexico City and safety and you will get a lot of tips. Beware of changing money at the airport because some people have been robbed after they leave the airport and there is a suspected link with the money changers. Watch out for the taxis. You only want to use certain ones (check the google search for specifics.) This is serious because there are kidnappings and robberies in the cabs. I used the metro several times last week and although I have heard a lot about robberies on the metro, it was ok in the day just a lot of people came on selling stuff. In Mexico, foreigners should think twice before wearing expensive jewelry or showing expensive gadgets in public for their own safety since many of those things are way outside of the average salary here. Drug crime is not that common in Mexico City but robberies and kidnappings are. Obviously, it is a bad idea to do drugs in a country where people are killing over it and where the penalties for it are quite severe.

This is from the US govt: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html

[faithinGod 8]

If you haven't bought your tickets yet, I would look into flights to Cancun and stay at a resort there. That would be a lot safer, more fun and more romantic. It was a lot cheaper for me to fly to Cancun than Mexico City last year.

If you have already bought your tickets, there is a lot you can do in Mexico City in a weekend. I would go to the Castle in Chapultepec and there are enough different museums and activities there to keep you busy. Downtown Mexico City is pretty cool; you can go to the zocalo (the main square) and see the Cathedral and the National Palace and the ruins of Tenochtitlan. Mexico City is one of the largest in the world, so you need to follow basic precautions just as you would in any large city. You should google Mexico City and safety and you will get a lot of tips. Beware of changing money at the airport because some people have been robbed after they leave the airport and there is a suspected link with the money changers. Watch out for the taxis. You only want to use certain ones (check the google search for specifics.) This is serious because there are kidnappings and robberies in the cabs. I used the metro several times last week and although I have heard a lot about robberies on the metro, it was ok in the day just a lot of people came on selling stuff. In Mexico, foreigners should think twice before wearing expensive jewelry or showing expensive gadgets in public for their own safety since many of those things are way outside of the average salary here. Drug crime is not that common in Mexico City but robberies and kidnappings are. Obviously, it is a bad idea to do drugs in a country where people are killing over it and where the penalties for it are quite severe.

This is from the US govt: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html

Thank you so much for the info!

i feel better about it now!

We will get there around 10pm so that worries me a little but hopefully we will find a safe taxi!

thank you

[Lia792 5]

You just want a taxi known as a "radio taxi" that have to radio back to their base or the ones known as "taxios de sitio" or taxis with a site rather than the ones driving around on the streets. Technically they warn never to get in just any taxi driving around on the streets and only get in the the two types I just listed because some of the ones just driving around are not registered and are just criminals looking for someone to pick up. I use tripadvisor a lot down here to give me advice on fun places to visit:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g150800-s304/Mexico-City:Mexico:Taxis.And.Rental.Cars.html

That is a taxi guide and they have other safety info and tourist info, too.

Also, as good as the food on the street looks, it is really easy to get food poisoning in Mexico. I tend to recommend chains like VIPS and El Porton to foreigners so they can eat good food without vomiting it back up. You are generally safer stomach-wise eating in a restaurant than eating from a stand on the street because they have minimal refrigeration on the street. If you do get sick, just take a dictionary and go to any of the pharmacies that say "consulta medica" outside. I have had good luck with them and the costs are minimal - about $5 to see the doctor and usually a max of $50 for the medicines.

I just spent several days there last week finally getting to see a lot of the cool stuff there so if you have any questions feel free to ask! It depends on what you want to do and like to do. I recommend tripadvisor for getting a sense of the places that would be interesting to you.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

hello everybody,

my fiancee can`t get off work for more than a weekend and that`s not enough to come visit me in Romania and go bk t work on monday so we decided to meet in Mexico, Mexico City (NOT near US border)We have never been to Mexico before.BUT i came across this today: http://travel.state....tw/tw_4755.html !!!!!!!!!!

Any oppinions or words of advice?

Thank you so much in advance

This is probably not applicable, but you did meet in the two years prior to the date of filing the K-1 - right?

[kevdman 5]

hello everybody,

my fiancee can`t get off work for more than a weekend and that`s not enough to come visit me in Romania and go bk t work on monday so we decided to meet in Mexico, Mexico City (NOT near US border)We have never been to Mexico before.BUT i came across this today: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_4755.html !!!!!!!!!!

Any oppinions or words of advice?

Thank you so much in advance

Why Mexico City??? There are so many beautiful and safe places in Mexico. There are many great places on the Gulf of Mexico. Why not some other country? Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama... There are many wonderful places to go that are more fun and safer than Mexico City.

[faithinGod 8]

You just want a taxi known as a "radio taxi" that have to radio back to their base or the ones known as "taxios de sitio" or taxis with a site rather than the ones driving around on the streets. Technically they warn never to get in just any taxi driving around on the streets and only get in the the two types I just listed because some of the ones just driving around are not registered and are just criminals looking for someone to pick up. I use tripadvisor a lot down here to give me advice on fun places to visit:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g150800-s304/Mexico-City:Mexico:Taxis.And.Rental.Cars.html

That is a taxi guide and they have other safety info and tourist info, too.

Also, as good as the food on the street looks, it is really easy to get food poisoning in Mexico. I tend to recommend chains like VIPS and El Porton to foreigners so they can eat good food without vomiting it back up. You are generally safer stomach-wise eating in a restaurant than eating from a stand on the street because they have minimal refrigeration on the street. If you do get sick, just take a dictionary and go to any of the pharmacies that say "consulta medica" outside. I have had good luck with them and the costs are minimal - about $5 to see the doctor and usually a max of $50 for the medicines.

I just spent several days there last week finally getting to see a lot of the cool stuff there so if you have any questions feel free to ask! It depends on what you want to do and like to do. I recommend tripadvisor for getting a sense of the places that would be interesting to you.

Thank yoy so much Lia 792!!!you are a true help!you`re advices are really usefull!

I was worried about the time we get there (10pm) and taxies but now that you cleared that out for me i feel better!

When it comes to food and water i`ll be very carefull, thank you!i`ll take some medicine from home though (i will handle a minor food poisoning as long as it doesn`t lead to dehidration whei`d ned to seek a hospital but i`ll have travel medical insurance).Cant wait to taste the original burritos!!!!))))

[faithinGod 8]

This is probably not applicable, but you did meet in the two years prior to the date of filing the K-1 - right?

Hello,

Yes , yes , we met every 4 months since january 2008, we went on trips trough Europe and Japan together and we sent proof of that already. We want to meet in Mexico now because he can`t get a vacation for the next 6 months and he has only weekends off work and he makes 3 hours to Mexico ( and i can take vacation whenever i want from my job)!

Thank you

[faithinGod 8]

Why Mexico City??? There are so many beautiful and safe places in Mexico. There are many great places on the Gulf of Mexico. Why not some other country? Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama... There are many wonderful places to go that are more fun and safer than Mexico City.

hello,thak you for your reply,

i know South America is beautyfull and i wanted to go to Peru, Venezuela, Panama or Colombia BUT i didn`t find straight flights from Europe to those places and i`d have a connecting flight in US for wich i`d need a transit visa thati can`t apply for now.OR if there was a direct flight from Europe, my fiancee would have had a way too long flight there (9-10 hours) and that`s too much for the time he has off work (1 weekend)!

Thank you all so much for all your posts!All of you are wonderfull people here!!!

[Lia792 5]

How did it go? I hope you guys had a safe, fun trip.