This is your first post? You might want to introduce yourself on the "Hi I Am" forum.Anyone done this lately? Planning 3-4 week road trip. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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I have little desire to step foot in that part of Mexico. Only place I go in Mexico is on the Yucatan and Cozumel, and I only go via cheap cruises from the U.S. Gulf Coast--and I'm only on land a short while.
The country doesn't have to be so lawless in every way.
I love when people don't go places but are still absolutely certain they know what it's like there.
I haven't been inside an active volcano either but I am pretty certain I know what it would be like.
I love when people don't go places but are still somehow absolutely certain they know what it's like there.
I have little desire to step foot in that part of Mexico. Only place I go in Mexico is on the Yucatan and Cozumel, and I only go via cheap cruises from the U.S. Gulf Coast--and I'm only on land a short while.
The country doesn't have to be so lawless in every way.
The negative sentiments you are deriding have some legitimacy. Our own government has issued a travel warning for Mexico. And members of our armed forces aren't allowed to travel to Mexico without permission. The services seem to view this country as being "at war" (my opinion).
https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/mexico-travel-warning.html
The negative sentiments you are deriding have some legitimacy. Our own government has issued a travel warning for Mexico. And members of our armed forces aren't allowed to travel to Mexico without permission. The services seem to view this country as being "at war" (my opinion).
https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/mexico-travel-warning.html
Personally, I find the State Department to be very conservative. I would likely approach the issue the same way if I was in their shoes.
I have wondered how their warnings would read if done for the USA. Perhaps visitors would be be told no travel to Chicago, Detroit, NYC if the area was viewed as a whole and not in regions.
Credible information indicates terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Europe. European governments are taking action to guard against terrorist attacks; however, all European countries remain potentially vulnerable to attacks from transnational terrorist organizations.
French authorities have spoken publicly about the heightened threat conditions for terrorist attacks in Europe.
- France’s Parliament overwhelmingly approved a three-month extension of the state of emergency imposed after the deadly attacks of November 13 despite opposition from rights groups that say it undermines civic freedoms.
- The state of emergency will now remain in effect until May 26, 2016. The state of emergency allows the government to prevent the circulation of individuals and to create zones of protection and security.
-The French government has re-established border controls and movement may be restricted in some areas.
Xenophobia is never an admirable trait. ]
A few years ago, the State Department changed its approach for reporting on Mexico (and perhaps other countries). Previously, they provided a single warning. Now they break the country up by area. If you take a closer look at the link provided in your post, you will see the warning varies by area, even for military and non-essential travel.
I have wondered how their warnings would read if done for the USA. Perhaps visitors would be be told no travel to Chicago, Detroit, NYC if the area was viewed as a whole and not in regions.
I'll just add and emphasize "very conservative" is a vast understatement. Here's the state department notice on France............The State Department has some useful information. But if you use it as a way to screen out potential travel destinations you'll likely decide you can't go anywhere - including where you already are.
I have wondered how their warnings would read if done for the USA. Perhaps visitors would be be told no travel to Chicago, Detroit, NYC if the area was viewed as a whole and not in regions.
I fail to see the hyperbole in France's warning to travelers.
Whatever these misinformed people are convinced about, they are still wrong, as can be proven by statistics.On a related note, it's a bit unnerving how many non-Americans I meet overseas who are absolutely convinced that the U.S. is the most dangerous place in the world because they routinely see stories about mass shootings and other gun violence in the states.
It's a silly warning that gives the impression of a vastly higher risk than actually exists.
You're far more likely to be injured in an automobile accident on your taxi ride from the Airport than you are to encounter a terrorist event in France and yet no warning exists for this much higher threat.
Last I heard the U.S. was also at risk for terrorist attacks. What is anyone supposed to do differently with that information?
Well it is in certain areas. New Orleans is the murder capital of the US. The death rate in Chicago exceeds the death rate in all of Mexico. Southside even higher.On a related note, it's a bit unnerving how many non-Americans I meet overseas who are absolutely convinced that the U.S. is the most dangerous place in the world because they routinely see stories about mass shootings and other gun violence in the states.