Yes, I have great memory of driving my 63 dodge with two friends all the way from central Texas to Acapulco in 65 and staying at the then premier Hilton on the beach. One minor incident with stolen hubcaps in Monterey that I bought back the next morning at the central square (same ones for a few pesos). A few flats and that was it.
As former commercial chopper pilot in SE Asia and Middle East I have fond biased memories of Singapore, Thailand, Bali, UAE, Egypt, Israel and then onto Zurich, Frankfurt, Holland and UK. I understand other folks risk aversion for traveling to hot zones anywhere including certain locations in the USA. They are smart. I was younger then and now older and wiser. Maybe someday I will fly into beautiful PV. Cheers to the happy traveler
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1970 Nam Army Dustoff UH-1H medevac pilot, PH, CMB, AMs, DFC, C of G. (Age 21)