The Attraction Of Mexico?

well, for one thing, there's a whole lot less hassle from cops or criminals than you think. Especially down in, away from the border, and also, like up here, away from the big cities.
and it's a lot cheaper, not just a little.
and if you know just a little of the language, it can be very pleasant down there.
but as much as I enjoy traveling to foreign parts, and I really do enjoy it, I always feel a bit out of place and off balance until I get back to the good ol' USA. Even in England and Scotland, it's wonderful, but it's not home.

great food, great weather, some of the best beaches in the world, friendly people, did I mention good food?
mountains, waterfalls, historic cities and ancient cultures, laid back life style, good food,
no hassles, no problems,
did I mention the great food and beautiful beaches?

Great uncrowded/unspoiled beaches away from population centers, fantastic Mayan history, excellent food, excellent relaxed culture and for the most part very friendly people. It has been a number of years since I was there but I may return when the narco struggles stabilize.

Thanks for your replies,I am starting to understand. Keep them coming.

Good Food? I'm there.

Everything good that has been previously written.

Imagine 1955 with Cel Phones!

Depends.....

When I was in the NAVY it was the thing to do......carousing, drinking, adult entertainment, bull fights.

When I was older it was a great place to go bird hunting....white wing dove, quail in the milo and sesame seed fields. Socializing with the farmers, great cookouts.

Various trips down Baja Pennisula for the beach, relaxing and fresh fish feasts.

Then it got to be a hassle.......$$$ for hunting guides, crime/harrasment etc.
So I quit going.
The folks are great......very friendly, helpful unfortunately their country has been taken over much like USA.

Might venture back one day.....once we finish up traveling the USA

If a picture is worth a thousand words, here are 3000:

And a few thousand more.




Ever touched a baby whale?


Nice beach camping. At zero cost.




My Danish wife was sure happy the last time she was in Mexico.
A fellow Dane was camped right next to us in Mazatlan. Two Danes speaking Danish together in Mexico what a place.

We like going because we spend quite a bit of time on the water in our kayaks exploring. It's the only place I've been with such abundant sea life - we've kayaked with pods of dolphins - some breaching it seems just to show off, whale sharks right up next to us, seals and seal lions, amazing colorful fish - like kayaking on top of a giant aquarium and we can launch any place without fees and permits and usually we are totally by ourselves. It's the only place I've been like that with so much life in the ocean and it takes my breath away - underwater if you like to snorkel or dive, it's a magnificent garden of coral, urchins, starfish, trumpet fish, etc.

The road trip down the Baja is amazing with plant and animal life you won't see in the US.

It's not necessarily that it's better - it's just different and I always learn a little more about my own country when I look at it from the outside.

I would ditto what other posters have written as well about the people, food, etc.

I also think its easy to paint a picture of a country thinking that things are different there than here (USA for me). I worked on and off in MX for a few years, and I have also lived near Detriot nearly my whole life. Often the perceptions are far from reality.