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    It wasn't a huge deal for us. I get bored in Mexico. Beach vacations are kinda meh for stimulation junkies.

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    When will Cancun complete its transformation into Acapulco?

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    Like the cocaine part? Or the cliff diving?

    I miss Mexico. Resort beach vacations are just right for my family.
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    Like the military literally coming in and storming the police station to take over so there was some shred of a semblance of "law".
    So, in a quick 25 years, that place roughly went from Acapulco > PV to... "We need martial law, Holy HeyZeus do NOT come here, we are worse than Garry, Indiana¡!!1!1!"

    I'll continue to spend my dollars in San Diego, but YMMV. I must be wrong judging by all the positive reviews from those who haven't been murdered.

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    Speaking of kidnapping......do typical life insurance policy's cover if it happens??? My wife is going to a client site in South Africa. Didn't think of it until it was mentioned here....
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    Quote Originally Posted by arcticcat522 View Post
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    Speaking of kidnapping......do typical life insurance policy's cover if it happens??? My wife is going to a client site in South Africa. Didn't think of it until it was mentioned here....
    Who does she work for? I was just looking into ours and for places like that we'd have essentially armed escorts taking us to and from sites

    Actually if we go to China we get a driver and translator with us too

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    Maybe they have recently realized that being super pro covid controls is the exact opposite thing you want to do when you value tourism. People willing to travel right now, for the most part DGAF about any of that stuff.

    Where exactly did you travel and which resort? I was at the Royalton Riviera Cancun. Only off resort travel I did was to the Cancun hospital and the Pharmacy right down the street from that. Our cab drivers both ways did not wear masks. Our private airport transfer drivers did though, it was clearly mandated by their employer. All the resort staff seemed to be wearing masks purely because they were mandated to by their employer as well. Most of them were complying as loosely as possible from what I saw.
    We were in Puerto Vallarta, at the Hilton. Went out to a handful of places; the local mall, department stores, pharmacy, restaurants, etc. Definitely didn't expect masks to be so popular, we were hoping to have a mask-free vacation, but whatever lol

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    Way too dry, come back to Alberta with skin feeling worse than when you left. Ocean is unusable. Night time gets cold. To each their own, lots of people like it. Personally though, I'll never be back.
    I agree , beaches sux only a couple, of places you can swim. If the ocean is not your thing, I guess not a big deal.

    The food is some of the best I have had in Mexico

    It is cold at night and not that warm in the day.

    Fishing is great if you like that …

    Bars are good if you like that …

    Renting a car is good idea

    Cobo is not for me overall but some people love it

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    Quote Originally Posted by haggis88 View Post
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    Who does she work for? I was just looking into ours and for places like that we'd have essentially armed escorts taking us to and from sites

    Actually if we go to China we get a driver and translator with us too
    Dont really want to say who shes working for. I imagine she will have a driver. Staying at some secure compound with some other contractors. I imagine it will be that same as when she was in Oman. I'll need to ask more questions. I typically dont worry but a little more so about Africa. I'll try to dig up insurance papers and see if it says anything.
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    That kind of thing is not part of normal life insurance. Likely the company has a separate policy covering these areas that is specific about kidnapping, etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tcon View Post
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    We were in Puerto Vallarta, at the Hilton. Went out to a handful of places; the local mall, department stores, pharmacy, restaurants, etc. Definitely didn't expect masks to be so popular, we were hoping to have a mask-free vacation, but whatever lol

    Did you guys stay at this Hilton: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/pvr...lusive-resort/

    If so, how was the resort? Did you guys venture out to downtown PV? Any tips you can share.
    Cheers!

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    Guess we are booked to go end of March. Sounds like we don't need to do anything to leave Canada and still need a negative test to get back in?

    Also, haven't looked at the exchange rates yet but is USD or Peso's better?

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    You only need the Antigen test to get back in now (same as US) ... hotel we are staying at provides them for free. Cant friggin wait.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Misterman View Post
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    Way too dry, come back to Alberta with skin feeling worse than when you left. Ocean is unusable. Night time gets cold. To each their own, lots of people like it. Personally though, I'll never be back.
    Have been to Cabo at least 14 times. Only once was the ocean unusable, only for a day or so, due to Jellyfish. Oh and once during a tropical storm. You must have stayed on the Pacific side.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Penguin View Post
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    Have been to Cabo at least 14 times. Only once was the ocean unusable, only for a day or so, due to Jellyfish. Oh and once during a tropical storm. You must have stayed on the Pacific side.
    I'm not aware of a Carribean side of Cabo, so yeah Pacific it was. Do you just mean you were tucked into that little cove by the marina or something? All the resorts are south and east facing, leaving the beach wide open to the Pacific.

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    Cabo is deff. the worst side to be on if you want to be in the ocean. From what I understand that coast has a lot of dangerous riptides in most of the beaches, among other shit like jellyfish etc. If you want to chill in the ocean then the Playa Del Carmen/Cancun side is apparently the best.

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    Cabo San Lucas (The Town) which is what I assume people mean when they say "Cabo" has a long stretch of swimmable beach on the Sea of Cortez side. There are a few resorts along that stretch.

    San Jose Del Cabo (the City) or the Los Cabos corridor where a lot of the all-inclusive resorts are, not so much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Penguin View Post
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    Cabo San Lucas (The Town) which is what I assume people mean when they say "Cabo" has a long stretch of swimmable beach on the Sea of Cortez side. There are a few resorts along that stretch.

    San Jose Del Cabo (the City) or the Los Cabos corridor where a lot of the all-inclusive resorts are, not so much.

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    That's why I asked if you were at a little more obscure spot around the east facing side of the peninsula

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    Quote Originally Posted by Misterman View Post
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    That's why I asked if you were at a little more obscure spot around the east facing side of the peninsula
    Not trying to be a dick (it comes naturally ) but Medano Beach is neither "obscure" nor a "tiny cove near the marina". It's extremely popular.

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