Hi Everyone!
1. I've done these countries at different times over a dozen years. Getting around by bus is easy though you can spend a very long time on them sometimes. Border crossings usually aren't too bad.
2. hostelbookers, hostelworld, travellerspoint and the like will get you cheap rooms. Most of the countries you will travel through are cheap anyway so the money should last. BUT you should be careful of pick pockets and petty theft anywhere in Central and South America. Consider:
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3. It depends on the size of your back pack as they come in all sizes. If it takes up as much room as a case, it will go in the hold.
4. A 16 hour flight is not much these days (9 hours plus 7 hours time difference). After such flights I will stay up late so I quickly acclimatise to the time difference.
5. I have never had any side effects from malaria tablets. Most are effect free nowadays. You MUST take them for the period needed, which is 2-4 weeks before and afterwards. The afterwards period is especially important as malaria parasites might still be in your blood stream.
Go to your local Boots or whoever and they will tell you what tablets and maybe inoculations you need for the countries you are visiting.
Only drink bottled water you have had to break a seal to open.
A year insurance is not too expensive and is worth considering in case the unexpected happens.
I have travelled all around Mexico a few times but that was a number of years ago (and even then, armed soldiers would stop and search coaches for drug dealers and the like in some areas.)
It has become an increasingly violent place in recent years with drug cartels committing murders on the streets and hanging headless bodies from motorway bridges. You could spend a few months there and have no problems but then again, you might, so be very careful, especially since you are a woman on your own.
Cancun should be OK as it is a major tourist trap. Do visit nearby Chichen Itza (free on Sundays as are all historic sites and museums in Mexico).
Tikal in Guatemala is worth a visit, and there are lots of other historic sites about, unfortunately many in Mexico (some 450 of it's estimated 1300 sites are open).
Take a photocopy of the information page of your passport and keep it somewhere safe, but not with your passport.
[ 19-Jul-2012, at 08:43 by Cyberia ]
Thanks for the help Cyberia, and taking the time to write your reply
I'll take it all on board.
Leo x
Arming yourself with scissors is one way to deal with the heck of travelling in Latina America.
Arming yourself with scissors is one way to deal with the heck of travelling in Latina America.
Sam, not really necessary, it this?
Yeah, I'm afraid you speaking to someone who's ears do not comprehend totally useless information.
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