Would you go to Mexico this summer with unvax tweens?

[Anonymous]

Have you not seen the pictures from the resort areas over the past couple of weeks. It is an S show.

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, why can't people just stay home.

You stay home. We have a life to live and a world to see!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's no different than all the people who traveled to FL or SC or Tx or CA or wherever, so if you would go or have been to those places, then there is no difference. If you are the type who wouldn't go to those places, then maybe stay home from Mexico.

But yes. I'd go. We went in January actually.

This OP. We just returned from extension spring break travel with two unvaccinated teens. It was fine.

Really, some of you need to come to grips with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's no different than all the people who traveled to FL or SC or Tx or CA or wherever, so if you would go or have been to those places, then there is no difference. If you are the type who wouldn't go to those places, then maybe stay home from Mexico.

But yes. I'd go. We went in January actually.

It is different because if you get sick in Mexico, the uS won’t let you fly back in. If you are one of the unlucky ones who tests positive for a long time, you are screwed. The idea of getting to Tijuana from my cushy resort in Cabo and then walking across the border is not that exciting to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's no different than all the people who traveled to FL or SC or Tx or CA or wherever, so if you would go or have been to those places, then there is no difference. If you are the type who wouldn't go to those places, then maybe stay home from Mexico.

But yes. I'd go. We went in January actually.

This OP. We just returned from extension spring break travel with two unvaccinated teens. It was fine.

Really, some of you need to come to grips with this.

You can’t say it’s fine yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's no different than all the people who traveled to FL or SC or Tx or CA or wherever, so if you would go or have been to those places, then there is no difference. If you are the type who wouldn't go to those places, then maybe stay home from Mexico.

But yes. I'd go. We went in January actually.

This OP. We just returned from extension spring break travel with two unvaccinated teens. It was fine.

Really, some of you need to come to grips with this.

You can’t say it’s fine yet.

Why not? It was almost 2 weeks ago. Both kids have had negative Covid tests since. I’m so sorry to disappoint you but we had a fantastic time and no one got sick.

[Anonymous]

You need to have a covid test before you can come back to the US. Many people have had to quaratine for 10 days in Mexico. Not fun.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We used to go to Mexico a lot growing up. Once my brother sliced his foot open on coral - he was whisked up by our five-star resort to a mansion in the hills (surrounded by guards with machine guns) and a doctor stitched him up on a patio. This all happened while my brother was seated in what I can only describe as a dentist chair. Needless to say, he had major problems when we got back to the States and needed months of rehab for a botched job.

A few years ago, my mother stumbled on a sidewalk and had to go to the hospital on holiday in Mexico. Her experience was so bad that she and my father won't ever go back to Mexico.

So, my personal answer is no. And I love Mexico. Just not now.

You sound hysterical and not particularly well suited to travel.

NP. Relaying actual events is not hysterical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We used to go to Mexico a lot growing up. Once my brother sliced his foot open on coral - he was whisked up by our five-star resort to a mansion in the hills (surrounded by guards with machine guns) and a doctor stitched him up on a patio. This all happened while my brother was seated in what I can only describe as a dentist chair. Needless to say, he had major problems when we got back to the States and needed months of rehab for a botched job.

A few years ago, my mother stumbled on a sidewalk and had to go to the hospital on holiday in Mexico. Her experience was so bad that she and my father won't ever go back to Mexico.

So, my personal answer is no. And I love Mexico. Just not now.

You sound hysterical and not particularly well suited to travel.

NP. Relaying actual events is not hysterical.

The actual facts of random incidents that happened to your family 25 years ago have no bearing on OPs question

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's no different than all the people who traveled to FL or SC or Tx or CA or wherever, so if you would go or have been to those places, then there is no difference. If you are the type who wouldn't go to those places, then maybe stay home from Mexico.

But yes. I'd go. We went in January actually.

It is different because if you get sick in Mexico, the uS won’t let you fly back in. If you are one of the unlucky ones who tests positive for a long time, you are screwed. The idea of getting to Tijuana from my cushy resort in Cabo and then walking across the border is not that exciting to me.

I looked into that once actually and it is a really really long drive from Cabo to the border. And not a particularly safe drive either—there’s some pretty deserted areas. You might even be better taking a boat across sea of cortes and then driving on the mainland up to Arizona, which would be a drive you could do in a day, but there are stretches where it would just be you and the coyotes (and I don’t mean the canines).
I would just worry about going to any country that is having a serious covid problem, worried about the effects on the hospitals and the infrastructure generally. Unfortunately, a lot of Latin America is in that place now. Costa Rica seems like it’s doing pretty well, and I would consider it before my beloved Mexico right now.

[Anonymous]

We are going to Cabo for spring break (both adults vaccinated). I Will take precautions. one of my kids had COVID in Jan (through sports or school/close encounter) and it was really mild. If necessary, we will use our means to fly home privately. Travel agent has assured us we can get a covid negative test/paperwork if needed, and she will coordinate (good travel agents are worth their weight in gold right now). We also have proof of COVID diagnosis in January for 1 child (within 90 days) on the CDC form, so we have that as a precaution.

The airport in Cabo is the scariest part for us. But we have flown 2 other times within the US since last March and it was fine - no resulting COVID. We wear 2 masks and a face shield. If we NEED water, we bring straws to put in bottles and slip under the mask and shield. Only if desperate. No food. No bathroom.

The car/SUV service from Las Ventanas leaves windows open. We have a villa with a pool, so won't even go to the main pools with other people. Eating outside only.

Will post when I get back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to have a covid test before you can come back to the US. Many people have had to quaratine for 10 days in Mexico. Not fun.

If you are staying at a high-end hotel, it's actually not that bad. Check with the hotel before you book on what the quarantine accommodations look like. If you have the means for a luxury hotel, it actually ends up ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are going to Cabo for spring break (both adults vaccinated). I Will take precautions. one of my kids had COVID in Jan (through sports or school/close encounter) and it was really mild. If necessary, we will use our means to fly home privately. Travel agent has assured us we can get a covid negative test/paperwork if needed, and she will coordinate (good travel agents are worth their weight in gold right now). We also have proof of COVID diagnosis in January for 1 child (within 90 days) on the CDC form, so we have that as a precaution.

The airport in Cabo is the scariest part for us. But we have flown 2 other times within the US since last March and it was fine - no resulting COVID. We wear 2 masks and a face shield. If we NEED water, we bring straws to put in bottles and slip under the mask and shield. Only if desperate. No food. No bathroom.

The car/SUV service from Las Ventanas leaves windows open. We have a villa with a pool, so won't even go to the main pools with other people. Eating outside only.

Will post when I get back.

Travel agent promised to get you a fraudulent negative covid test if necessary? That's, um, some service.

[Anonymous]

Yes