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socal78

socal78

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Qwerty, where in Mexico are you from? (You don't have to state if you don't want to.)

I am going to visit your people. I have decided that this spring, I will go to Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta, both of them for the first time. The trip is booked. Time to brush up on my Spanglish!
 
i was born in Baja California.  be safe, dont venture too far from the resorts. dont want to see "american tourist from orange county and held ransom for $5,000" on KCAL :-)

you should learn the following: No chiclets, gracias.
 
SoCal said:
Qwerty, where in Mexico are you from? (You don't have to state if you don't want to.)

I am going to visit your people. I have decided that this spring, I will go to Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta, both of them for the first time. The trip is booked. Time to brush up on my Spanglish!
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Your people...  so racist... 

 
yaliu07 said:
SoCal said:
Qwerty, where in Mexico are you from? (You don't have to state if you don't want to.)

I am going to visit your people. I have decided that this spring, I will go to Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta, both of them for the first time. The trip is booked. Time to brush up on my Spanglish!
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Your people...  so racist... 
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So judgmental... :)
 
This sounds like a cruise, as these two places are among the popular cruise routes.

I don't know about Cabo, but we visited PV many years ago; We spent a week there, taking local transportation as much as we can to get a feel of the local life.
It is as Americanized as you can get for foreign soil. All the natives speak adequate English, they even accept US dollars (probably because the exchange rate was 10 to 1 that time, making it extremely easy but I do recall some venders have calculators stand-by), so you probably don't need any Pesos. There is a Walmart. Apparently some Americans are making a winter home/long stay there. Weather wise, it is very tropical; the air is warm and moist in contrast to our dry weather. We did get a feeling the local people have a lot of respect for their golden goose, in other words the crime rate is low as they want to earn your business 'honestly'. Maybe it changed in recent years.

Two other things I like to mention:
1. Be prepared to haggle. The price is not fixed and there is a lot of room for negotiation. With so many shops around you should be able to find a good deal if you have the time and patience. 50% off from the original sticker price is not uncommon.

2. Be prepared to be harassed by the mobile street vendors. They will swarm you as IHO indicated. But in general if you refuse politely they will go away

If you do visit as part of a cruise, most of the above don't really apply as the time on the shore will be limited.


 
qwerty said:
be safe, dont venture too far from the resorts. dont want to see "american tourist from orange county and held ransom for $5,000" on KCAL :-)
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I've booked legit shore excursions through the ship to be safe. Will be swimming with camels and riding dolphins through the desert. Heh.
 
Love cruising, make sure to diet before and after, lots of calories to burn with the amount of food they throw at you.  We were eating nonstop on our Alaskan cruise.. my morning wake up alarm is the knock on my door as they wheel in my free room service pre-breakfast before I slog my way down to the feeding pens for my regular breakfast.... then a mid brunch snack.. then lunch.. then a 4pm tea time snack.. then dinner.. then a late night feast with ship personnel at the buffet where you get some ethnic cuisine (i.e. malaysian, filipino cuisine).  I was eating salads for a week after the cruise because I was 'overnourished' with ship food.  Oh and go easy with the alcohol, pace yourself, I was nauseated by the smell of it after a couple days.  I thought I was a drinker until I met people on the ship, I gave up after a few days.
 
irvinehomeowner said:
Sounds like I need to take a cruise one of these days.
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Iho, you would seriously love the dining system aboard a liner. What is your favorite thing to eat? Let's say you head to the main dining room to start your 3-course meal. You may select multiple options for each of the courses  , including several of the same thing. For example, if they are serving lobster tail that night, you could literally order 10 of them! Or, if you are having trouble picking between two different desserts -- you get them both! It combines the benefits of a buffet with the wait staff & service of a restaurant. And yes, they do have wheelchair service to haul your butt back to your stateroom when you're done. Once you get to your stateroom, it's 24 hour room service. Let the good times roll.  :)

It's not too late to book a *cruise for when the kids are off for spring break.

Edit: I mean an early saver cruise with discount.
 
We were salmoned out after out last cruise, not sure if it was because of the Alaska location, but it was salmon at every meal in the main dining room (table service).  You have the option of not choosing it of course but after a week, we never wanted salmon again.  To this day I still don't want to eat salmon.
 
SoCal said:
And yes, they do have wheelchair service to haul your butt back to your stateroom when you're done.
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The future is now!

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Sorry to see the Ebola scare hasn't affected cruise prices. I hadn't mentioned it earlier but I am booked on the same cruise line as the recent one mentioned in the media. With price protection, you can get an adjustment up to two days prior to sailing. I keep checking. Nothing. Darn. Maybe because the lady ended up testing negative. Well, there's always the next hysteria.
 
This is a great site for travel insurance: InsureMyTrip.com

I just bought my first ever policy for my upcoming cruise. Since I had never purchased travel insurance before and there is so much to know about how policies work, I was nervous choosing the right one. I've spent the last two days voraciously reading online about everything there is to know, while taking care of my little boy who has a raging fever (which was a great reminder to get insurance!) Finally, I stumbled upon the site.

  • Clean, easy to use site, unlike some of the competitors'
  • Grabs search results from a large number of providers
  • Allows you to list a total trip value, rather than per head (which is a bit trickier if travelling with children at reduced costs)
  • Live chat with a customer service rep is helpful
  • Certain plans are available that the providers' own sites do not mention
  • The plans are no more expensive than going directly through the provider, in my own experience, anyway
  • The website keeps track of your policy information for you, which is especially helpful if you get more than one policy from more than one provider.

So, yeah. It's pretty cool. I am happy to have this weight off my shoulders. And also relieved I did not buy the "insurance" through the cruiseline directly, as you come to realize what a total rip-off that is.
 
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