tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post2348309694923339701..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: come fly with me -- or notSteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-77900177140637163922008-05-28T17:38:00.000-05:002008-05-28T17:38:00.000-05:00Great to hear from you again, Hollito. And good s...Great to hear from you again, Hollito. And good suggestions on travel. Now that I have figured out the one day a week I can fly in the summer, I should be able to let friends know when they can get down here.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-28671402495536895582008-05-28T16:13:00.000-05:002008-05-28T16:13:00.000-05:00Steve,one little trick if there are no or only few...Steve,<BR/><BR/>one little trick if there are no or only few direct flights:<BR/><BR/>In MX, fly to Juarez, then cross the border (it´s really no problem as EP and Juarez are more or less one city, just with the border running through them)and take a connecting flight to the airport in the USA you want to reach. <BR/>I`m pretty shure this will often work better than trying to get from MX into the States (and even the other way around) "the normal way". <BR/><BR/>My wife currently works in EP and takes all the flights to meetings or to her family in MX from Juarez (she says it is much more complicated to get from EP to a destination in MX, as there are nearly no direct flights).<BR/><BR/>And hopefully we will fly from Juarez to Guadalajara in September to travel on and spend one (lazy) week in sunny Nuevo Vallarta. :-)Hollitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536803143246476262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-20342505170659129332008-05-27T18:06:00.000-05:002008-05-27T18:06:00.000-05:00Wayne -- I was wondering the same thing. But I gu...Wayne -- I was wondering the same thing. But I guess something similar already happens. If a seat is not available for the price I am willing to pay, I just don't fly on that flight. American Airlines has taken the drastic step of grounding a large percentage of its fleet and cancelling flights until the fuel costs come down. Not likely to happen.<BR/><BR/>Beth -- I suspect that choosing a city for air convenience is not going to be as easy as we once thought. Maybe I will just sail back and forth.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-84390224792021091442008-05-27T17:44:00.000-05:002008-05-27T17:44:00.000-05:00We have the same requirements when choosing a city...We have the same requirements when choosing a city in Mexico to live in. It must be conveniently close to an airport so that we can travel back to Canada quickly if need be. In my research for our upcoming trip to Playa del Carmen, I discovered that a lot of the cheaper airlines drastically reduce their Mexican schedules which is a real disappointment. There are a few, like Spirit Air, that continue to have cheap and regular flights, which thrills me! It does mean that we have to drive 4 hours to Detroit, but it's also 1/2 the price of flying from Toronto. The downside to this? They only fly into Cancun. Westjet flies into Mazatlan, but only during the winter months. Booo Westjet.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212835451213276785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-72799231631514202532008-05-27T15:15:00.000-05:002008-05-27T15:15:00.000-05:00Charging for a window seat? What happens when I wa...Charging for a window seat? What happens when I want my usual aisle seat and they are all full? Will I be forced to pay for the window anyway? And does the guy in the middle get a discount?<BR/><BR/>When I fly, if my overhead area is full, I ask my seating companions if it is their luggage. If not, out it comes, I set it on the floor, put mine in, close the door and wait for the fight!Islagringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181198510287530636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-51549467338873806012008-05-27T09:48:00.000-05:002008-05-27T09:48:00.000-05:00Todd -- I usually try to do the same thing on sho...Todd -- I usually try to do the same thing on short trips. I have a back pack that will easily give me a change of clothes for a one-week trip. The problem on the coast is getting laundered shirts to dry fast enough in the humidity.<BR/><BR/>My concern about luggage is directed more at my trip next year when I move down. Of course, I will probably drive down -- so, I really don't care about luggage restrictions, I guess.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-16080456585443761182008-05-27T08:13:00.000-05:002008-05-27T08:13:00.000-05:00Before we moved to Patzcuaro, and we just explorin...Before we moved to Patzcuaro, and we just exploring Mexico on our vacations, We would only take one piece of carry-on.<BR/><BR/>No Checked baggage. Made life so much easier. <BR/><BR/>Check out this site for one bag advice. <BR/>http://www.onebag.com/<BR/><BR/>We would also book open jaw tickets.<BR/>That's where you fly into one town and out of another.<BR/><BR/>Then when we felt like it we would just hop on a bus and hit the next town.<BR/><BR/>The bus system in Mexico is great, and executivo buses (ETN was our favourite) we took between cities had more comfort and room that the plane we flew to Mexico in!<BR/><BR/><BR/>ToddToddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569585552092886936noreply@blogger.com