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Clothing/Luggage Puerto Vallarta
14 Reviews OK....you've planned a family vacation to Puerto Vallarta. The tickets were reasonable, the weather is perfect, now what to bring? First let me say check with your airline regarding your baggage...
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Clothing Mexico City
39 Reviews I brought a very small carry on travel backpack for my trip. If you are planning on taking the subway to and from your hotel this is all you will want to take because there are TONS of stairs and...
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What to pack Cabo San Lucas
11 Reviews The baggage handling at the airport in Cabo leaves a lot to be desired. If you are bringing something delicate (like wine for example) pack it well. Very well. It seems I have been packing lighter...
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Photo Equipment Tijuana
2 Reviews Just a small, cheap 35mm camera should do. I take an average quality digital camera. I also turn off the flash, so not to draw any attention. I also take small, pocket size cameras that can be easily...
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Packing List Mazatlán
5 Reviews Wheeled luggage works best. beach attire Medications that you will need plus extra are a good idea. Trust me... I have 2 kids with asthma it saves hassel I actually have had good luck with disposable...
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Complete List Puerto Vallarta
4 Reviews I recommend packing light, that way you can bring back more stuff! :o) Bring cool clothes, maybe a sweater for night time, a pair of pants too. If you will be doing alot of walking, its always good to...
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Luggage and Bags Mexico City
52 Reviews An important aspect of good travel planning is deciding what items to take with you on your vacation. What you take will, of course, depend on such factors as the climate of your destination, the...
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Car Insurance Tijuana
1 Review If you drive across, stop and purchase car insurance at any of the booths. Most car-rental companies do not allow you to take a car into Mexico, so check first. Head south on the Ensenada Toll Road...
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Health/Safety Puerto Vallarta
5 Reviews Make sure your luggage is washable, we had to totally disinfect ours from all the sand fleas and mini spiders. Take extra fast drying clothes, the humidity hinders the drying process. IMODIUM, GRAVOL,...
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Personal Hygeine Mexico City
13 Reviews make sure that your luggage is locked up and that the bags you bring to use on the streets are thin and can be kept close to you, or a small rucksack that you can wear on your front. check on the...
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Food/Drink Puerto Vallarta
3 Reviews in terms of buying food and drink to bring home, items from the united states that are imported into mexico are VERY expensive (hard liquor, etc.). however, items that are made in mexico or (i think)...
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Shoes Mexico City
4 Reviews Very nice to have in hot climates, but since they don't cover your feet completely, they might give sand fleas (chiggers) a chance to get a fresh place to lay their eggs. Not dangerous, but very icky....
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Medicines Mexico City
2 Reviews It goes without saying whenever you travel to Mexico pack Imodium and Pepto Bismol in case of 'turista'. Imodium is good if you need immediate relief (you have a flight to catch), but since it's...
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we hardly brought anything and bought all we neededlocally - partly to support the local economy - partly to travel light. We bought brought hiking shoes and sandals, 2 sarongs for me, and two pair of shorts for my brother. Then t-shirts for both, swimming suits and a towel. a tent, since we were camping a lot, plenty of water purifying tablets, sleeping-sheets and a multi-functional tool with spoon,knife and fork. we bought our camping stove locally.
Some thing hard for other people to get into.Some people try to disturb you so they can take your money or items worth money. You should wear summer clothes when I went in the summer it was very hot and humid. You should probably bring a throw away camera.Not many stores there where I was sold cameras or film,ectcetera.
Don't over pack! Well..my sister told me and I didn'tpay attention. Don't think you'll wear tons of new clothes and jewerly. You'll be in your swimsuit most of the day and wear casual clothes in the evening orto walk around. Take two pairs of shoes and cool comfortable cotton! Throw two or three disposable cameras in your bad andget the heck out of town. All you need is a swimsuit and suntan oil.Forget about everything else. Oh, if you'repretty white, sunscreen is a must or stay in the shade white man.
Resort If you are prone to motion sickness I would highly recommend bringing some Gravel. The driving there is nuts and the roads are cobblestone making it a very bumpy ride into town. I brought a filtered lens and am so glad for it. The beaches there are not white sand and the water isn't aqua so a filtered lens will really enhance the colour of your pictures. I would recommend bringing scented candles or incense. Due to the humidity the rooms can smell quite musty.
For the kind of trip I did (a month of travelling all over Mexico) I took a large 50-75 litre rucksack (with good chest and waist straps) as well as a small daysack for if I did a litte day trip and was returning to the same hotel where I could leave the big pack. The big rucksack was packed with EVERYTHING that i needed on the trip. It was used for trekking too, it is obvious that if you are going to be doing alot of walking, climbing, or are going to be generally on the move alot, you don't want a suitcase! The climate in most of Mexico (at the time of year I went: July- august)is fairly predictable: sun until about 4 o'clock then rain. Therefore you need all your sun lotions, hats, t-shirts, shorts and glasses for that but also make sure you have a light weight water proof in an easily accessible part of your bag (the weather pattern may be predictable, but exactly when it will start...
If you are backpacking get the less weight possible. If you are getting around the south the weather is mostly hot, so sandal (like beach), will be the most used shoe.Although you are traveling around the center or north a pair of shoes will be ok. Take with you toilet paper (for emergencies ;-) )Aspirins and band-aids will be useful. I took with myself a sleeping bag, maybe it's unconfortable to travel, but a small one will be very useful sometimes. I slept on bus stations and on a Ship and saved my night.
Hiking Don´t forget to bring a flashlight if you´re staying at budget accomodations if you wanna be sure of a safe nightly walk to the bathroom! At the beach houses in Tulum for example there´s just a few hours of electricity.If you´re planning to stay in a youth hostel bring your own lock.
so if you go to the Cenote Dzitnup be sure to be plenty of coins because I was so sad not to have enough when succeeded to reach me the little girl who, the only one, had stopped insisting when I said I would have bought her postcard when getting out of the cenote... but remember to bargain because in spite so young they are already very clever in merchandising... anyway none of them, never, tried to steal anything at all, just kept on asking...
The temp. ranges from the 80's to the 100's. Pack your summer clothes. A pair of pants or one nice outfit incase you choose to go out to a fancy restaurnat. Sandels, a pair of shoes & sneakers are the extent of shoes you will need to take. A must to take is Pepto! I recommend that you take it once a day - just in case. Ammodium AD isnt a bad idea to pack either. Strong sun protection. Even with wearing 15 or 25 spf you will get a great tan. Throw away cameras are very easy to take along!
The best way (I've tryied it for more journeys)is to take with bigger and smaller baggage. The bigger is possible to let in some left-luggage place (main train or bus station) and with small you can make comfortable expeditions (up to 10 days with consist about 10 kg) through the countryside or cities. If you travel in summer time to Mexico, you don't miss solar glass, T-shirts, shorts, light pants, light sweater (the nights in the heights around 2 or 3 km are relative cool), waterproof windcheater, good shoes (but it needn't be some special) - e. g. tennis shoes and (for wondering in the city)some sport sandals. For free time: slips for swimming. Take please a sun creame (level 10 or more), strepsils (cool water in hot weather can make sometime pain in your throat), repelent, antihistaminicum (against common skin allergy), panthenol, antipyreticum (Paracetamol and so on), elastic...
Four Seasons Mexico City Mexico City
6 Reviews and 219 Opinions If you are there over the weekend, do forget to check-out the rate. We paid about US$165 excl tax...
Club Med Cancun All Inclusive Cancún
4 Reviews and 958 Opinions I spent a week at the Club Med from 18-25 May 2008 with my 12-yr old daughter and thoroughly enjoyed...
Marival Residences & World Spa Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta
6 Reviews and 313 Opinions We had a DREAM VACATION at the Marival Resort. We will be going back once or twice a year. The...
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Q: Going to Puerto Vallarta for Cino de Mayo. Never been to PV before. Any tips you can provide me?
A: I have not been to Puerto Vallarta but know about it as a popular tourist resort town. I do live next to the Mexican border and have experience with Mexicans and...
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