Americans Traveling in Mexico and EATING WORMS in Los Mochis, Mexico!
Maddie has family from Los Mochis, Mexico, so we wanted to veer off of the Pacific Coast a little and stop here for a night. We enjoyed some delicious margaritas with...worm salt?? Is that right? And also our first car wash in Mexico. Also, what's the deal with how difficult it is to find coffee in Mexico? We still can't figure it out.
Life in San Miguel de Allende: What is it Like? (con subtítulos)
Welcome to the world's best city according to Travel + Leisure, San Miguel de Allende. In today's San Miguel de Allende vlog we explore the beautiful city and we discuss a few things about living in San Miguel de Allende. If you are considering retiring in Mexico or moving to San Miguel de Allende we hope this video will give you just an insight or two into what it is like to live in San Miguel de Allende. If nothing else, you can learn from our mistakes
All Aboard El Chepe
Finally! We have made it aboard and hope you all are buckled up for a wild ride! We have outlined everything you need to know to board El Chepe below---
--How to Buy Tickets--
This part is a little weird, but follow these steps and you will be good to go! The official El Chepe website is great for looking up rates and routes, but there is no clear and easy way to actually purchase tickets that I could find. Here are the steps needed to buy a ticket—
Send an email to chepe.reservaciones@ferromex.mx with ALL of the following information:
• Full names of each person traveling
• Age of each person
• A contact email address
• Detailed itinerary
• If you are booking the El Chepe Express train, you will need to specify which service you would like to purchase—either “Tourist” or “Executive”
Someone from the company will email back with instructions on how to pay. We used TransferWise to buy our tickets and transfer the money directly from our US bank account to the Mexican account for El Chepe. It is fast, super easy, and has relatively low fees.
--El Chepe Express vs El Chepe Regional--
There are two different trains with two slightly different routes available. El Chepe Regional is the more economical train and it travels from Los Mochis all the way north to Chihuahua then back to Los Mochis. El Chepe Express is the nicer train created more for tourism. The Express train starts in Los Mochis but only goes north to Creel before heading back down to Los Mochis. The train itself is nicer and hits only the most popular stops along of the route of El Fuerte, Divisadero, and Creel.
--How to Get There--
From Mexico City, the easiest way to board El Chepe is to fly into Los Mochis (we flew Volaris). Coming from somewhere outside of Mexico, I would recommend flying directly into Los Mochis and if that is not an option, head on into Mexico City and catch the inexpensive Volaris flight from there. The trains leaves promptly at 6:00am from Los Mochis on the designated morning of your departure, so you will likely need to stay at least one night in Los Mochis. No problem—grab a taxi from the airport (240 pesos for a private taxi). There are tons of big brand hotel options for relatively good prices in Los Mochis. Would recommend checking out the “Benjamin Francis Johnston Botanical Garden for your afternoon entertainment in Los Mochis..it is a free huge garden/park/open space thing that is great to wander around after sitting on a flight! Head to “El Leñador” for lunch or dinner—there are several locations all around Los Mochis. You will also most likely need one hotel night for the night you return to Los Mochis after the train ride since the train arrives around 9:30pm.
--Tips and Tricks--
• Bring a jacket. The train is COLD at 6:00am and there may or may not be someone who offers to turn on the heater.
• Pack snacks and water. The website says no food or drink allowed but plenty of people were eating. Also—you will want something in the morning. There is a restaurant car but it doesn’t open until just after 7am.
• No need to arrive super early. The website recommends arriving to the Los Mochis train station at 5:00am for the departure at 6:00am. Since you will have your printed tickets in hand, there is really no need to be there a full hour early to sit for 50 minutes until boarding is opened up.
Any other questions? Feel free to email us at kinetickennons@gmail.com!
Mexico's Hidden Paradise: Xcalak
Fly fishing trip to Mexico
THE BOYS HEAD SOUTH!!!!
Music:
The War on Drugs - Red Eyes
Model Man - Ketones
Mexico and Poland have THIS in Common...
At the beginning of 2019 we made a promise to spend more time with our family- even while we are outside of Mexico we managed to learn about a unique connection between Poland and Mexico!
The name of the Polish version of Cielito Lindo is Teraz jest wojna
TOP 15 BEACHES IN MEXICO
Top 15 Beaches in Mexico.
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Los Mochis, Mexico: The Beach near Topolobampo
I visited and stayed in Mexico from Dec.24th, 2015 to Jan. 4th, 2016. This is the beach near Topolobampo which is the adjacent city to Los Mochis. Strangely, this beach doesn't not have any name.
I spent my time in the cities and places described below.
Agua Prieta
Hermosillo
Guaymas
San Carlos
Los Mochis
Barrancas (Copper Canyon)
Creel (Copper Canyon)
Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
Chihuahua
Ciudad Juarez
The BEST Pyramids in Mexico? (El Tajín)
Welcome to one of the most impressive archaeological sites in the entire world- El Tajín!
MAZATLAN, MEXICO - Street Vendors, Drug Dealers, and Delicious Food
We just arrived from Cuilacán and we are off to explore Mazatlan, Mexico. We can already tell the food here is delicious and fresh. In this video, we talk about what food costs in Mazatlan as well as the cost of a massage here.
We've done some beach walking and discovered that you can buy freshly-cut fruit from street vendors on the beach for a reasonable price and the drinks on the beach are the strongest we've tasted in Mexico!
Just from our few experiences in the city so far, we notice drug dealers are quite prevalent. That being said, we don't feel like the city is any less safe because of that. Keep in mind, we're not requesting them OR buying them.
Hitting Topes and Getting Pulled Over in MEXICO
It wouldn't be an adventure without hitting some bumps in the road...literally this time. Despite being on the road for over a week, we had yet to hit a really bad tope (the Mexican version of US speed bumps) that did any damage. On our way out of Huatabampo, Mexico, however, we hit TWO. Yikes! In this video we share about our experience with those dreaded topes, our impressions of the hectic city of Huatabampo, and about our THIRD time getting pulled over in Mexico.