How do you decide on Mexico vs. Hawaii: budget, access, ease of travel, personal preferences, or is it something else?
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How do you decide on Mexico vs. Hawaii: budget, access, ease of travel, personal preferences, or is it something else?
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I have never vacationed in Mexico. I have no doubt it has beautiful beaches, gracious people, cheap accommodations, and debatable medical resources (currently).
I live on Maui and I am disgusted by the irresponsible behavior of my fellow Mauians who lacked the discipline and common sense not to gather in large groups during Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. My husband and I are both over 65 and have pre-existing conditions. Maui is surging. This island has limited resources compared to a Mainland town/small city of the same population. We cannot drive to the nearest large city for further treatment. We have not seen our large island family in person since last February.
So what may be “BS testing” to you may be lifesaving to me.
Generally speaking, most of us were happy when visitors could return with negative covid testing. It’s a hard fact our economy depends heavily on tourism. Maui’s people are hurting for jobs. But we won’t get those jobs back until the virus is under control.
So please kokua (help) and comply with current rules about what you must do to come here. Please show us your aloha. Do the pono (right, just) thing.
Aloha to all and mahalo nui (big thanks).
Thanks for asking. We enjoyed our usual 3-week vacation in Mazatlan, after foregoing the month of May in Hawaii. We took all precautions there, as we do in the states, and were pleasantly surprised to see greater diligence at stores, restaurants, resorts, the airport and hotels than in the states. We did some things differently, like not having housekeeping enter our unit daily, and always keeping a mask handy when on our walks, in case we encountered other people. I would not hesitate to travel to Mexico again, always taking full precautionary measures.
We have traveled once or twice a year to Kauai for 20 years and like everyone else had to cancel our trip last year. We also travel to Mexico once or twice every year. While a different experience, we find Mexico to be a great place to visit. Like anywhere, you have to be mindful of where you go. US cities can be much more dangerous than the resort areas we frequent in Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo. In Mazatlan we found strict adherence to masks, temp checks and social distancing, and felt very safe. We’re heading to Puerto Vallarta next week and Cabo in March. Kauai’s loss is Mexico’s gain.
I am not interested in a Mexican vacation, however my daughter and her husband went with some friends to Cancun when the vacation that I had planned to Kauai for our large family group got cancelled due to Covid. Unfortunately for them, Hurricane Delta hit, and they were all moved to a shelter with 4,000 other people. It was miserable. They were there in the shelter for 3 days. They witnessed a gas stove blow up in a woman’s face, they only had 1 doctor for all those people (including the one with severe burns) and no vegan food for my daughter, so she went hungry. Shortly after they arrived back in the US, one of the members of their party was diagnosed with Covid. Luckily, my daughter and her husband were ok. I understand emergencies happen. But in a place prone to hurricanes, they should have done better. BTW, the storm only lasted 1 day – they had to stay in the shelter 3 days because the resort took all the tv’s out of all the rooms prior to the storm to prevent damage to them (they had Cat 5 glass in the windows) and didn’t want people returning to their rooms until the tv’s were back.
The WHO and CDC don’t want people to travel to Mexico because many towns and people are treating it like it really is…a normal flu season. Lack of sheep running around with germ muzzles around their face blows their whole fake science of social distancing and masks which do nothing to block virus unless your sick to the point of sneezing or coughing out spit droplets. If you come to Mexico you will find people enjoying the beaches and life…they hate that. They revealed as liars
we just went to Cabo San Lucas, beautiful beaches and hotels at 1/4th of $ Hawaii. were now home and healthy, same as before we went. we did not see any people that were dead or sick, as the american press sends out every day.
I’ve seen a few people here talking about going to Florida instead. Really? Where the governor still believes the virus is a hoax and refuses to mandate masks? I’d take Mexico anytime.
We canceled two trips to Hawaii. Now I’m going to Cabo.
Mexico?? Oh hell no.
As a life long Quarter Horse breeder and showman, there were times when I would go to Mexico several times a year. The artists I commissioned in Mexico made the most beautiful saddles, bridles, headstalls, bits, halters and reins you could imagine. All hand done leather, adorned with the most incredible sterling silver and gemstones. Amazing one-of-a-kind creations.
Then the day came that one of the team members went to pick up an order. He was driving his truck when a Mexican bus driver ran a stop and hit him broadside. My friend was accused of causing the accident. He was thrown in jail and told that he’d have to buy a new bus. After several months and lawyers later, he was freed to come back to the USA.
He was never the same and ended up completing suicide.
People started disappearing, drugs became more important than life, and I never went back again.
It’s only getting worse. Do check out the snipers on the buildings.
You’re foreigners in a foreign country.
Hawai’i is my home. We’re not foreigners out of Country.
Reading about all the people who can’t wait to come back to visit, makes me sick. I want my Ohana to be safe, and the same for my neighbors and friends.
Businesses/money can be saved and rebuilt. We’ve lost a lot of Ohana and friends to COVID-19. They’ll never be back. You can’t imagine how horrible watching someone go from a perfectly healthy person to suffering a long painful death, or even living with the side effects of the virus. The worst part is that they have to die alone, never being able to see or hold loved ones again for fear of transmitting the virus.
So. People need to stop and think of others!!! COVID-19 is a real killer.
Stop travelling until we get a handle on this monster. No, it’s NOT a flu. It’s nothing we’ve ever seen.
Mahalo guys at Beat of Hawai’i. My mind is doing somersaults, my cardio is up, and you’ve given me a place to let others know how my experience might be important to others.
Aloha 🌺
Hi Pam.
Thanks! We have stories to share…
Aloha.
I do not feel safe anywhere in Mexico for several reason. Number one, if you get sick in Mexico, forget about it. It’s a huge problem. Number two, the very last time I was there with friends the federallies pulled up. Put us in the back of their Police car and demanded $50 U.S Dollars from each of us or we were all going to jail. Once we paid them, we were free to go. They can pretty much do whatever they want to you and you have no recourse. No thanks.