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Decent_Strain5626 t1_j9l3blf wrote

Reply to comment by Bob_Chris in TIFU by trying to ship sentimental belongings halfway around the world by jaytoatee

I mean yeah it’s not great, but I drove from San Antonio, TX to Los Angeles, CA (18 hours) for a vacation and it wasn’t anywhere near impossible. Just seems like the thing to do for sentimental stuff

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Vires1257 t1_j9mco0z wrote

You also didn’t have to worry about the possibilities of running into a cartel… Especially worse if they can be easily picked out as gringos

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jaytoatee OP t1_j9n26xv wrote

I definitely get the odd look here in Mexico just for being a Singaporean-Chinese fellow, and my fiancee is pale as snow even though she lived between MX, UK, HK and SG

I've also spent my entire life in Singapore while she's spent the last eight so neither of us needed to drive since everything was never more than an hour away by public transport (we're both quite young but she has family here in Quintana Roo)

That said, getting a license is definitely a priority but we've only just started settling into the house and fixing things up, we didn't have a working gasline or stove until recently

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AletzRC21 t1_j9ljzq9 wrote

Oh yeah it's completely doable, but have you seen the state our highways are in? Most of them are rural backroads

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jaytoatee OP t1_j9n31cr wrote

Mexico has really been beautiful the last two months, and I really enjoy walking the length of some of the Calles simply because you're always kept on your toes. Always something tasty around the corner too, I've had everything from tamales, pozole, and an absolutely amazing caldo de pollo

That aside, we're taking a four hour drive up to Merida for a relative's wedding and we've been warned that our asses are not going to have a good time so I am looking forward to experiencing the highways haha

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Decent_Strain5626 t1_j9l63sp wrote

Hmmm then what about flying? She flew all the way there from Singapore so maybe they can take a $300 flight or however much it is to Mexico City?

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