AboutLinda Leonard Expertise My husband and I have travelled to mainland
Mexico for approx. 10 years, never staying in resorts, but rather seeking
out economic, clean, safe, non-touristy little accomodations. Now that we
have retired, we are spending the winters RVing in Mexico along the
coastlines. We love the people, the climate and the culture and are
working hard at our Spanish.
Question Hi Linda, my wife and I will be coming to the Xalapa/Coatepec/Veracruz area this winter for a couple of months to check out wintering (or maybe more)in Mexico. We have an Aliner pop-up which we may be driving as far as Corpus Christy (maybe another trip we will get set up to drive it into MX); from Corpus we hope to be able to get a thru bus ticket to Veracruz which will include transferring to a Mexican "luxury" bus at Matamoros. Plan B is to fly from Atlanta to Cancun, bus to Merida for a couple of days to see that, then luxury bus to Veracruz. Any comments/recommendations you have on any of this would be appreciated. We're open to staying in hostels (with private bath) or small hotels and would like to find a small, clean, inexpensive 1 BR apt/house in the Coatepec/Xalapa area for a month or so. Thanks in advance. Jim and Laura, Asheville, NCuawx4
Answer Hi Jim, Sounds like a great trip! Busing in Mexico is easy and inexpensive. You will have no problems getting schedules/connections, etc. since they all run freuqently. They are also very comfortable. I am not much help regarding accomodations, since we have been RVing in Mexico for the last 5 winters and always have our accomodations with us. However, any time we have stayed other than in our RV, or have helped others, I have found that there is much to chose from. Most places owned/run by Mexican families are not on the internet & can best be found once you get there. Just check the local bulletin boards, stores, and talk to people. It won't take long. There are lots of really neat places to stay, and they are very reasonable. Of course, resort areas are a different story, but it looks like you are not interested in that sort of package. I guess all I can do is encourage you- I am sure you will find everything you are looking for with no problems at all. Sorry I can't make any specific recommendations. I know you will have a wonderful time. Best of luck- please write back if you have any specific questions I might be able to help with.
