Why the Cancun Bag Drag still makes sense.
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There was not a single case reported in Q Roo EDIT: There was ONE case in the entire state
Mexico City is 1000 miles away from Q, Roo - that is no different than issuing a warning for Texas because of something that is going on in Chicago
I got a hella deal during swine flu. Those prices were awesome! It was like a private island.
That's an entirely different issue. I never said the media didn't get carried away in their coverage. I was replying to your assertion that their coverage was targeted against Mexico.
"t's one of those "Oh, look at those wacky/dangerous/backwards foreigners" kind of things. Some outlets, knowing the readership/viewership, will go after increased ratings by giving their readers validation of their opinions (like "See? Mexico is a sh*thole! You won't see smart me going there!")
And that's nonsense. The media doesn't pounce on events because they are in Mexico, they pounce on all events everywhere if they feel like their viewership is interested.
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That's exactly what I was intending. That's why I said "wacky/dangerous/backwards foreigners." This time it's mexico, but it's been anyone and everyone. China gets it a lot. (Remember the story of the guy who sued and divorced his wife because she bore him ugly children and didn't tell him she was only pretty because of plastic surgery? Total bunk, but it was a hit in the US)
We're getting off topic.
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sharky60
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I can't do it. Maybe when we get to the place when we are coming down more than once a year and can let SCUBA Repair store our equipment, and if I EVER get my retina issues worked out. But for now, our luggage is too much to deal with to do the bag drag.
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This April I am flying directly into Cozumel. If I were doing the bag drag, my concern wouldn't be the CUN to CZM leg, but the CZM to CUN. With the increased security measures, how long is it going to take getting bags and passengers loaded? Will the ADO buses be subjected to increased security checks? Unless I had a later flight out of CUN, I would consider looking into overnighting it in CUN to assure that security delays would not consume so much time as to result in missing my flight.
I went to Cozumel at the height of the swine flu outbreak. Friends expressed their concern but I pointed out to them that here in Austin I was closer to Mexico City where most of the cases in Mexico were than I would be when I was on Cozumel. It was great, for us, anyway. The island was practically empty of gringos and there were no cruise ship arrivals the whole time I was there. The reefs and the restaurants were practically deserted.
My airline canceled my return flight and tried to re-book me on a flight out a day early. Um, no. A day later, OK. They tried to tell me that I'd have to pay an upcharge for that but I got obstinate and they finally relented.
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