If anyone is interested, here is a report of my trip last month ... http://tinyurl.com/5r2t9uu Roger
Posted by
Chicago/Rural WI
811 posts
Phew - what a trip and thanks for sharing! I had to laugh, though - isn't there an easier way to sell your car? :)
Posted by
OP
Monein, Pyrenees, France
425 posts
:-) The trick is to sell it for enough to pay for the car AND the trip! Roger
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
10633 posts
Thanks for posting. Very interesting.
Posted by
Myrtle Beach, USA
12315 posts
Pretty wild. Reminds me of trips to Mexico from San Diego when I was a kid - always a crap shoot whether someone decides you're in trouble and how much you have to pay for it. Overall Mexico seems a little less corrupt, or at least was back then. Propinas and mordidas (tips and fines) were a little more predictable. We also had an incident with my wife's passport not being stamped in South Korea (potentially one year in prison and $1,000,000 Won fine). I didn't offer a bribe and we were ultimately let off without paying anything.