gbenjo Posted December 20, 2021 #4426 Share Posted December 20, 2021 On 12/19/2021 at 12:34 PM, lyndarra said: I noticed a high presence of Canadians in Playa del Carmen - tourists and businesses. Are they called snowbirds there or do the Mexicans have a different name for them? Don't they call them gringos?🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LincolnLegend Posted December 20, 2021 #4427 Share Posted December 20, 2021 @Porky55 thanks for sending me down that rabbit hole, now I want to buy a drag strip! 50 pro mods racing for $50,000 sounds fairly entertaining but buying an entire strip with all the hardware to keep it running for $690,000 seems like the fun that keeps giving! All I need to do is win the lottery now lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted December 20, 2021 #4428 Share Posted December 20, 2021 4 hours ago, gbenjo said: Don't they call them gringos?🤔 This gave me a chuckle😆: All expats can safely be considered gringos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted December 20, 2021 Author #4429 Share Posted December 20, 2021 2 hours ago, ilikeanswers said: This gave me a chuckle😆: All expats can safely be considered gringos that was a bit of a laugh. For me Mexico isn't high on my places to go list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted December 20, 2021 #4430 Share Posted December 20, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Blackduck59 said: that was a bit of a laugh. For me Mexico isn't high on my places to go list. I'm the opposite, did a road trip around southern Mexico and absolutely fell in love with all the food, culture, society, architecture, history, art, music. It was my kind of place🤗. I'm dying to go back visit the places we missed just wish there were better flight options than through LAX😬. They use to talk about having non stop flights from Sydney to Mexico City but with the pandemic cutting so many existing flight routes I doubt there will be any new ones established for a long time yet Edited December 20, 2021 by ilikeanswers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted December 20, 2021 Author #4431 Share Posted December 20, 2021 16 minutes ago, ilikeanswers said: I'm the opposite, did a road trip around southern Mexico and absolutely fell in love with all the food, culture, society, architecture, history, art, music. It was my kind of place🤗. I'm dying to go back visit the places we missed just wish there were better flight options than through LAX😬. They use to talk about having non stop flights from Sydney to Mexico City but with the pandemic cutting so many existing flight routes I doubt there will be any new ones established for a long time yet I hope you can fulfill your wish to return to Mexico, perhaps you could find a non stop out of YVR to Mexico. You could have a nice visit to Canada, maybe an Alaska cruise then carry on to Mexico. Maybe check out if there is a Pacific coastal cruise you could enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 20, 2021 #4432 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I have visited Mexico aa few times both ports of call and trips in from the US over the border. Most have left me unimpressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted December 20, 2021 #4433 Share Posted December 20, 2021 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: I have visited Mexico aa few times both ports of call and trips in from the US over the border. Most have left me unimpressed. Did you not like Wodonga and Melbourne? lol. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted December 20, 2021 #4434 Share Posted December 20, 2021 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: I have visited Mexico aa few times both ports of call and trips in from the US over the border. Most have left me unimpressed. I guess you didn't see enough. A bit like judging all Australia by visiting a few coastal ports. In 2016 we did a two week road tour and very much enjoyed it. Didn't visit any ports or border areas. That was followed up by a two week cruise from Ft Lauderdale to San Diego which was a great way to make a comparison. And, it really showed we were not seeing anywhere near what Mexico had to offer just by visiting tourist saturated cruise ports. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted December 20, 2021 #4435 Share Posted December 20, 2021 9 hours ago, ilikeanswers said: This gave me a chuckle😆: All expats can safely be considered gringos So now I am offended …..gringo should go the way of Coon cheese, redskins, gollywogs ( do they still make gaytime icecreams?) etc etc ..if only in the name of equality and wokeism……more power to the minorities. 🤡🤡🤡 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 20, 2021 #4436 Share Posted December 20, 2021 34 minutes ago, lyndarra said: I guess you didn't see enough. A bit like judging all Australia by visiting a few coastal ports. In 2016 we did a two week road tour and very much enjoyed it. Didn't visit any ports or border areas. That was followed up by a two week cruise from Ft Lauderdale to San Diego which was a great way to make a comparison. And, it really showed we were not seeing anywhere near what Mexico had to offer just by visiting tourist saturated cruise ports. Of course, I haven't seen that much of it, but as I said, not impressed with what I did see. That is not to say I didn't like it and we plan on seeing more in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted December 20, 2021 #4437 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Oh dear! A report has just come in that a truck has spilled a load of fish on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, closing two northbound lanes. Now that's something different! 🤣 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted December 21, 2021 #4438 Share Posted December 21, 2021 28 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Oh dear! A report has just come in that a truck has spilled a load of fish on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, closing two northbound lanes. Now that's something different! 🤣 Julie, you had better get in your limo, head for ye olde SHB and salvage a few flathead, prawns and salmon for Chrissie.🦐🐟 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 21, 2021 #4439 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Oh dear! A report has just come in that a truck has spilled a load of fish on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, closing two northbound lanes. Now that's something different! 🤣 That is sure to put a snapper in the works, sorry got my p's and n's mixed up 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted December 21, 2021 #4440 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: That is sure to put a snapper in the works, sorry got my p's and n's mixed up I hope the truck driver has not got a 'Flat head' and has not 'Flaked' out, poor 'Sole.'😂 Edited December 21, 2021 by NSWP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 21, 2021 #4441 Share Posted December 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, NSWP said: I hope the truck driver has not got a 'Flat head' and has not 'Flaked' out, poor 'Sole.'😂 Are you floundering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted December 21, 2021 #4442 Share Posted December 21, 2021 25 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: Are you floundering Now, no need to get crabby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted December 21, 2021 #4443 Share Posted December 21, 2021 6 hours ago, MicCanberra said: I have visited Mexico aa few times both ports of call and trips in from the US over the border. Most have left me unimpressed. We visited two border towns when crossing Mexico to Belize and then Guatemala back to Mexico and neither town represented either country. The border towns are like micro countries with their own unique cultures and systems. The only cruise port we stayed at was Acapulco, which like the border towns was very different to anywhere we had been in Mexico. I didn't find it bad but doesn't rank as my favourite place so I can see why cruise ports might not be impressive but at least it is not Cancun 😂. Now that was a dreary sad city. Everyone told us not to stay there and I'm glad we listened, a couple of hours visit was definitely enough😬. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted December 21, 2021 #4444 Share Posted December 21, 2021 10 hours ago, Blackduck59 said: I hope you can fulfill your wish to return to Mexico, perhaps you could find a non stop out of YVR to Mexico. You could have a nice visit to Canada, maybe an Alaska cruise then carry on to Mexico. Maybe check out if there is a Pacific coastal cruise you could enjoy. I did consider that flight route. One of my bucket list items is to do the Alaskan Marine Highway and of course I will have to stop in Toronto. My uncle and his family world be mortified that I was "in the area" and didn't stop by 😂. Unfortunately with all that I don't think I could fit a Mexico trip. One thing I learnt from Mexico tripping; it is slow a travel place. You just can't whirlwind Mexico like you can Europe otherwise you'll never experience anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted December 21, 2021 #4445 Share Posted December 21, 2021 2 hours ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Oh dear! A report has just come in that a truck has spilled a load of fish on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, closing two northbound lanes. Now that's something different! 🤣 What a waste of shoal☹️. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted December 21, 2021 #4446 Share Posted December 21, 2021 2 hours ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Oh dear! A report has just come in that a truck has spilled a load of fish on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, closing two northbound lanes. Now that's something different! 🤣 The truck may have been overloaded...should have put it over the ..scales.......causing all this chaos, the driver will be gutted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted December 21, 2021 #4447 Share Posted December 21, 2021 3 hours ago, GUT2407 said: Now, no need to get crabby. Don't come the 'Raw Prawn' with me, Mr Gut.😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted December 21, 2021 #4448 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Commuters caught in the traffic could be fed up to the gills waiting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted December 21, 2021 #4449 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, lyndarra said: Commuters caught in the traffic could be fed up to the gills waiting. If it really happened..it may just be another Xmas “tail” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted December 21, 2021 #4450 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, gbenjo said: If it really happened..it may just be another Xmas “tail” I do not mind a couple of 'Flat head 'Tails.' OR even a couple of lobster 'tails.' Edited December 21, 2021 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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