Bob Dole
03-05-2005, 08:28 PM
Greetings from the lounge at the Omni Cancun. Bob Dole thought he'd log on and share some travel tips before Bob Dole kills too many brain cells to remember them.
Travel tip numero uno: There are 2 forms necessary to process through immigration. Responding to "Why don't you have the second form?" with "Because the ****ers on the plane only gave me one form." nets you a blank stare and a security escort back to a little counter where you can fill out the second form.
Second. Plan your transportation to the hotel before you arrive at the airport. Duh.
Third. The Mexican police aren't nearly as bad as you've heard. Really.
Aside from enforcing imaginary speed limit signs, they're pretty decent guys.
Fourth. While renting a car has turned out to be the best way to see as much of Mexico as possible, there are a couple of caveats.
A. The ability to read Spanish is more important than you'd think. While the roads aren't too bad, the signage sucks Iowanian baows.
B. Highway 180 and Highway 180 are not necessarily the same highway.
C. You can get to/from your destination twice as fast in a taxi or a tour van. Apparently, the posted (and imaginary) speed limits do not apply to them.
Fifth. Xel Ha is worth the trip if you like to snorkel. It's perhaps a little crowded, but it doesn't seem to bother the fish. If you eat at the restaurant next to Snorkel #1, request Victor as your waiter.
Sixth. Chichen Itza is definitely worth the trip. The climb to the top of the pyramid is worth the harrowing experience of descent. When you drive back to Cancun, just go back the way you came in and don't pay attention to the shitty signs.
Travel tip numero uno: There are 2 forms necessary to process through immigration. Responding to "Why don't you have the second form?" with "Because the ****ers on the plane only gave me one form." nets you a blank stare and a security escort back to a little counter where you can fill out the second form.
Second. Plan your transportation to the hotel before you arrive at the airport. Duh.
Third. The Mexican police aren't nearly as bad as you've heard. Really.
Aside from enforcing imaginary speed limit signs, they're pretty decent guys.
Fourth. While renting a car has turned out to be the best way to see as much of Mexico as possible, there are a couple of caveats.
A. The ability to read Spanish is more important than you'd think. While the roads aren't too bad, the signage sucks Iowanian baows.
B. Highway 180 and Highway 180 are not necessarily the same highway.
C. You can get to/from your destination twice as fast in a taxi or a tour van. Apparently, the posted (and imaginary) speed limits do not apply to them.
Fifth. Xel Ha is worth the trip if you like to snorkel. It's perhaps a little crowded, but it doesn't seem to bother the fish. If you eat at the restaurant next to Snorkel #1, request Victor as your waiter.
Sixth. Chichen Itza is definitely worth the trip. The climb to the top of the pyramid is worth the harrowing experience of descent. When you drive back to Cancun, just go back the way you came in and don't pay attention to the shitty signs.