Yesterday was the last day of our Mexico City vacation. Unfortunately, I was not feeling that well. When I crossed the border back into the US and the lady asked me if I had anything to declare I said “no” but I wanted to say “no I can personally tell you I left it all back in Mexico.”
Despite the headlines and numerous warnings by friends I can say that a little bit of traveler’s diahhrea is very small in the scope of things. Not once did I ever feel that I was in danger on our trip and everyone we met was more than kind to us.
I suppose I could have been safer in my food choices, but that wouldn’t have been as fun. I try not to go to places that are too bad, but to miss Mexican street food is pretty much a tragedy. The truth is I have gotten sick numerous times here in the USA and I certainly don’t plan on moving out of the country anytime soon.
The other thing that is surprising to me is the fact that I lost 10 pounds on this trip. That is a first. I think the two main reasons for this was I didn’t eat hardly any processed food when I was down there. The other reason is due to the fact that we walked a lot. Mexico City has a lot of ups and downs, which basically means there are a lot of stairs.
There is a lot of fear from US travelers these days to go to Mexico. My only response is that if you look at the stats there is actually more crime in the USA than in Mexico. If you are really that afraid to go then it is probably for the best. Who knows, if you go out your door an asteroid might fall on your head or something!