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I am planning to travel to Mexico with my family, and my child has severe peanut allergies. We still want to go to Mexico, but we don’t know if its safe for my child.
Any one have any insight?
Thanks!
This is pertaining to restaurants. Any one with peanut allergies that went to Mexico have a good and safe restaurant recommendation?
Thanks!
We’re talking Los Cabos here… Just so it makes it easier.

In general Mexico is not very aware of the peanut allergy so you must be very careful when you ask if something has peanuts or has been in contact with peanuts. Actually there are no peanut free schools or things like that. I think that depends on the allergy grade you kid has.
Anyway, if you are going to a Hotel you probably can talk to the chef and make sure the food he is taking is peanuts free but again, if a chefs mistake can be a life risk I would think it twice. Pretty much like in the states.

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I am planning to travel to Mexico with my family, and my child has severe peanut allergies. We still want to go to Mexico, but we don’t know if its safe for my child.
Any one have any insight?
Thanks!
I am planning to travel to Mexico with my family, and my child has severe peanut allergies. We still want to go to Mexico, but we don’t know if its safe for my child.
Any one have any insight?

This is pertaining to restaurants. Any one with peanut allergies that went to Mexico have a good and safe restaurant recommendation?
Thanks!
We’re talking Los Cabos here… Just so you know…

I live in Mexico with a strong peanut and other nut allergy. Ask when you eat, check labels, you will find many in English. The Spanish word for peanuts is "cacahuate". Labels also include the line "puede contener trazsos de …" which means may contain traces of . Be careful with some typical dishes like mole which is a sauce for meat or chicken which has chile peppers, chocolate, and peanuts. My wife and kids love it.

A good question to ask if the people at the restaurant don’t speak much English (in the better restaurants, even in the small towns, someone - if not all generally speaks some English) is ¿Cuales platos no tienen nada de cacahuate? or Which dishes have no peanuts?

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A family emergency has occurred down in Mexico. I NEED to travel to Mexico City as soon as possible, but my passport recently expired. I wanted to know if there was absolutely anyway that I can travel with this expired passport. Is there a temporary permit, visa or anything that i can obtain from the passport agency. I really need to get over there as soon as possible. Thanks.

No, but in an emergency situation you can get a passport renewed in a day. See the information on the State Department website here: http://travel.state.gov/passport/npic/npic_898.html

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My family and I are booked on a cruise at the end of the month. I’ve payed for my vacation, thankfully purchased insurance too, but my base may implement a policy that states that military may not travel to Mexico at all.

I have many U.S. military friends that regularly travel to Mexico, they don’t wear their uniforms of course. I live part time in Mexico and personally do not hesitate to recommend to others they come here. Yes, there are problems in Mexico as there are in the U.S. and there is no guarantee you will be 100% safe anywhere you go. But tourists are not the targets of these problems in Mexico and the kind people of Mexico rely on tourism. I’m sure you will find them very welcoming and happy you have visit their country. With that said, if your base has a (political) policy against the travel you might want to find out what they will do if you go against the policy.

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Do you need a visa to travel to Mexico on holiday if your Polish?

My friend and I were planning to travel to America but it was such a hassle getting her a visa we decided to try somewhere else! I feel sorry for her, shes been in England for 6 years, has a full time job and is properly settled over here but just to apply for one its 150 dollars and an interrogation at the US embassy. And then there’s no guarantee she’l even get one!

No, citizen of Poland do not need a visa for a tourist stay in Mexico for up to 180 days.
http://www.inm.gob.mx/EN/index.php?page/not_need_visa ..

However you will need to get either a direct flight to Mexico from Europe or a flight on Air Canada with a layover in Toronto. To fly with a layover in the United States requires a U.S. C-1 transit visa which involves the same fee as for a tourist visa ($131).
http://trinidad.usembassy.gov/transit_visas2.html ..
http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/visa/niv/transit.html ..

A Canadian transit visa is free or charge and it is only required for Polish citizen who do not hold one of the new electronic passports with a microchip. Polish citizen holding an e-passport can also be granted visa free stay in Canada. So you probably could also take a several day stop in Canada into consideration before you proceed on to Mexico.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/notice-poland.asp ..

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As consumers learn more and more about their health care options, people are increasingly turning to holistic medicine to aid the healing process. Homeopathic and holistic treatments take a big-picture approach that looks at the dynamics of the entire body rather than focusing on a single issue.

Unfortunately, most standard American health care providers consider homeopathic treatments out-of-scope and require costly out-of-pocket payments.

Now, with new medical travel options, you have access to a different kind of health care–world-class homeopathic treatments performed by extensively trained doctors who appreciate the combined benefits of traditional medicine and holistic health.

Mexico has become a premier location for American medical tourism, with holistic practitioners versed in the following types of treatments:

Ozone therapy for back pain–a revolutionary treatment for disc herniation. In this therapy, a highly beneficial molecule, Ozone (O3), is injected inside the diseased intervertebral disk in trouble. Ozone reduces the production of pain-causing substances that are produced by a diseased or injured disc. It sets off production of antioxidant enzyme system that works on injured tissues that have been subject to long standing oxygen injury, releasing chemicals that oppose inflammation and indirectly relieve pain.

Colon hydrotherapy– a gentle internal massage and bath using warm, purified water for safe, painless, and effective of cleansing your body’s accumulated waste and toxins.

Cell therapy rejuvenation–a cutting-edge technology to transplant healthy cells into damaged tissue or cells. This process of biocellular rejuvenation stimulates healing, joint cartilage rebuilding, and a stronger immune system.

Chelation- the use of chelating agents to detoxify poisonous metal agents such as mercury, arsenic, and lead by converting them to a chemically inert form that can be excreted without further interaction with the body.

Medical travel allows for personal freedom in your health care.  If you are looking for an alternative to your current health care options, do your research on reputable medical tourism companies.  Or, for more information, visit www.healthtravelguides.com.

Debbie Natsch
http://www.articlesbase.com/alternative-medicine-articles/holistic-medicine-options-available-via-medical-travel-703925.html

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I’ve travelled to Panama at least a dozen times and stayed at countless <a href=”http://panamacitybeachhotels.blogspot.com”>beach hotels in Panama </a> on my travels. You’re probably going to need a little background information when you first travel to Panama before you go and even before you start looking for <a href=”http://panamacitybeachhotels.blogspot.com”>hotels in Panama </a> City. I believe Panama is one of those undiscovered tourist destinations which is only just now opening up to visitors. So it’s one of those undiscovered secrets that will rapidly change as more and more people from North America search for another sunny vacation spot apart from the traditional Caribbean islands such as Cuba, Mexico, the Bahamas, and Jamaica etc.

Location of Panama

Panama is officially known as the Republic of Panama. It is most southern country in Central America on an the isthmus which connects North and South America. It lies between two great seas, the Pacific Ocean in the and the Caribbean Sea in the North. The total population of Panama is about 3.1 million people but this number is expanding with the increasing number of retirees who are selecting Panama as a home.

The Economy of Panama

As far as the economy goes, Panama is the third biggest economy in Central America. It is the largest consumer of resources in Central America. The unemployment rate is about 7.2% and has a poverty rate of about 20%. However, its infrastructure and economy is solid and growing. For many tourists, it’s becoming a new vacation destination for travelers from North America who search for a place to escape the bad winter weather. Its industries are centered on the commerce, banking, tourism, private industry and trading benefitting from its privileged geographic situation. In Panama City, there is lots of construction going on and real estate is booming. Retirees are heading south to check out Panama as a retirement destination. All this will come as a surprise for those who don’t know much about Panama.

Currency of Panama

American dollars are used here mostly. The national currency is the balboa.

What to See in Panama

The tourist to Panama will find there are lots of delights to discover in Panama as well as the famous Panama Canal. Although Panama is most famous because of the Panama Canal, the country is famous for snorkeling, bird watching and hiking. The miles and miles of white sand beaches of the coastline are splendid and unspoiled.

Security Warning for Some Areas of Panama

You must avoid certain areas in Panama because of smugglers, bandits, Colombian guerrillas and paramilitary forces in Darién Province from the Columbian border along the Tuira River to Yaviza because they target tourists. Much of Darién National Park is okay, but be advised to take a travel guide with you or stay away from it altogether. Another area to avoid is the Madden Dam in Chagre National Park for the same reasons.

The Weather in Panama

When is the best time of the year to vacation in Panama? There are actually two different seasons, a dry season which starts mid-December and lasts to mid-April and a rainy season which starts from mid-April to December. On the Caribbean coast of Panama, it seems to rain all the time, but less so in February to March, September to October. Days are generally hot throughout the year, with an average of 32 degrees Celsius, (90 degrees Fahrenheit to approximately 22 degrees Celsius (72 degrees Fahrenheit in the evenings. During the rainy season, the humidity is quite high. If you are traveling to the mountains, it is cooler with a temperature ranging from about 10 – 18 degrees Celsius (50 – 64 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the year.

So you have it now, a basic introduction to the Republic of Panama the place you have decided to explore for your next southern trip away from the winter storms of North America. Not a country to be missed.

Veraz
http://www.articlesbase.com/hotels-articles/basic-travel-information-about-panama-681549.html

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About four hours northwest of Mexico City, a mile above sea level, is a quaint collection of 64 city blocks surrounded by a typical Mexican town:  roosters, noisy trucks, music and church bells peeling throughout the day.  The air is dry, the temperature hits 70 degrees F every day (it might start near freezing, but it warms up in the winter; in July you’ll always have a cool breeze in the evening) and 16,000 gringos from north of the border make up 16 percent of the town.  Named for a patriot who helped in the fight for liberation in 1810, the town is protected from development by strict rules that keep the exteriors of the homes looking the way it did a hundred years ago.

Have you heard enough to want to know how to spend a vacation here?

The FOUR DAY Schedule (make one of these days on TUESDAY for the market)
Day 1 — arrive, get picked up byMario, who talks for an hour about the culture.  Walk into town and get a copy of ATENCION.  Find an activity (such as talking with locals on Tues. and Thurs 5-6:30 pm)
Dinner: San Francisco Cafe, Jardin

Day 2 — MARKET DAY Tuesday
Look for “Mesa de Plata” (the silver table) and look for the silver haired guy.   LUNCH: El Buen Cafe
Afternoon: real estate tour with Gaby Cabello Rivas or one of Gaby’s colleagues.  Email her at  gabycabello64@hotmail.com
Dinner:  Pegaso

Day 3 — Tour of the City with Mario.
He will show you the parts that a local knows, such as a metalworking shop in a residential area — noisy at 10 am, quiet by 5 pm, providing employment for neighbors.  Clever!
Afternoon: walk to Instituto Allende, meet Keith Keller at the Escuela of painting and drawing — if you sign up for a class, you can drop in during daylight hours to practice.
Dinner:  Cha Cha Cha for Mexican delights, or try 10-10-Pie (stay on your feet wiht this food) — delicious fruit salad and “batidas” (smoothies)
Some people recommend Mama Mia (music)

Day 4 — ADVENTURE $160US per person, early morning hot-air balloon ride, meet outside Recreo 68 at 6:30 a.m.
After breakfast:  Walk through the Artisans Market.
Lunch at Bugambila ($28, pricey but romantic).
Tour at 3 pm with Jilda on the 2-hour tour bus (9 to 9, every two hours from Juarez Street).  You can write to her and practice Spanish (she wants to practice English) at jizame@hotmail.com
JIlda ZAvala Tour guide
Snack: San Agustin, Mesones, owned by Margarita, a TV and ilm star who lives in Mexico City.
Dinner:  10-10-Pie, El Buen Cafe or Pegaso

Day 5 — Time to leave.  Call Mario.  Keep lots of video tape or digital space available to record Mario’s every sentence!

Summary
Many call this the “heart of Mexico” — with good reason.  The conspirators who plotted to overthrow the rulers of the country did their planning in this area.

Retirees from other countries (mostly the USA) make up one-sixth of the central city’s population (around 80,000).  The total metropolitan area is around 115,000.  You can live close to the suburban lifestyle in the USA (drive to a mall and place groceries in a car, drive home into a garage and walk 50 feet to a refrigerator).  You can also live like people do in Venice, without a car and shopping at a local market.

Restaurants: lunch for two under $10
Dinner for two under $28 at Pegaso in Centro (near the Jardin).

What to do
You can take art courses at the Instituto Allende or look at real estate for sale in the “Golden corridor” north of the city.  You could take a tour on the trolley bus or take a cooking class and learn some local recipes.  You could even give free English lessons at the local school – get to meet some of the locals while you are there.  It’s better than hanging out at an Internet Cafe.  Get to know the locals at the Public Library (biblioteca publica).

GETTING THERE
You can fly into Mexico City and then to a nearby city (Queretaro QTO or Leon BJX).

Or you can fly to Houston and then south to BJX or QTO.  Before you fly, reserve a driver to pick you up –   Call Angelica tours at 52 415 152 6305 and ask for Mario.

Where to Stay
We tried Hacienda de las Flores.  Delightful location, sweet dog (the gordita Coquette) and friendly staff.  Ask for the TV room and you’ll be able to catch the morning shows on satellite:  NBC, ABC and CBS, plus CNN.  Rooms have basic cable.   Delicious eggs for breakfast.

Helpful Links
PortalSanMiguel.com
InternetSanMiguel.com
SanMiguelOnline.com
SanMiguelGuide.com
SanMiguelArtists.com
MexOnline.com

AngelicaTours.com, ask for MarioTransportation from the airport
Francisco Marquez #33
Col. Independencia
C.P.37732
Office: (415) 1526305
Mobile: 4151535067
Toll free number: 1.877.446.0721

TIPS
Get a good map.
Take the tour of the city with Mario (AngelicaTours.com, but the web link is not reliable)

<a href=”http://www.freeenglishlessons.com”>Steve McCrea</a>, a travel DVD producer, wrote this article for <a href=”http://www.roadlovers.com”>Roadlovers.com</a>, a travel portal.  His DVD about San Miguel de Allende is available through <a href=”http://www.filmbaby.com/films/1657″>Filmbaby.com</a>.

stevemccrea
http://www.articlesbase.com/destinations-articles/san-miguel-de-allende-an-artist-colony-in-mexico-711813.html

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Because of the many opportunities this Grupo Mayan country offers, there are plenty of businesspersons who go here not just for leisure but also for partnerships. Normally, they would communicate with their potential clients before they travel or they seek them out once in the country. However you find them, there is one thing that you must remember: you cannot start doing business in this Grupo Mayan nation if you do not have the necessary requirements.

What You Should Have

There are two kinds of businesspeople who come to Grupo Mayan. There are short-stay businesspersons or those who will be in the country for a month. If they intend to extend more than the specified 30 days, they are considered to be long-term businesspeople. It is very essential that you know how long you are going to stay and do business in Grupo Mayan, as the papers that you need basically depend on which group you belong to.

If you are staying in Mexico for 30 days or even less than that, the requirements that you are going to accomplish will be similar to those of the tourists. If you are a holder of a passport as an American, British, Canadian, New Zealander, or Israeli, you do not have to present a visa anymore but need to sign a permit called FMT. Since you are a Grupo Mayan businessman, you have to indicate “business traveler” rather than “tourist” in the application form. You can get one from the check-in counter and should be filled out even before you land in Mexico. If it does not, you can just get one from the Mexico check-out counter, and it should be answered before you will have your documents checked and your passport stamped. Be ready to pay $22, which you are going to pay to Tourism Ministry.

If you are going to stay in Mexico for more than that—perhaps you have a plan of setting up an office here or you are going to grab working opportunities—then there is a completely different permit that you are going to get. It is called FM3. This permit will give you a chance to stay in the Grupo Mayan country for one year. This is also the one that you are going to need so you can do business peacefully here. However, there are some criteria that you need to meet. One of these is that you should have enough funds to sustain your life and business in this country. This may mean that you have to present bank account statements to prove that. Fortunately, there is really no minimum and maximum amount that is required. It will be according to the reason of your stay right here in Mexico. The FM3 permit will also make you a long-term non-immigrant. However, you will not be able to use this one to make yourself a permanent resident of the country. Depending on how long you are planning to stay in Mexico, you have to renew your FM3 visa until you decide to leave the country.

irinaM
http://www.articlesbase.com/travel-articles/what-do-you-need-when-doing-business-in-mexico-738783.html

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Mexico’s government is warning its citizens about travel to Arizona because of a tough new immigration law there.

The travel alert from the Foreign Relations Department urges Mexicans in Arizona to "act with prudence and respect the framework of local laws."

It says that the law’s passage shows "an adverse political atmosphere for migrant communities and for all Mexican visitors."

It says that once the law takes effect, foreigners can be detained if they fail to carry immigration documents. While enforcement details are not yet clear, the alert says "it should be assumed that any Mexican citizen could be bothered and questioned for no other reason at any moment."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/26/international/i135048D64.DTL
Doesn’t this already in Mexico that non Mexican citizens will be
bothered and questioned for no other reason at any moment to see if their papers are in order ?

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/26/international/i135048D64.DTL#ixzz0mJYxSna2
Evelyn j
What happens when an American gets stopped in Mexico (with or) without papers? HAH! Pay the bribe or go to jail. Mexico complaining about Arizona is hypocritical on so many levels.

"act with prudence and respect the framework of local laws."

notice his cowardness i regards to our FEDERAL LAWS……

americans are truely seeing the source of these peoples lack of character when it is clearly demonstrated by its leaders.

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