Quote: (01-20-2015 07:33 PM)Mentavious Wrote:
Americas can you recommend the best state to travel in Mexico?
Criteria:
All cities within 2-3 hours by bus
Less visited by foreigners
With those two criterion (in no particular order):
1) Colima (Colima/Manzanillo): This is a pretty tiny state that is located on the Pacific side north of Michoacan and south of Jalisco. Colima is a cute little city but probably not anything special. Only spent an afternoon there and ate some pretty bomb ass food. Manzanillo has a bit of tourist base, but for beach cities it's super low key. If you are into fishing (I'm not personally) it has some of the best trophy fishing in the Americas. Seems like it hit a bit of boom in the 80s or something, but never really turned into a big tourist destination.
2) Michoacan (Zitacuaro/Morelia/Patzcuaro): Michoacan is a gem of a state, probably up there as my favourite with San Luis Potosi. Morelia is a really cool colonial town. I was there with my girlfriend, but I just had that "feeling" you get that there is some really fantastic gaming potential. Lots of cute girls walking around and I would think gringo factor would be high there. Patzcuaro is a great place to take a fling or girlfriend, it's a super cool colonial town right beside a lake. I saw a weird ass Mexican parade, a fighter jet show, and a big fair while I was there for two nights. Great cultural spot and this area is huge during the Day of the Dead. Zitacuaro has a huge migration of Monarch butterflies every year that would be cool to see. Michoacan in general is absolutely gorgeous, both the countryside and the coast. There is a town called Maruata that is completely deserted but one of the most gorgeous beaches I have ever seen and bomb ass fresh seafood. Stayed in a bungalow one night there and it was fantastic.
3) Veracruz (Veracruz/Xalapa/Boca del Rio): Veracruz is kind of a shit hole but has a dark side to it. I fucked a girl off couchsurfing there and I was getting eyefucked everywhere I went in that city. Boca del Rio is a bit more touristy but is a lot more upscale, even then it's mostly Mexicans and older people. Nice beaches there. Xalapa is a fantastic third-tier city in Mexico. Pretty clean and organized, some of the most beautiful girls in the country, and is a university hub. I really liked this city and spent a few days there but was unfortunately going through a bout of Montezuma's Revenge.
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If you want to get off the beaten track of Mexico I highly suggest renting a car. It's quite cheap in Mexico especially if you start and finish in DF. I have rented a car twice in Mexico and both times probably paid just a hair more than I would have buying bus tickets. Mexican highways are pretty solid especially the toll highways. Having a car allows you to go to states in the Central-North area where cities are more spread out and you get to see the countryside better. It also allows you to hit up multiple states.
For example, I rented a car and did San Luis Potosi, I went from desert, to farmland, to jungle valleys and it was fantastic. Wouldn't have been possible by bus in the time frame that I had.