Great interview! Keep up the great work! Debbie seems like such a wonderful and relatable free spirit. She is such an inspiration for women travelling solo. Mexico is awesome. 😎
I drove as a solo traveler from the US border to Aguascalientes- a two-day trip - I did this twice (last November and in March this year), and I felt safe both times. I only drove during the day, I spent the night in a nice hotel, I did my research and was prepared. It was fun, safe, easy, and I had good internet connection the whole trip on the highway. And I always drove on the tolled highway (you need to bring enough cash) which is safer, faster and it has better roads.
The charm of slow travel 🙏🏽 I’m probably doing SE Asia slow travel next year (62 to🎉) but a little curious of Mexico as well. Many options so enjoy watching other brave souls who’ve gone ahead 🙏🏽
Thanks for sharing this helpful interview. Looking forward to sharing my "living in Mexico with me dog" story soon! And thanks for subscribing to my RUclips channel guys!! I appreciate the support and can't wait to interview you on the Fempreneur Podcast in July 😁
WOW~! great interview! This lady is really gutsy! When I am staying in Mexico, I spend a bit less than in The US because I am not paying a "set" amount for rent, but I do buy things to help the household. Example: I purchased new bath towels, silverware, some pots and pans and also purchased food weekly for everyone. also paid power bill every other month and helped with propane. Unfortunately, I didn't really keep track, but I am sure it was less than a thousand US a month.
Thank you for having me on your channel, Marc and Paulette! 😘 Love the add-in edits and just for the record, I also am not pregnant! 🤣I had a blast hanging out with you and seeing some of the sites in SLP! Looking forward to the next time our paths cross again! 😀
You should come to Queretaro to learn why Santiago de Queretaro is the best city in all of Mexico.🫶 Thank you for doing the video, it was great and we enjoyed it very much.
@@Wilfredos_ Queretaro was actually the original city that interested me when I started researching places in Mexico a few years ago. I will definitely visit someday but I can see it has grown so much in the past few years and by looking at rent and Airbnb prices, it seems I have sadly been priced out of QRO. 😥
Glad to see your interview with Marc and Paulette. Where are you from on Michigan? We are currently back in Michigan for the summer and also live in Irapuato. You may want to think more about Irapuato. It has all you might want with the exception of expats. You will grow your spanish. Prices are lower and has a decent centro. Not a tourist location but the city of Guanajuato not and other tourist areas are not far. Excellent bus system. San juan del rio may also be a good place.
@@danieldinverno8732 I am from Ada, MI (near Grand Rapids), how about you? Nice to hear from a fellow Michigander! That is really cool that you live in Irapuato, I wish I would have known that when I visited, we could have met. I like Irapuato but it didn't give me the vibe that Aguascalientes and SLP gave me. Maybe I will have to have another look in the future. I was eyeing San Juan del Rio when I was also looking at Queretaro. Will hopefully get there in the future too. Enjoy your time in Michigan! 😀
We are 40 minutes outside of detroit Utica Michigan. My wife is from Mexico and had worked near Irapuato so that is how we got to know the area. She has family in various areas within the central region. We can stay in contact. Ask Marc for my contact info😊
Nice interview! Debra sounds very nice and wants to move to Mexico to assimilate, which is wonderful. I hope that she enjoys her travels and finds a place to call home.
That’s a great question. Would the expats leave? Would the police become involved? I know that cartel exist along the coast where there are expats living but I think the cartels leave them alone if they’re not involved in the drug trade. -Marc
I lived in Playa del Carmen and Tulum. Here is the deal on Cartel. Believe it or not cartel own many hotels, restaurants, shops and tour companies. They are not in the business of harming tourists. Also, there is police presence on the beaches and hotel zones to crack down on drug dealers and they look out for tourists. Tourism is one of the biggest economies if not the biggest in most of Mexico so, they try to protect that. Finally, if you’re not involved in buying drugs, wandering of in the remote areas where illegal things are going down, or involving yourself in any other illegal activity, you do not have to worry about the cartel. If you need to worry about anything, it is theft, corrupt police on the highways and a sunburn. One more piece of advice for single ladies such as us, if you’re in a taxi or in a situation where someone is asking if you’re married or here alone, I just tell them I’m married and my husband is here in Mexico with me.
Thank you for sharing this!!
Thank you for watching and commenting. -Marc
This was a great interview! ~Gina
Thanks Gina. -Marc
Great interview!
We enjoyed interviewing Debra. Debra is a real free spirit. -Marc
Solo travler. This is exactly what i needed! Many thanks.
Thank you for watching and commenting Monica. We’re glad you found it helpful. -Marc
Great interview,great plan, it is all about exploring your options before settling down
Yes it is. -Marc
Hi Marc and Paulette., good to see you guys😊
Hi Dan. -Marc
Love this interview, Debra is an amazing friendly person, she is inspirational.
She is amazing Wilfredo. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Marc
Great video!
Thank you Mike for watching and commenting. -Marc
Great interview! Keep up the great work! Debbie seems like such a wonderful and relatable free spirit. She is such an inspiration for women travelling solo. Mexico is awesome. 😎
She was fun for sure and we enjoyed interviewing her. -Marc
Hello Debbie 😊 She was my English teacher while she was in Romania ❤
Hi Enzo! ❤I hope you are well and I hope to visit Romania again in the future!
I bet she was a great teacher. -Marc
@@TheTwoTravelersInMexico One of the best 😋 It was almost 30 years ago, but I still remember her lessons and stories.
@@EnzoFLB I am so glad you remember some things from so long ago! I loved all of you students, you all were the best! 😀
@EnzoFLB Wow...that's amazing! How did you find Debbie again on RUclips? 30 years is a long time. What are the chances?!
I love her free spirit and willingness to explore. Sounds like she is living her best life. For the record, I am also not pregnant.
She is a lot of fun in person and a lot of fun to interview. -Marc
I drove as a solo traveler from the US border to Aguascalientes- a two-day trip - I did this twice (last November and in March this year), and I felt safe both times. I only drove during the day, I spent the night in a nice hotel, I did my research and was prepared. It was fun, safe, easy, and I had good internet connection the whole trip on the highway. And I always drove on the tolled highway (you need to bring enough cash) which is safer, faster and it has better roads.
That is the way to go. Be smart about travel and safety. -Marc
The charm of slow travel 🙏🏽
I’m probably doing SE Asia slow travel next year (62 to🎉) but a little curious of Mexico as well. Many options so enjoy watching other brave souls who’ve gone ahead 🙏🏽
Thank you for watching and commenting on our video. Slow travel is a lot of fun. -Marc
Thanks for sharing this helpful interview. Looking forward to sharing my "living in Mexico with me dog" story soon! And thanks for subscribing to my RUclips channel guys!! I appreciate the support and can't wait to interview you on the Fempreneur Podcast in July 😁
Hi Lyndsie, thank you for reaching out to us. -Marc
WOW~! great interview! This lady is really gutsy! When I am staying in Mexico, I spend a bit less than in The US because I am not paying a "set" amount for rent, but I do buy things to help the household. Example: I purchased new bath towels, silverware, some pots and pans and also purchased food weekly for everyone. also paid power bill every other month and helped with propane. Unfortunately, I didn't really keep track, but I am sure it was less than a thousand US a month.
Yes she gutsy. She also does a lot of research and it seems to me very confident in her decisions. -Marc
Thank you for having me on your channel, Marc and Paulette! 😘 Love the add-in edits and just for the record, I also am not pregnant! 🤣I had a blast hanging out with you and seeing some of the sites in SLP! Looking forward to the next time our paths cross again! 😀
You should come to Queretaro to learn why Santiago de Queretaro is the best city in all of Mexico.🫶 Thank you for doing the video, it was great and we enjoyed it very much.
@@Wilfredos_ Queretaro was actually the original city that interested me when I started researching places in Mexico a few years ago. I will definitely visit someday but I can see it has grown so much in the past few years and by looking at rent and Airbnb prices, it seems I have sadly been priced out of QRO. 😥
Glad to see your interview with Marc and Paulette. Where are you from on Michigan? We are currently back in Michigan for the summer and also live in Irapuato. You may want to think more about Irapuato. It has all you might want with the exception of expats. You will grow your spanish. Prices are lower and has a decent centro. Not a tourist location but the city of Guanajuato not and other tourist areas are not far. Excellent bus system. San juan del rio may also be a good place.
@@danieldinverno8732 I am from Ada, MI (near Grand Rapids), how about you? Nice to hear from a fellow Michigander! That is really cool that you live in Irapuato, I wish I would have known that when I visited, we could have met. I like Irapuato but it didn't give me the vibe that Aguascalientes and SLP gave me. Maybe I will have to have another look in the future. I was eyeing San Juan del Rio when I was also looking at Queretaro. Will hopefully get there in the future too. Enjoy your time in Michigan! 😀
We are 40 minutes outside of detroit Utica Michigan. My wife is from Mexico and had worked near Irapuato so that is how we got to know the area. She has family in various areas within the central region. We can stay in contact. Ask Marc for my contact info😊
Nice interview! Debra sounds very nice and wants to move to Mexico to assimilate, which is wonderful. I hope that she enjoys her travels and finds a place to call home.
Debra is very nice. We got to meet up a couple times and we really enjoyed her company. -Marc
DEBBIE! Your a RUclips star now!
@Amyjo_lovesmusic 😂 It was fun! 😀
Howdy?! gorgeous traveler. :)
We enjoyed our time with the Gorgeous traveler. -Marc
I remember you guys, you were at my restaurant 3 years ago, how fast time goes by huh
Yes time flies by. What was the name of the restaurant and what city was it in? -Marc
What would happen or what is stopping the cartel from coming into any of the expat or tourist areas. Just wondering.
That’s a great question. Would the expats leave? Would the police become involved? I know that cartel exist along the coast where there are expats living but I think the cartels leave them alone if they’re not involved in the drug trade. -Marc
I lived in Playa del Carmen and Tulum. Here is the deal on Cartel. Believe it or not cartel own many hotels, restaurants, shops and tour companies. They are not in the business of harming tourists. Also, there is police presence on the beaches and hotel zones to crack down on drug dealers and they look out for tourists. Tourism is one of the biggest economies if not the biggest in most of Mexico so, they try to protect that. Finally, if you’re not involved in buying drugs, wandering of in the remote areas where illegal things are going down, or involving yourself in any other illegal activity, you do not have to worry about the cartel. If you need to worry about anything, it is theft, corrupt police on the highways and a sunburn.
One more piece of advice for single ladies such as us, if you’re in a taxi or in a situation where someone is asking if you’re married or here alone, I just tell them I’m married and my husband is here in Mexico with me.
@@destinationmax Great reply. You made some great points. Thank you for sharing your perspective. -Marc
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