tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post3360648258324744951..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: Why do they make things so difficult?Kevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-46240140146933117102020-12-14T02:13:25.303-05:002020-12-14T02:13:25.303-05:00Then you will have the people saying that private ...Then you will have the people saying that private businesses are gouging us! I think it is a no win situation at times, but things do get done at a faster pace then, or at least they should.<br /><br />Agreed, but I guess our taxes aren't enough to pay for all the "great" things that they spend our money on, so they need more income!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-82061068043158145542020-12-14T02:11:36.083-05:002020-12-14T02:11:36.083-05:00Out of all of our years of traveling we have never...Out of all of our years of traveling we have never done that and have never needed to but it also isn't a bad idea. Except for the fact that we don't travel with much more than one or two hundred dollars of any kind of cash with us, unless we know we specifically need it for something where cash is necessary. We do this because if we every get robbed/mugged the bad guys aren't getting much from us.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-67492737679494220862020-12-14T01:49:39.628-05:002020-12-14T01:49:39.628-05:00Yep, that is crazy, it shouldn't be that hard....Yep, that is crazy, it shouldn't be that hard. You need to come and visit Canada, now that they have taken away the needing visas for Mexicans. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-39942882531349079092020-12-14T01:44:33.572-05:002020-12-14T01:44:33.572-05:00I don't think this is the case because each pe...I don't think this is the case because each person entering the country who is a foreigner has to have a tourist visa and that info has to be input into a computer, so for every visa entered into the computer the person working is going to have to have the equal sum of money to match up with the number of visas. Having said that we are sure that there are other incidents where cash is pocketed, we just don't think it happens at the immigration in the airport.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-82869224197259123232020-12-13T18:34:40.982-05:002020-12-13T18:34:40.982-05:00BTW, when we went to Canada, Juan went through hoo...BTW, when we went to Canada, Juan went through hoops and months on line just to get a tourist visa and that was $150 dollars. living.boondockingmexicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157433834193440923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-75843950633775483442020-12-13T18:33:07.633-05:002020-12-13T18:33:07.633-05:00I want less government and more private enterprise...I want less government and more private enterprise. If it were a business, it would run smooth as ice. I just ordered something on line here in Mexico. In less than five minutes it was in shippinng mode and will be delivered on Tuesday. <br /><br />Get a passport renewal in Mexico (Mexican passport) and it takes up to three months. For a renewal? Nothing has changed, just paying the government for a document that should be free as you are already paying taxes and their jobs are government jobs or public servants. <br /><br />living.boondockingmexicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157433834193440923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-16091876095596530472020-12-13T08:54:09.832-05:002020-12-13T08:54:09.832-05:00The Credit Card Machines not working makes the cas...The Credit Card Machines not working makes the cash easier to put in their pockets rather then in the Government Accounts. <br />It's sad that they make it hard for a visa application.<br />Be Safe and Enjoy!<br /><br />It's about time. Rick and Kathy Rousseauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187734210342762674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-50880087509543353262020-12-13T07:26:02.329-05:002020-12-13T07:26:02.329-05:00Interesting about the US cash. I have a personal t...Interesting about the US cash. I have a personal travel rule. No matter where I travel I have a couple of hundred in US cash tucked away.I call it the universal language.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671482532821014974noreply@blogger.com