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I told you a while back that Zeb and I were planning to go to Mexico on our honeymoon. With the recent disappearance of an American citizen I began to worry. My mother was trying to convince us to go elsewhere. My brother said we were crazy. We’re a worrying kind of family and I’m slightly superstitious. I was raised to be very aware of what bad people do to people. My parents educated me immensely on crime and violence. Unfortunately, their goal was for me to be street smart, but being the worrywart I am, I was pushed into a permanent state of moderate paranoia. It took about 5 years of soul searching and testing the waters to get to where I am now—I’d describe myself as street smart with slight paranoia. Every now and again, I have a difficult time evaluating whether I’m being smart or paranoid.

When the incident happened in Mexico, all the violence seemed magnified.

Zeb and I had a long discussion about what we wanted to do. Zeb was raised in a little safe bubble and I consider him overly-trusting. We definitely balance each other out. He thinks we should go, but realizes I’m not fun when I’m crippled with fear. I started researching what our government is advising for vacation in Mexico. I even posed the question to some of my friends. Their opinions ran the gamut from “definitely go” to “no way in hell.” One described it as “someone telling you to cancel your trip to Key West because of gun violence in Chicago.”

So far, the United States Government is allowing tourism with the recommendation that one stays within the relatively safe tourist areas. You can view them here. After I read that the Riviera Maya is, for what it is worth, safe, I contacted our travel agent to see what our options were. She had just visited RM in September and did not notice any additional security than her previous trips. She also said she felt safe on the resort. Zeb and I don’t plan on leaving the resort. Luckily, it was not too late to opt into the travel insurance. The travel insurance only covers us if the government issues a warning for the area.

Right now, we are going to go. If, when the time comes, we aren’t feeling safe, we won’t go. A few extra dollars in credit card debt is most definitely worth our lives.

There was recently a thread on the boards discussing the same thing, but I want to open the floor to a Mexico debate on the blog. Hopefully those people considering Mexico will be able to make an educated decision with your feedback.

P.S. I received a call from Brittany this weekend saying she felt as if Liberty Travel was really pushing Mexico. We felt the same way in the summer. I had asked for price quotes on Mexico, Tahiti, and Hawaii, but only received the Mexico quotes until I pressed further. I chalked it up to the agent because she seemed to only go to the Mayan Riviera, but now I’m second guessing her motivations. Brittany had a different agent. We decided on Mexico because we wanted an all inclusive honeymoon but I wonder, did anyone else feel pressured to honeymoon in Mexico from Liberty Travel?