Tripper Alert: Avoid Hitching When Trekking Mexico

There are different ways on how can a tripper like me to get around Mexico. There are different buses, trains, and planes to take you to majestic venues in the country. However, there are some trippers that I know that opt to hitch than to take public transportation. I think that hitching is a good trekking idea if the tripper is on a tight budget, but I cannot recommend such activity in journeying Mexico.

I had a heavenly hitching experience in Mexico when I got there, but Matias, the gent who gave me and my friends a lift, warned us about asking for free rides. Matias said that hitching in the country have very high insecurities, because some policemen harass trippers, and robbers are very rampant. There are also situations of truck drivers anticipate hitchers to chip in for the traveling expenses, which defeats the idea of hitching. Matias also suggested to us not to hitch alone and to talk to the driver before getting into the truck. It is also sensible to avoid going in locations where bandidos frequent.

However, if a tripper has no other choice but to ask for lift, then he or she must be chummy and try his or her Spanish to stretch to an interesting conversation.