Mexico Belize Border Crossing With A Dog OVERLAND TRAVEL SAGA Ep.38

[@toes325]

Love watching the 3 of you move wherever you feel like going!! Keep on having fun. 😎

[@DougPVlogs]

The Mexico exit tax is a real thing. But to pay you must drive back into Chetumal, Mexico, and stand in line for about 45 minutes at Banerjercito to pay it. There is a Banerjercito at the Mexican border but it is closed most of the time. They know no one wants to make the 15-20 minute trip back to Chetumal, look for the bank, look for parking, and stand in line at the bank (Banerjercito). So they collect it and put it into their pocket, and don't dare ask for a receipt unless you want to drive back to the city of Chetumal.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

We actually messed up back in Mexicali when we entered by not getting a receipt for our tourist visas, so they made us pay again.

[@HogTide_Rising]

Guess I’m going to have to add Belize to my bucket list.

[@belizeguy]

Belize was to be my retirement home, but we found it to be too lawless . Unfortunate, as it is one of the most beautiful places in the world . I look forward to your adventures there . We are very happy in Mexico.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

lol. Belize has such a better image than Mexico when we talk to people that haven't traveled to both of them. It's great that you left Belize and went to Mexico for a little more law and order. (I may be the only one who finds this humorous) Anyway, it's great that you found your happy place. We very well may end up retiring in Mexico too some day.

[@belizeguy]

No, you are not the only one who finds it humorous about being in Mexico for stability. We laugh a little every day . But it is very true , and of all of Mexico, so far , the Yucatan is the safest . The people are wonderful and the weather suits us fine.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Not to mention the best highways in the entire country. We enjoyed our time there for sure

[@leonardprice5324]

I’ve been going to Belize for 30 years, I love it! But Panama…. So much nicer and way more beautiful.

[@belizeguy]

@@leonardprice5324 We ended up in the Yucatan outside of Merida and love being so close to Belize. Easy trips for us. We loved Panama when we went there, but are very happy here in Motul.

[@marcpikas2859]

Really liked the aerial description of your bureaucratic marathon, your patience pays off in the end. I'm sure there is more to come with all the countries you visited...

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Yeah, border crossings will start being much more regular now that we are in Central America. We took 6 months on our way through Mexico and it will take an equal amount of time to cross the next 6 countries. Visa times are much shorter and the countries are much smaller. I'm glad you liked the video. I am pretty happy with the perspective it created and will probably use it for future crossings :)

[@billhansen7227]

Always glad to see another episode of your travels to the south. You are doing something that I will never be able to do, so I'm glad to see your adventures. Are you going to continue documenting yourselves as you travel the world after all this? You guys sure have a gift for putting out interesting videos and make even the normally mundane seem exciting. Thanks again!... :)

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Wow, Bill. Thanks so much for the kind words! We do intend to continue documenting our travels. We think our next big trip will be north to Alaska and exploring Canada and USA west of the Rocky Mountains along the way.

[@billhansen7227]

Sounds great! I'll be sure to follow. Stay safe and, of course, have fun! :)

[@ashleystephenson2359]

hey guys, I'm curious to know how many miles you got on the rig now? I really like yalls set up! is that the same configuration that you're talking about taken through the Rocky Mountains into Alaska? I saw an interview that said that you may change some things. Just curious

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

We 225,000 miles. We haven't decided if we will keep Blue Beuty or go with another truck, but either way, we are changing the camper. We hope to document it well, and just about the time we complete sharing the trip to Panama and back we hope to be into the build of the new camper.

[@ashleystephenson2359]

The Traveling Together Journal you guys Rock! Be safe out there and have fun! I know we all look forward to the new camper build! Watch your head this time Matt! ;)

[@skrap5461]

I like the idea of traveling with your dog. It makes your adventures funnier. Blessings to all of you and greetings from Mexico.

[@calijahbelizean]

Like your video I always want to travel around in my own country and document it 🇧🇿🇧🇿🇧🇿🇧🇿🇧🇿🇧🇿🇧🇿

[@mohasiri1270]

Glad to see you again. I love watching your videos and thank you so much for all wonderful experiences you share with us, Good luck

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks for saying hi

[@juicebirdmedia1406]

I wanna go to Belize!

[@GettinBelizy]

Very comprehensive (and accurate :-) overview of the border crossing! Love it!

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks. This was the first time I tried this style for showing the border crossing and people seem to be able to follow it well so I am going to keep using it. I already have the Belize/guatemala border video out kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqOrimx-iqusfrM incase you want to visit your new neighbors :) Good luck in Belize

[@Letsgogetlosts]

Love this my island 🏝.... I must say you don’t do all those fancy drone and luxury bs like other travelers KZbinr..... you guys Simple and so informative and I love it.... I am Belizean and I didn’t know about that place. The bank place

[@smarro71]

The only type of videos I can watch without falling sleep lol. I love your channel. Adios

[@DalePeyton]

Awesome Video I want to visit Belize so bad

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Belize was ok, but not our favorite. It was nice and a little strange to speak English again on the regular.

[@travelescapesOFFICIAL]

very informative! Did the check for a drone crossing into Belize? I'm traveling with my drone and heard that they confiscate drones at the border. Thanks!

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

No, but this was a few years ago, so things may have changed. Try searching/asking the panamerican travelers association Facebook group. It was a good source of current info when we were traveling that part of the world

[@travelescapesOFFICIAL]

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal thanks!

[@SuarezWillie]

This have become my fav channel

[@islanddreaming8591]

good helpful documentary of the boarder crossing with the map etc .., enjoy the next leg ..,

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thank you. Hopefully, it helps someone.

[@martincobarrubia1835]

Nice

[@xcracer311]

Nice video look forward to the next one keep it up!

[@susie9893]

Thanks this was v helpful re beurocracy, I will continue to watch your progress for these excellent first-hand tricks&tips 🤔

[@Dirtbag.gypsie]

Love the Chanel!

[@evopwrmods]

I subscribe to about 60 KZbin channels and "The Traveling Together Journal" is by far the Most Interesting of the lot. Your content is hands down much more interesting, and your video quality too is far superior than any of the others that I watch. In fact all those other channels are BORING, compared to Your Adventure based Channel. And let's not forget the Star of the Show the Jaegar-Mister. You should start his own Fan Club I would be the first member....lol.... I hope that you continue your Channel and keep promoting your travel/adventure videos up here in the USofA. Because you give very good information about Places and Activities that I fully intend to take part in, in my future endeavors. Cheers, you guys Rock !

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

YOU ROCK! Thank you for your steller words. We plan to continue to record when we actually do something interesting in the states. We are planning a new camper build. We will do a better job with that documentation and the trial run will likely be a trip to Alaska. Then we have some global plans.

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[@prime8nate]

Belize should be paying Jaeger to reap the rewards of his benevolent presence in their land.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

😂

[@prime8nate]

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal I'm sorry to hear that he passed but you guys really gave him the best adventure any dog could hope for. He really seemed happy to go on all those hikes and ride around.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

@@prime8nate Thanks. Yeah, he had a good, long life for a little bear-dog. A solid travel companion to the end

[@dougmc666]

I like the sponsored bags, great idea!

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Thanks Doug. We figured it was something we could do to show our appreciation and (unfortunately) there is always trash that needs picking up everywhere we've ever traveled. 2 birds, 1 stone :)

[@dreams..forlove1402]

souper.guys.

[@reinadelmar11]

Wait...so did you actually make it into Belize without the vehicle being fumigated? Have you been in places where they didn't let you get out of the car before they did it? That idea really freaks me out. Been a while since I've gone through the process crossing borders by car but hoping to do so again soon with my doggo in tow, so any info you can give me would be great.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Most borders spray the bottom of the vehicle with some pesticide, many spray from the top too. You generally drive over/through the fumigation area, so you do need to be in the car. Just roll up th windows, turn off the AC and be glad you are not doing it on a motorcycle.

[@tonywildnature3byrd462]

I am enjoying your travels, they are great. The question I have is about the truck. I am looking to buy one myself, it is between the years 95 - 97 in the 3.4l v6. Which is the better and also how is yours holding up. Thanks for your travels it has inspired me to do the same and I know it is late in life being I am 52 but still young. Thanks

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

That's too cool. So glad we could help inspire you. There's lots of people in their 50s (and much older) out on the road :) I've been happy with our truck. The Idler arm is the only repetitive issue we've had, but if you're familiar with these trucks (or the pickups that they adopted the steering from) then it's an expected issue when you do as many off pavement miles as we do. I plan to upgrade this component before leaving the USA again. Aside from that... the plastic doorhandles and tailgate latch seem to fatigue at about this age and of course having 225,000 miles on the clock means that things are ripe to wear out if you don't do preventative maintenance. Assuming your looking at 4x4 trucks the only major difference from 95-97 T100s is that 1995 was the only year that the standard cab/longbed was offered with the 3.4L engine. If you want the extended cab it's of no concern. As far as I know there was only 1 manual and 1 automatic transmission offered with the 3.4l & 4x4 and there were no options offered for the rest of the driveline. All years have the option of DX(base) or SR5(luxury) packages but I don't think they changed over the years. Let me know if I can be of any additional help and Happy Hunting! The T100 can be an elusive quarry ;)

[@SwallCloud]

Hello, What are the details to know in central america about : 1. travelling with your dog. You're tuck long time in one place because they want to put it in quarantine ? 2. Tax on your vehicules when you go from one country to another, they will tax your vehicule each time? :)

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

1. We never had to quarantine the dog. It was just some extra paperwork and expense at each border. You just need a health certificate for the dog showing that it has proper vaccinations and usually each border cost $0-$25 USD, but Panama cost around $150 and Belize was around $60 2. There isn't a tax exactly, but there will be a cost for your temporary import permit and vehicle insurance for each country. It depends on your vehicle and how long you will be in each country, but we generally spent $5 - $60 for these things.

[@SwallCloud]

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal Thank you, i was worried about the dog. This is also good news about the vehicules not being taxed for each border, just fees. Do we have a service map (outside of gogole earth) guiding us for this kind of "roadtrip" nature travel in central america countries? Or maybe an application? if at least we can have satellite internet access there?

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

@@SwallCloud I'm not sure what you mean by "service map". We mostly used Google Maps. You can download the maps for the areas you will be in onto your phone when you have an internet connection and use them offline while you are traveling. The maps are pretty good. Drive times are usually not accurate, but the routs were good through Costa Rica and Panama.

[@edwinodus]

How much was the belize import permit?

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

I think it was $30 usd. You can get lots of good info on the border crossing here: wikioverland.org/Belize

[@edwinodus]

@@TheTravelingTogetherJournal Thanks, I got everything I need and then some, thank you very much again

[@theodoreheinemann9914]

I guess i will save $50 for the dog import permit thanks.

[@w3sternacatli829]

Why do tourist always expect for things to work out the same as back home(laws, regs, fees, etc..)

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

That's a common sentiment, but I'm not sure exactly what you're referring to in this video. Please elaborate.

[@MirandavSer]

True they expect the same laws and tourist want to behave like they still un their home land.

[@theodoreheinemann9914]

The tax is a $300 peso tax $15 its like a toll for crossing over no they didnt rip you off and $300 times two equals 600peso so they got you for $30 dollars not 40.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

I'll admit that the officials didn't like the camera, so we didn't do a great job of filming and it is therefore a bit unclear in the video, but we had quite the conversation with the border agent and we definitely got charged for the tourist visas that we had already paid for in Mexicali when we entered. Equal to roughly $40 usd. It was the border agent in Mexicali that tricked us by telling us to pay her directly and gave us visas, then pocketed the cash. We didn't think that anyone would question whether or not we paid for the tourist visas, but that was the problem when we tried to leave. Since we didn't pay at the Benjercito, we didn't have receipts, and so we had to pay again.

[@terapianeuromuscular5645]

So annoying to always have ignorant foreigners come to Latin American countries with their whining, just enjoy. When travelling to the States I have to go through a ridiculous bureaucratic process to get a visa but its a procedure and I suggest that always keep receipts to show that all is in order, and stop the btchng :)

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

I don't have any issue with the process of getting a visa in Mexico. It is very easy and a reasonable fee. We were complaining because we had to pay for the tourist visa again as we were leaving the country because we didn't have the receipt. They didn't consider the visa in our passports to be proof that we had tourist visas. It was included in the video as cautionary tale for other travelers and a warning to keep your receipt for your Mexican tourist visa if you plan on exiting into Central America.

[@erichughes9098]

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[@amorales1168]

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[@albertoportillo4602]

Avoid all this over stay 👍 your wellcome like all the smart ones...

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Haha. Thanks Alberto. We'll be back! There is still so much to explore in Mexico.

[@bobbybaldeagle702]

That's why I never left the USA. I can drive from most states to other states without dealing with greedy officials who just want more money. And the law leaves me alone as long as I behave myself... Some states still have a wee bit of trouble beveling that not all bikers are bad and looking for trouble. Their thinking is still stuck in the 60's and 70's. Back then trouble just found me I didn't have to go looking for it.... LOL

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Yeah Bobby, border crossings are a pain and having the vehicle and a dog with us adds to the hassle for sure. We do our best to show up early, have all the right paperwork, have snacks and water, and just know that it is going to be a slow process so don't be in a hurry. It's hard not to get annoyed sometimes but we just try to remind ourselves, it's one lame travel day in exchange for access to another new country for us to explore : ) It's lame to be discriminated against for riding a bike. We tried to select and design our truck to look like the ones I had seen on previous trips to Latin America and don't have anything strapped to the outside. I think it helps us blend in or at least not look too fancy.

[@richardduncan7638]

Leave the Damn dog at home.

[@TheTravelingTogetherJournal]

Well, he was our responsibility, so we made it work and more often than not he added joy to our lives. We know other people with dogs are considering doing this trip and hope that our videos help them decide wether or not they are willing to put up with the extra headaches or plan a different trip that is easier with a dog. The idea of abandoning your friend at a shelter because they are inconvenient is really sad to me.