VAN LIFE BORDER CROSSING TO MEXICO- IT WASN'T SMOOTH?

Our van life adventures continue as we head from the USA into country number 34 Mexico but it wasn't a smooth as we expected.
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Travel vlog 570 | Filmed Dec 2022 | Mexico border | Country 34/197
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😀 A BIT ABOUT US:
We’re Marianne & Chris, a happily married couple from the UK. Marianne is a living kidney donor to her best friend, and realising that life was for living and never really knowing what’s round the corner - we decided to fulfil our dream of travelling full time.
So in March 2018 after the kids had left home, we sold our belongings, rented our house and moved into our campervan called Trudy. We set off to see the world and after vanlifing around Ireland and Europe, we grabbed our backpacks and spent 5 months exploring Central America.
Feeling like we needed a challenge, we planned the ultimate van life adventure! In Jan 2020 set off to drive around the World from UK to UK. But after arriving in Turkey, covid caught up with us and closed the borders, so we had a wonderful 18 months exploring this special country. Realising we were not going to be able to head further East, we decided to do a handbrake turn and go the other way and shipped our van to the USA.
We hope you enjoy coming with us, and we’ll continue to share our real adventures and hope you feel inspire to step out of your comfort zone and try something new.

[@TREADtheglobe]

Thanks for joining us on our border crossing to Mexico and we hope you enjoyed coming with us. - Don't forget to check out our friends channel - The Country Collectors here www.youtube.com/@TheCountryCollectors. See you all again soon - Chris & Marianne x

[@FEARNoMore]

Aldis' have been in the U.S. since the 70's but on the east coast only. On the west coast specifically southern California, we've had Trader Joe's which was bought by the Aldi family in the 70's. Only in about the last decade has Aldi expanded to the west.

[@proudchristian77]

Blessings don't always light up like Christmas trees , but they there & if you can't go , be happy anyway, & good morning, ☕️🍯🍶💝🐕

[@dombenoit9413]

Hey you guys it's Dom!!!! Keep going xxx

[@evazubeck]

Vilk REALLY appreciated that puppy food - he says woof woof!

[@TREADtheglobe]

😂😍💕🐺 Anytime xx

[@alil7348]

So glad Eva recommended subscribing to you! Loving your vlogs and personalities! Going to gradually make my way through from the beginning of your vlogs too, so have a lot to catch up on!

[@TREADtheglobe]

Welcome!! And thanks Ali - we are delighted you are enjoying the videos 🌺👍

[@TheCountryCollectors]

Aww you guys! We absolutely loved meeting you and miss you so much! Cheers to your next adventures!

[@TREADtheglobe]

We can not wait to one day cross paths again !! Woo hoo - love from us and of course TRUDY !! 🚐😍😘🌷

[@jan-erikeriksson1747]

This video made me very happy, thank you for an entertaining and nice video.

[@vk33771]

Loved the shot of that beautiful sunset!

[@lefturn99]

Rule #1 Do Not Drive at Night. Rule #2 No Exceptions. Have fun.

[@lefturn99]

More likely to die in a car wreck than be shot by a drug gang.

[@sandrafallover1804]

So pleased you both got into Mexico safely x

[@allanfifield8256]

Extremely interesting seeing California High Desert countryside through British eyes.

[@idabustamante7081]

Hello Friends . . glad you made into Mexico . . glad you met new friends who are very knowledgeable of Mexico . . proceed w/caution take care continued safe travels ❤️🙋‍♀️

[@joytooutoo]

Triple Wowser for the sunset, dreamy & delightful. WooHa makin it to Mexico.

[@peri3818]

Paused the video to let you know it was a coyote you saw. You will see lots of them in California, even roaming urban areas. Usually come out at night in urban areas. I think you would like stopping in San Diego. Going bike riding along the Pacific Ocean. Have to get back to the video now to see what happened in Mexico. The suspense is killing me! (expression in the States)

[@TREADtheglobe]

Yes we are looking forward to San Diego - it turns out I have family there !! M xx

[@a.m.phaneuf6164]

Great timing going into Ensenada, w/ that sunset. If you later go north back into California, above/beyond a mountain pass just-north of LA, the 5 and 99 highways split. Take the 99 to Visalia and go east, to the General Sherman Sequoia tree. The girth & height of these trees makes you feel like an ant. Oldest tress in the entire world (or USA). God-bless, you seem to represent the Brits quite well.

[@TREADtheglobe]

Wow - sounds great !

[@allanfifield8256]

I live in Visalia! Highly recommend Hwy 198 to Sequoia National Park then the Generals Highway to Kings Canyon National Park for more Sequoias and then Hwy 180 back down to Fresno. Yosemite is great but usually very crowded May to the end of September.

[@lindawoody8501]

I've been to Baja California many times and throughout Mexico in 1960 and 1968 on camping road trips with occasional stops at hotels. Dad loved Mexico. We went in 1968 to see the Mexico City Olympic Games which was tons of fun - we stayed in family truck cab-over camper in an RV park. All over we stayed in parks, on beaches and only had a few minor hiccups - glad Dad had insurance and spoke Spanish well enough to be fine with various officials.

[@IRELANDANDBEYOND33]

Sorry you guys got hassle at the Mexican border at least you’re through now Best wishes from County Wexford Ireland 🇮🇪

[@bryanizchill6679]

Watch ya mouth

[@Aaron-P]

The Rain For Rent part gave me a chuckle! They truck in tankers full of water usually to construction sites to spray for dust management. You were correct about the radiator water. High altitude, temperatures, and grades are a triple threat, and some folks don't understand just how much more work it is for the engine to run air con on top of all that. That was definitely a coyote that crossed the road! 😬😬 They generally keep their distance from humans, but get braver if small animals are around to prey upon. My God, that bus driver does not win the Mister P. Safe Driver award!!! 😱😱😱 The lean on that rig as they yanked it back into the right lane to avoid an accident! Those poor passengers. My heart was in my chest! But the sunset that welcomed you guys into Encenada calmed me right down, along with the waves lapping at the beach. ¡Bienvenido a Mexico!

[@TREADtheglobe]

It was certainly some drive !! Coyote, crazy bus drivers and sunsets - we are so happy to share all of it with you and yes he deffo does not win the Mr P award !! 👍

[@artcpa23]

Welcome to my home State of California!!!!

[@angelalocke7340]

Loving this trip Sending you hugs ❤xx

[@colleenmonell1601]

Welcome, for a short time at least, to my home of San Diego. I look forward to your adventures in mexico and can't wait to see you come back to the USA. Much love for a safe and magnificent journey.

[@sandy89107]

Whoa...that red bus 😱

[@jomcd2073]

What a stunning sunset:)

[@andyfreer1343]

Enjoyed your video in Mexico with your fellow subscribers

[@lizstone747]

Glad you made it through, must have been very stressful! Take care x

[@salty_sw3de93]

Another great video. You two are the perfect couple. Hope you are safe with the recent troubles in NW Mexico.

[@duyguyazar2543]

If you could drive in Istanbul, you can drive anywhere in the world. Greetings from Izmir...

[@martjebicker9168]

Same with Adana, crazy drivers there. Lol

[@duyguyazar2543]

@@martjebicker9168 😁 The situation in Adana is due to the heat. They sometimes shoot at the sun.

[@dgrszkyp]

:)))

[@TREADtheglobe]

Ha Ha - I agree !! I love the challenge 💕💪🚐🌺

[@martjebicker9168]

@@duyguyazar2543 bwahaha. I see from Chris and Marian's vids they put up barriers so no more driving on the sidewalks. The taxis were crazy.

[@palmertrees]

Saw one of those on as road going to Fresno, terrifying, I had to jump out of the car when we stopped (Tarantula)

[@sammayet9002]

Awesome , amazing and splendid ❤❤❤

[@LyricalStatus1]

I work at that petco lol

[@JorgeMorales-tw5ox]

Love your VLOGs!!!

[@davidwong9230]

I won’t say more about Dunaway Prison…someone has dunaway with that sentence 😆 Glad that you eventually got across the border…that was nacho average day, welcome to Mexico 🇲🇽

[@CookOffRoadRacing]

It was a pleasure meeting both of you in Cabo Polmo in Baja Sur. If you are near Twain Harte CA, let's get together!! Safe travels!

[@TREADtheglobe]

Hey both (All) it was lovely to meet you all and share a birthday moment too !! Thank you for inviting us to share in that moment and share stories - we should deffo do it again !! M xx

[@OldSoulPammy]

Great video, I Love Adam & Heidi!! I was thinking about them when you said you were going to Ensenada since they had recently posted a video from there. They are certainly Mexico's best ambassadors! I'm moving to Puerto Morelos later this year and can't wait to get there! ☮️❤️😎

[@TREADtheglobe]

So cool! They are certainly the leading experts on Mexico travel !! 😘🌷

[@Hutch3021]

Looking forward to these Mexico vlogs 👏👏🫶

[@TREADtheglobe]

Us too! We are enjoying the different pace and also the better weather !! I will share some more photos on the Tribe page too xx

[@lanceandshelleypeters-en465]

Hi there. I started watching your adventures when you were backpacking in Central America. Love your can do attitudes, and humour. Sorry we missed you last summer in northern BC and Yukon. Another place, another time. 🌴 👋🏻

[@TREADtheglobe]

Awesome! Thank you! And yep we will be back - loved our time there !!

[@eyupderebas3805]

Gemlik kumladan selamlar teşekkürler

[@francesclark363]

Cloud seeding is what they use over hydrodams. Australia use planes to check speeds they have painted marks on the roads and time between sets of lines

[@T.C.1453]

Türkiye’den selamlar 👋

[@shirleygroves8139]

River and scout will love the biscuits xx

[@TREADtheglobe]

Ha Ha - on this occasion the biscuits are not for them !! But we are excited to have doggy cuddles with them soon 💕🙌🌺

[@belindacarinaboco6410]

Hey guys...safe travels...

[@peterneal7160]

Great first night park up in Mehico!! 🤣🤣

[@debcamp2359]

Nice!

[@jimrodda]

Chris you said " it feels like we are back in central America " I didn't know you had been before.

[@TREADtheglobe]

Hi Jim - yep there is a playlist of our 5 months adventure visiting all the countries in Central America with a back pack on budget travel !! We had a blast !!

[@jatorresrv]

In Oct 20222, I crossed into Reynosa, Mexico from McAllen, TX, USA and traversed the entire country of Mexico ILLEGALLY to Guatemala. I was stopped some 5 times by Mexican police hoping for bribes. NOT one of them concerned I was in Mexico ILLEGALLY! NOT one of them. All of them wanted their bribes paid, which I challenged and refused, and why all of them gave me a hard time for entering ILLEGALLY none of them were interested in arresting me for the ILLEGAL entry. There is NO point to my story, simply sharing. Be safe.

[@fionawalker3587]

Love your vlogs guys….when you are near Fethiye….visit our lovely village of yesiluzumlu…your kinda place…x

[@pelinbulent4892]

Wow how dare they keep you for long at the border! Mexico these guys are amazing so look after them please. Take care you three. Looks lovely however and that sunset 👌👌 can’t wait when you drive up to LA - those palm trees….heaven xxx

[@SmallHomeBigGarden]

Really enjoying your blog. I shipped my GB reg motorhome out to Canada in 2017 and drove to Alaska and back shortly after my wife died. I intended to return and do the route you are following now but family and covid issues scuppered that. Getting "ants in my pants" now...... not sure I want to do it alone though. Done a lot of Europe and Scandinavia in the meantime. Would be cool if our paths cross one day..... I interview another British couple who have travelled the world in an identical motorhome to mine on my channel. Getting restless now thanks to you two!!!!!!

[@mesutozsen903]

Eline emeğine sağlık bu güzel vlog için kolay gelsin hayırlı işler....👍👍👍👍

[@nickergun4943]

Hello Ambassadors How nice that is, everyone is in love with Trudy. I am telling you folks, when all is done Trudy must serve as a museum piece. Stickers will tell the story of the years he and you have been through. Love from FT. Pierce 💕💕🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@TREADtheglobe]

We agree! And We have a nice place organised for her to retire !! And then she will be an airbnb !! ha ha - she will love the rest and the attention !! M xx Love to the family !! xx

[@nickergun4943]

@@TREADtheglobe Yes she deserves a golden retirement 👍👍👍💕💕🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@TREADtheglobe]

It would be great one day for us all to meet in TR or in the UK ?! How much fun would that be !! M xx

[@carmenfigueroa8490]

Thank you my friends epic as always love ❤️ you guys stay safe healthy and safe 🙏🏾🦋😃🦋❤️🤗🫶🏽

[@lesliefranklin1870]

@11:59 Yes. That was a coyote.

[@elife415]

Just found your channel and I’m addicted! I’m Turkish and my husband is Mexican 🇲🇽 🇹🇷 ❤

[@TREADtheglobe]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@deb5710]

I worked with a guy whose mother's family lives in Monterrey, Mexico and the trip is so dangerous he made the decision to stop traveling there. Please be safe while in Mexico.

[@miguelcastaneda7257]

Ahh crossing from Arizona to California you get stopped by state troopers...and FYI their allowed to use personal vehicles ...so you never know if you're actually being stopped by actual law enforcement or some one else

[@jazziergf927]

Haha what a palaver... tut ! more money (sounds a bit fast to me) me thinks coyote large fox small wolf (hope Vilk got Scoobert snacks) Chris McCandless (I mean) rock star... It's a film already ? must be new one coming out 🤓 thankyou that was fun

[@williamcarroll4490]

I would live to experience this life style although I would be one mechanical breakdown from disaster. So I'll just stay parked in Chatham Ma. In a contractor garage. Great video in slab city.

[@chesco1224]

Hello from San José del Cabo, go to Paleteria La Tropical for the best popsicles, easy to find, just go downtown, have a great time here!

[@chesco1224]

Oh and go to Restaurant Jazmín, very good Mexican food. Don't miss on the small towns also, very nice places around here. Enjoy!

[@nevada150]

Love your vids M & C, try to get to Yucatán, it’s fabulous. Keith.

[@TREADtheglobe]

Hi Keith - we are just in Baja this time as we are driving back up to ship Trudy from Los Angeles to Japan in March !! The adventure to drive around the world is soon entering the next stage !! Woo hoo - M 🌺🚐👍

[@nevada150]

@@TREADtheglobe Thanks for the reply. I’ll be watching wherever you go next! Keith.

[@TREADtheglobe]

Thanks Keith - great to have you with us !

[@allanfifield8256]

Aldi's are at least as far north as Fresno (CA).

[@bassamtravel]

Boy oh boy I'm so sorry 🥺🥺😔

[@lisaazzano1811]

I've seen the same views here down south. I will stay out of cartel country and stay safe from my house and see the same thing you are

[@cigdemmertkol8989]

Meksikayı sizinle birlikte gezmek harika olacak, yolunuz açık olsun. 👍👍👍👍👍👍🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@margarettownsley9500]

Hi Chris and Marianne you guys both cope so well with pressure I’m sweating just trying to get organised for a replacement uk passport as some mean thief helped themselves to my own one I hate paperwork’ looking forward to your videos in Mexico thank you for sharing your journey

[@TREADtheglobe]

Yep paperwork can be stressful - I think there is a service in the UK where they check it at the post office for you before you send it ? I hope this helps - YOU CAN DO IT !! Woo hoo xx

[@margarettownsley9500]

@@TREADtheglobe thank you Marianne £16 better to pay than have a delay

[@roaddrifterhd4587]

Another great video. It would nice to know how much the meals cost you when you pull over to eat at local tavernas etc

[@TREADtheglobe]

Great suggestion! We will be much better at adding the prices - Thanks 👍

[@kevinw.2158]

Hallo ihr Lieben ❤️👋

[@ThatGirlLib]

This is my second or third video I’m watching from this channel. Just wondering if his wife is the only driving in these trips. If so, kudos to her! 💪🏼

[@TREADtheglobe]

I am! Well 99% as I love driving and I hate filming, editing and cooking LOL - so we share out the jobs ... and I get to do what I love !! woo hoo 🌺🙌🚐

[@a.rivera4080]

Coyotes are common in California. Blessings and stay safe.

[@salamanders6969]

Fun fact! Ensenada is the place where Margarita drink was invented!

[@miker6270]

It’s not nearly as dangerous as you think. I’ve lived my whole life on the border and cross weekly.

[@aliaskar3760]

Her videoda türkiye hakkında güzel sözler söylemenizi çok seviyorum ❤️🇹🇷🙏

[@TheLvablebird]

Hola👋from southern New Mexico🌶️🌵😊... We call the jails here " the Cross Bars Hotel" and I have to tell you what happened to me when I was coming back from Las Cruces had to go down for a heart test and they did a radiation test and I had to have a paper saying I had this test done to get thru the border patrol cross which you went thru on Interstate I-10 when you went to Tombstone,Az. Anyway at the Doctor's office we called it 🤔"The get out of jail free card" ie Monopoly game 😊 so as you know all the cameras when you come up to the crossing before you get to the stop sign they know that you are carrying radiation of course I say Hi and here I say "Here is my get out of Jail card" New guy with no sense of humor and he asks for my Drivers license which I gave him. And the Sargent comes out immediately and gives it right back and says where is the radiation at and I say it's in my body and that's why you got" my get out of Jail free card " He says Are you O.K.? and should you be driving?and I say I'm fine it's O.k as long as I don't cough on you and don't pee on you. They took two steps back. They kept my "Get out of jail card' guess they have to account for why their radiation equipment alerted. Every time you go thru those you are being exrayed both ways. Just so you know for future reference. I feel sorry and worried for them because all of the x-ray they get daily. I had a friend who worked in the border patrol and there is a high rate of cancer.. I drove thru that stretch of road where all those rocks and it gets real hot in the summer. Yup that's a coyote. Looking forward to your Mexico trip. Angels all around you and Trudy.🙏💖🤗

[@stargroves14]

And you thought Slab City was scary..Please be careful!

[@bevtrue6937]

I hope you got to see some good parts of the U.S. There are so many wonderful parts. Unfortunately you got into the ratty parts. I only found you in Canada so i don't know if you travelled in the U.S. prior to that before CANADA or not. Oh good, you just answered my question. You are coming back after Mexico. The coasts are awesome, the middle? Nope.

[@TREADtheglobe]

Hi Bev - there are lots of videos to watch before we got into Canada - we shipped to South Carolina and then drove all the way across the US to San Francisco and then North to Canada 👍

[@steffc8881]

They the police are normal with guns all through Mexico. We retired in Nayarit in Banderas Bay always see them. No worries enjoy your travels 🤩

[@Nickle314]

What no road runners to go with the cayote?

[@annataranto1414]

Not as beautiful as the Italian coast, but probably less pricey.

[@tomv4145]

problem with online FMMs are that there are scam websites out there. Just better off to pay the $30USD +/- at the border.Only takes 15 minutes max

[@TREADtheglobe]

Yep - this would be our advice too

[@melihsatc2925]

💖👍

[@dudeleboski2692]

Were you camped at San Miguel by any chance Chris?

[@ayhankocabiyik]

👍👋🏻

[@jeanlee1911]

I had a step sister whose boy friends last name was dunnaway and his nick name was runaway dunnaway because he always ran away from the police. (im was glad when my mom divorced that step dad). lol

[@Steve-so4zi]

Looked like a coyote to me.

[@pkmagic]

Do not drive at night

[@adnaneroglu2500]

👍🙂🙋👏

[@gbmarie836]

Baja is like a country of its own, actually nothing like Mexico East.

[@duanejackson6718]

I'm surprised the Law Enforcement would even give a warning to the woman swimming nude... I thought naked was the norm at hot springs.

[@allanfifield8256]

Me too.

[@sjb723]

Thank you for saying @3:36 - problems with the Mexican/US border. If only our politicians were so diplomatic!

[@justjenkinaround5116]

Looked like a fox rather than coyote.

[@maesc2001]

A city without local laws is obviously not lawless. It is still subject to State and Federal law.

[@tithideb304]

When will you be coming to India?

[@TREADtheglobe]

As you can imagine driving around the world is very difficult and the route has to be flexible at the moment - so stay tuned and we will let you know as soon as we know 🌷

[@susannetoon2709]

Think the animal might belong Coyote ? please say when confirm what it is .Love .S X

[@TREADtheglobe]

Hi Susanne - It seems the consensus is coyote !! M 👍

[@dianeaishamonday9125]

🤍🌹🤍🌹🤍🌹

[@lisaazzano1811]

Those weren't soldiers buddy those were cartel !!

[@LondonCarnaval]

First time here subscribed and liked 👍. Awesome video by gorgeous, stunning, sexy adventurer Mariane and Husband 👌👍💝 😊. Safe travels beautiful 😍 🥰💘 ✌💖🍀 ✌❤🍀

[@Chris-be1fo]

T~Rex

[@edwinodus]

You must be really backed up in uploading your videos. And I thought Eva was backed up

[@riskyron1416]

Should have Apostilled your documents. Onlty that makles them official.

[@barbaragurgan7979]

It’s a coyote

[@TREADtheglobe]

Thanks Barbara - We really could not decide 👍🌺

[@p.a.andrews7772]

The current events proves that it's important you stay away from Mexico it actually is that important! It's become too unsafe to be going to Mexico in that I'm sure of!

[@michaelashcraft8569]

We love going with you, but, Mexico is just NOT the place to be, much of South America is NOT the place to be, take care for your own safety my Friends!!

[@martelbaran2244]

With all of the unrest in Mexico at this time, why would you risk driving through the country, as non citizens, and the cartel people would know exactly who you are, what you likely have, and what they could likely take from you, not to mention the danger to your lives!

[@TREADtheglobe]

Hi Martel Baran - you must be new here - we are just spending a couple of weeks here before we head north - we are shipping our van from Los Angeles to Tokyo ... But thank you for your comment 👍

[@StragglerTx]

Your supposed to open your wallet acting like you are looking for different paperwork and a couple hundred dollar bills pop out by mistake 😉 and then you humoursly ask him "is this the right paperwork" sometimes they say " Si senior , pasale. 🦅