Veracruz, Mexico: History, Culture, Beaches and Must See Attractions!

[@JerInCrik]

You look so happy and we are so happy for you! Every video is better than the last! Editing is superb! ¡Felicitaciones! 🎉

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks Jer!

[@jijib7691]

12:53 😂😂😂 Although, it's always amazing to me how you incorporate funny and emotional moments with historical facts in the same video! Thanks! You are a very niche platform!! ❤😊

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy my humor and history! ☺️

[@Miguel-zy4nm]

Alfie as a retired flamenco dancer and singer, folklorico from Veracruz is the most beautiful in Mexico. I hope you enjoyed it.

[@GringoInterrupted]

I did indeed! Thanks for watching! ☺️

[@julioperedo8255]

I am glad you are able to visit my state of Veracruz. I can't wait to see your video of Xalapa. What I like most of you is that you are so real and tell the way it's, love that can of people be real and honest.

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks so much! I appreciate it! Xalapa coming soon!

[@cindicovill8547]

Great video Alfie! Love your educational delivery. We always learn from you and have a belly laugh or two.

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks so much! I’m flattered! ☺️

[@LeeinBayofBanderas]

Hellz ya! Another awesome video from the Gulf of Mexico 😂! Can I say that again…Gulf of Mexico!

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks! One more time for the people in the back! 😂 🇲🇽

[@raulgarciasanchez6480]

Estoy muy impresionado, se nota que ya conoces mucha historia de México. Mis respetos. Un video muy honesto y agradable. Excelente trabajo de investigación, y muy valiente.

[@GringoInterrupted]

Muchas gracias! Lo agradezco mucho ☺️

[@carlosleycegui1610]

Yo soy del puerto de Veracruz y la verdad tu vídeo está muy completo, la verdad cuando he tenido la oportunidad de salir de Veracruz uno extraña el mar, la comida y esas cosas características, en el mundo hay lugares preciosos, bonitos, chulos, pero solo Veracruz es bello

[@GringoInterrupted]

Muchas gracias! Me alegro que te gustó el video! Tu ciudad es muy bellla!

[@zoraberman416]

You are SO well-versed on Mexican history!

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks, just the time periods that interest me. Don’t ask me anything about the viceroyalty. #TheUSInvasionWasHerFault

[@ronnielynnholley]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing Alfi.

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks Ronnie!

[@martinalvarez6330]

I really enjoy this videos. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy them! ☺️

[@josiemorgan5401]

Your videos are amazing thank you 😊

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks so much! ☺️

[@LKH321]

Great stuff - you crack me up!

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks you! ☺️

[@Miguel-zy4nm]

Thanks!

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thank you so much Miguel! ☺️

[@Miguel-zy4nm]

@@GringoInterrupted 🤗

[@1471Marc]

Eres muy gracioso ;-) ... La Garza Blanca ...hehe.

[@GringoInterrupted]

Hehe 😂 Muchas gracias ☺️

[@aliciapimentel5228]

Veracruz, my future house!. ❤

[@uliseszarate6561]

@@aliciapimentel5228 I really loved Jalapa. Check it out and the port. The port is humid and Jalapa is cooler, and more bohemian, college town vibe. 😀

[@bellocancun9689]

Hello hello. I always enjoy your great videos !! You know how to have wonderful time by traveling all over México. Be happy boy !!

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thank you! 😊

[@ladydiane1811]

Another great one! 👍 ❤

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks LadyD! ☺️

[@lauragreen3461]

Omg the story about the taxi and rattlesnake. Thank goodness you are ok. Love the way you tell a story though 😊

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks Laura! ☺️

[@alalesc3796]

Veracruz is beautiful!

[@GringoInterrupted]

It is!

[@SaRo-r8j]

Aye Alfie you never stop making us nervous 😅😅😅 I’m glad it all worked out. I’ve always loved Veracruz Ballet Folk dancing but just not sure it’s a city I would want to visit. I love the history but I don’t think I could deal with the heat and humidity. For now I’ll enjoy your tour ❤.

[@GringoInterrupted]

Haha, sorry about that! Yea, I hear ya. It’s just too hot! 🥵

[@gabrielorigelbonilla1055]

Hola Alfie! Me encanta la filosofia con que te tomas cada situación durante tus viajes, ademas me muero de la risa imaginando esos momentos que nos relatas, los transmites de una manera muy jocosa, saludos y cuidate.

[@GringoInterrupted]

Mucho gracias por dejar este comentario! Me alegro mucho que te has disfrutado mis videos ☺️

[@VickyFernandez-jy6yh]

Hello from Cordoba Ver amigo

[@GringoInterrupted]

Hola! 👋

[@chriseckenrode5785]

Dope Sea Brains!

[@GringoInterrupted]

More of those to come…

[@georgethecatcabrera7505]

Hola Alfi, cool place, lots of fun. I'm with you the humidity is a little to much!!! Saludos

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks! Yes, fascinating city but soooo humid

[@loumcast]

Alfie, I enjoyed this video very much. Veracruz and Campeche are two cities in Mexico I would love to go visit, both of them have a lot of Cuban/Caribbean influences, in the foods they eat, the Spanish accent they speak and their music. The "Danzon" is a musical genre that was born in 1879 in Cuba, then it spread to Mexico and other parts of the Caribbean. That was a smart thing to do, paying the taxi driver 350 - 500 pesos it's worth it, especially when you don't know the area, and anything can happen to you. I was surprised you didn't show inside of the Cathedral of Veracruz. Take care and looking forward to your next adventure.

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks Lou! I did go in the Cathedral, but three was a mass happening and it was so hot in there, I couldn’t take it. Honestly, it wasn’t very impressive inside. Thanks for watching! ☺️

[@chrishughes9218]

I didn’t get the usual KZbin notification about this one…….regardless, that person getting their picture taken for an extended period of time stole some of your opening scene thunder. The taxi/rattlesnake story was entertaining, I expected you to purchase snake boots………also…….I love romancing the stone……I saw that movie from the balcony of a movie theater in northeast Philly(torn down, now a Target) with my Boy Scout troop(we were probably too young to see it).

[@arrasandoferr2369]

❤🇲🇽

[@uliseszarate6561]

I loved Veracruz, particularly Boca del Río. I was so impressed with how modern the city infrastructure was and that was in the 90s. But wanna know my favorite part?? The Naval Academy cadets everywhere! 😅😅😅

[@GringoInterrupted]

Haha, I wasn’t complaining! 👀🍭🍬

[@uliseszarate6561]

@GringoInterrupted 🤣🤣

[@lauragreen3461]

Check out antojitos tere! Best empanadas and tostadas. Its a whole in the wall type place

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks! Next time!

[@tjamieson7238]

Alfie, that was great! I’ve been wanting to go there mostly as I heard it was very gay. Plus I have yet to see any of Caribbean Coastline. I finally picked up a Merino Wool t shirt for work in the winter ~ total game changer! Thanks for the suggestion. Safe travels from Ted 🌈 & Chap 🐶 in Seattle.

[@GringoInterrupted]

Thanks so much! I didn’t get a chance to check out the gay scene (cuz I’m old 😂) but the apps were hopping! The Merino Wool shirts are indeed a game-changer. Just be careful with them as two of mine have developed holes! Bugs seem to love them! Give Chap a treat for me! 🐶❤️

[@adriyk]

I’m sure there were other explorers of the Mexican coastline prior to this Grijalva fellow ;)

[@GringoInterrupted]

Yes. I said he was one of the first. There was Córdoba before him who landed in the Yucatán.

[@HealthyThinkingsubstack]

Virtually any place is more interesting and less depressing and less expensive and has better food than the EEUU 🇺🇸

[@HealthyThinkingsubstack]

7:14 thanks I was wondering specifically about the humidity because that’s what kills me in Cartagena and Miami

[@GringoInterrupted]

It’s humid-ísimo 🥵

[@adrianaangelcoria1248]

You bet.

[@uliseszarate6561]

I love Mexico with a passion and I totally understand where you're coming from but I'll tell you that the difference has to do with the individualism that is the hallmark of life in the US in contrast to the much more communal, familial and shared ethos towards life that one feels in Mexico. There are so many beautiful places in the US, particularly in the deep south like Savannah that I love or in direct contrast, Boston with that Yankee accent that I also love...hahaha! But yeah, Mexico's culture of inclusion, tolerance and commonality does make you feel at home even when you're a foreigner. American culture is simply different.

[@chriseckenrode5785]

Did you know that Grijalba became the first navigator to set foot on Mexican soil and the first to use the term New Spain. He and his men mapped rivers and discovered Cozumel Island.

[@GringoInterrupted]

I did, but how did you know? Have you been hiding your history knowledge from me? Cuz, ya know, shhhwwwiiiiinggggg! 😉

[@rociomondragon8673]

Así es, dice el dicho, solo Veracruz es bello!! La Tierra de mi mami. Que gusto saber que disfrutaste tu visita en Veracruz. Bendiciones donde sea que te encuentres.

[@GringoInterrupted]

Muchas gracias! ☺️

[@eduardoconstantino1738]

wear a straw hat, it really helps you keep your cool in the sun of Mexico, which is closer to the equator!! and drink lots of water!!

[@GringoInterrupted]

Yes, I should have! But I was chugging water 😂

[@lauragreen3461]

What is the temperature there?

[@GringoInterrupted]

I would say…a few degrees less then hell 😂

[@JLVera]

hello gringo greettings from a mexican living in orlando fl. i would like to invited you to florida. off course once u back from u mexican adventure.. do u have a email i can chat u directly🌈

[@GringoInterrupted]

Wow, thanks JL. Hit me up on IG

[@wtfc2321]

I don't know about the friendly part, she could had offered it to you for free and not try to charge the 5 bucks ... 🤣‼

[@GringoInterrupted]

Hahaha. Good one! 😂

[@ismaelcastro7956]

Man, wouldn't you like to make money with this channel? Make it 100% in spanish. You CAN do it. You speak great spanish. Try it and you will see how many subscribers you are going to get in 6 months.

[@GringoInterrupted]

I’ve thought about it, but I don’t think my Spanish is good enough to speak in detail about history and such. I do need to get all my videos subtitled properly into Spanish.

[@ManuelPanamaMx]

Padrísimos Tus Videos, segundo aviso de propuesta de matrimonio ! Cúidate.

[@GringoInterrupted]

Gracias! Mándeme un mensaje en Insta 😉

[@lauragreen3461]

Why would they not take you? Thats awful

[@GringoInterrupted]

Too much traffic!