New Years in Mexico

this is probably to general a question but here goes anyway..

My wife and I were really looking forward to New Years Eve in The
French Quarter in New Orleans this year. Now we are looking at going
to Mexico, but haven't a clue as to where to go. We are looking for
someplace where we can get a little crazy at nite, but still have some
things to do in the daytime. Someone suggested Isle de Mujeres..

I would go to the city of Veracruz, a big party town, probably as close
to the spirit of New Orleans that you can find in mexico, music in the
streets, parades, you name it.

I would note that Veracruz is not a common destination for tourists from
the US. When we were there, the only Americans we met were residents of
Mexico on vacation, which tells you a lot. Veracruz is where Mexicans
go on vacation.

Veracruz is one of our favorite places in Mexico, and we hope to return
soon. There are direct flights to Veracruz from Houston, I believe.

Richard


Arcticm wrote:
> this is probably to general a question but here goes anyway..
>
> My wife and I were really looking forward to New Years Eve in The
> French Quarter in New Orleans this year. Now we are looking at going
> to Mexico, but haven't a clue as to where to go. We are looking for
> someplace where we can get a little crazy at nite, but still have some
> things to do in the daytime. Someone suggested Isle de Mujeres..

Definately want someplace warm!! I hadn't thought about Key West..hmmm

I am also going to look into Vera Cruz as per the previous
suggestion..

Thanks, sounds like a couple of good ideas


On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:33:50 GMT, Brian K
<brianblog1951@> wrote:

>On 09/10/2005 9:33 AM Arcticm while holding "court", exclaimed:
>
>>this is probably to general a question but here goes anyway..
>>
>>My wife and I were really looking forward to New Years Eve in The
>>French Quarter in New Orleans this year. Now we are looking at going
>>to Mexico, but haven't a clue as to where to go. We are looking for
>>someplace where we can get a little crazy at nite, but still have some
>>things to do in the daytime. Someone suggested Isle de Mujeres..
>>
>>
>Isla de Mujeres is very laid back. You won't find the party machine
>that you'll get in Cancun. Plus if you want to see Mayan ruins it's a
>little tricky doing that from Isla. Cancun's Embarcadero has options
>for all kinds of excursions. If you live closer to Mexico's west coast,
>Puerto Vellarta or Alcopulco are good options. In the US there's Miami's
>South Beach, Key West. Key West's rep as a party town goes all the way
>back to the 1800's. There's always New York City doing the Time Square
>thing, but I gather from your post you want someplace warm.