Our most terrifying night of van life. 

They were very nice indeed! :)

I told Naick the same thing! That the roads in Taxco are kind of similar to those on the Amalfi coast! :) minus the sea views ;) thanks Gianni!

@@NaickKim You are most welcome! Thanks a lot for letting me know! You are very nice! 👍🥰🙏

Thanks a lot D-man

You are most welcome

Thank you Steven! Yes, quite the story to tell ;)

Stunning 🥰🥰

Thanks 👍🏻 we always try to be careful 🙏🏻

Thank you Bernadine 🥰🥰

Aww thank you so much Juliette 🥰 oh Coyoacan, Frida Kahlo's home! I'm sure the artsy vibe will inspire you 🥰🥰🥰 we have our fingeres crossed for you!

@@NaickKim yes!! I was in Coyoacan last year and hope to get back to work with the Museo Frida Kahlo ❤️❤️❤️ what a beautiful ending to your video in Taxco !!

Thank you so much! We'll be posting more often on Instagram from now on too, because we have a new phone with a properly working camera 🥰🥰

You forgot to mention my hat ☺️ But it's ok, you are forgiven 😃 Thanks Laura, always nice to read your comments 🥰

@@NaickKim True, but I get points for mentioning it in the previous video! 😉 My favorite part was Kim grabbing the bear spray and the comment "checking the expiration date". 😂

Of course you do, you still have max points 🥰 Hahaha yes, classic Kim 😜

Security guard at the graveyard? That sounds like a job that comes with lots of interesting stories :D

They were indeed very nice! :) Mexican people are truly super kind

Yeah those guys are great. Can't imagine that up north.

Thank you Chris! Yes, the police were super friendly. And we really loved our time in Taxco!

Thanks April, we'll be even more careful in the future 🥰

Thanks a lot. It was a very... interesting couple of days indeed haha.

Tell me about it

Yeah they were really friendly, they really seemed to care 👍🏻

Yeah we regularly see converted ambulances on the road 👍🏻

Thanks José. Yeah Polanco is pretty posh. Very green too. We're doing fine here, although Monday morning the cops asked us to move when we were parked up in front of an embassy all night haha.

Dank je Gilberte 🥰🥰🥰

@@NaickKim Fijne zondag samen.

Thank you M P! 🥰🥰

At least it's a story to tell ;)

@@NaickKim yes yes it is😀stay safe guys. We really e Bjorne watching you guys

The police station idea is something that is happening in one of the next video!! :)

Thank youuuu 🥰 I've know resorted to sleeping with it 😂

Couldn't agree more, Angela! :) we're extra careful because of the van, but we're not going to let fear stop us! So far everything has been great :)

Thank you Zuzanna!

Xie xie ;)

Yeah that was pretty scary. luckily we already saw them turning on their lights and stopping next to us. That view was really something special ❤️

Naick had a few years of Spanish at university and we've traveled a lot in Latin America, so we picked up a lot too. You should definitely try to learn some Spanish when traveling in Latin America, it's so much more fun that way, especially when you can talk and hang out with locals.

Thanks Jen! Yeah we had some mishaps last week, so we had to post a few days later haha. Aloha 🥰

Same here. I did worry a lot

Sorry to have you guys worried 🥰

Best to go and check for yourself and not believe the media too much. Most people that visit Mexico actually survive :D

I admire you for this - not necessarily for still going to Mexico, but for realizing how something like that is just sheer bad luck and not letting fear rule your life. Still, sorry to hear what happened to them. Must have been scary 😟

@Naick & Kim they were very scared but help was fast and plenty. It was only a few hours , yet certainly felt like forever . Absolutely, we can't let these things stop us ever . It's bad luck , not a bad place . It's the world we live in and the vast majority of this planet is filled with good humans :) P S . Love your channel !

@@TheMagicalTribe I love that sentence - it's bad luck, not a bad place! I might steal it ;) we absolutely agree that 99.99% of people on the planet are good and kind and just want the same things as you and me! A good life for themselves and those they care about. I love, love, love your comment :) THANK YOU!

Honestly, I thought so too, haha. Thank you 🥰🥰

Thanks Kristin, looking forward to meeting you guys in Ecuador ❤️ We'll put Otavalo on the list as well.

@@NaickKim When I have a moment I will email you some wonderful things to do and see in Otavalo. Otavalo is also close to Cotocachi.

That is exactly what terrified us too! We were totally fine before but they were really worried. Probably because of how much we stand out. And yes Taxco is beautiful. Most beautiful colonial town in Mexico if you ask me. So unique

@@NaickKim I've been between jobs for 2 months but I'm supposed to begin a new one in June. I'll join your Patreon then so that I can participate in your goal!

Oh that's very sweet! Please don't feel any pressure to join if it's not right for you financially right now! We already love that you always watch our videos and leave such wonderful comments 🥰🥰

@@NaickKim I would love to do what you're doing (except that I wouldn't do it alone), so I'm living vicariously through you two, it makes me happy!

Thanks for your concern 🥰 we'll be careful.

Oh wow, 1981... Mexico must have been a very different place back then. What was it like? I though I was having a brain aneurysm too last week, but then I realized I drank too much tequila :) :)

Thank you Ingrid! :) they scared us good, haha. But they meant well! These small Mexican towns are absolutely amazing 🥰

Thanks Randy! Looking forward to meeting up with you guys ❤️

Yeah that's a good rule of thumb indeed haha

Hahaha we're probably doing that subconsciously. What's the reference in this one?

@@NaickKim ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hgVyWObtvRk.html

Ah hahaha 😂 I (Naick) used to watch the simpsons religiously as a kid.

Most of the time we just boondock. Although in cities we sometimes stay in parking lots as well.

I mean didn't finish...🙂

We're definitely operating in a different environment in Europe, but you need to be careful everywhere.

Not just Europeans. The US and Mexico scare the crap out of us Canadians too, lol.

So many cartels and danger in Mexico. Don’t ever ever ever stop or sleep in a van or any car while in Mexico unless your in like Baja California/Mexico where it’s Military controlled. Your asking for trouble . There’s alerts for Mexico. People being kidnapped

Very true! I'm sure they were just looking our for us. When the one cop said "are you driving to Argentina in THIS?" he definitely was not very confident it could be done, haha :D

Buy your bear spray at Cabela's!

Very soon ;)

Thank you :)

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I think they were concerned because of the big shiny van. They probably don't see a lot of those in more remote mountain places :D we didn't check back to see if anything happened - even if there had been a break-in, it probably wouldn't make the news or anything. We're happy it all worked out :)

@@NaickKim OMG! I edited our original comment because the errors were hereondous! Stay safe! We're still in Taiwan but hope to visit Mexico this summer, really want to get back to Oaxaca - miss the food soooo much!

Yeah I thought either one of you was drunk OR autocorrect had taken over, haha 😉 I (Kim) am going to Oaxaca tomorrow! The food is some of the best in Mexico, isn't it 🥰

Yeah you need to be a bit careful where you go. Most places are pretty safe though. We've spent probably more than 12 months in Mexico in total over the last 5 years and haven't really had any issues.

Ahahaha Brenda, your comment really made me laugh! :) thank you 🥰🥰

We will, thanks a lot ❤️

Last year my son and I backpacked for 8 months through Central and South America and went through some rough areas. We never had any problems though. The only challenge you might have is the fact that you travel in a very fancy looking van and people in very poor areas might think you are rich. Suggestion: don't make your van look so pretty:). Bumps and scratches should be welcomed. In poorer areas park your van in secure areas. But don't let fear keep you from your beautiful adventure. 😉

Ingrid, we don't take our van to the carwash as much anymore so it looks a little dirtier for that precise reason, haha :D completely agree with what you're saying though. We've been to rougher areas before too, just backpacking, but it is a little different now because the van makes us stand out and we sleep on the streets most of the time, haha. Inside the van, but still... on the streets 😁 when we're in an area we know is less safe we're going to try to find a parkup at a hotel or police station or gated parking or something, just to be sure :)

Thanks Anne! Yes, we thought of that too! And I think they were discussing it in Spanish at one point, but that the conclusion was we wouldn't fit in those parking lots close to the station :)

Yeah we did the sensible thing and now we're in Mexico City... parked on the street :D But we're in a really safe spot now with loads of police.

*i know this isnt cdmx. just saw on insta you are there now :)

Jaaaay, first one 🏅🏆 Thanks a lot, we always really enjoy cdmx, such a great city. Although this time it wasn't off to a great start.

You should try the bear spray from Cabela's though

Yeah that would have been the cherry on top 👍🏻

Yeah exactly :) They seemed very nice.

Noooo we paid the full price, haha :D whenever we get something for free we mention it. And if the price is on the screen, we always paid for it :)

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Thanks ;)

To each their own I guess. Mexico is our fav country.

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Yes, that is true. If they hadn't said anything, we never would have known. But I think they saw our big shiny van with foreign plates and wanted to help us be aware. They were very nice :)

Yeah they were probably like: Juan, what's that? Is that a campervan? What license plate is that? What are these Europeans doing here in our town :D

ANYTHING is more fun than taxes ;)

Yeah we follow our friends Tread the Globe and Overlanding Sophia. And we regularly watch other travel channels like Kara and Nate, Endless Adventure, etc. Which other channels do you watch?

I'm glad they didn't open the cupboard full of white powder then :D

I laughed when you said that. I loved it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

They were really friendly from the start, I think they were just looking out for us.

How are you enjoying India? Good the cops are treating you well.

@@NaickKim Getting the bike out of customs, in Chennai, was very stressful. 2 weeks of arguing with different "officials". Now I have the bike, though, I am having the most amazing time. Isn't it so much different travelling with the freedom of your own vehicle

Pfew 2 weeks, that must have taken a lot of patience. It's great to have your own wheels. Enjoy and be careful 👍🏻

They were very nice about it, but it did freak us out a lot, haha :D

Hi Jon! :) nice to see you. Hope you are well

@@NaickKim I'm doing ok. Thanks for asking. I still need to catch up on the videos I've missed, but hopefully I stay current now. :)

We're glad to hear you are doing ok! 🥰 How is the weather in Hope right now?

@@NaickKim Today it was 21c with a few clouds. They say that next is all rain....spring weather finally.

Yeah... nah :D

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Thanks 🥰

I think there are risks everywhere in the world. This is the first time in an entire year of travelling in North America that we were scared. And in the end nothing happened - but it was very scary because of how serious the police were. We would still wholeheartedly recommend coming to Canada/Mexico/the US :)