Michael Manicotti

If you've listened to my podcasts, you've heard me talk about Mexico a lot. I always say I'm going to do a podcast on that experience and some of the stories associated with it, but I haven't until now. So in thinking about what to write, I have decided to make it high level of what I learned about life through that experience so here goes: Even an expert can give you bad advice - I had a guy plan my trip that supposedly is the authority on driving through Mexico. I knew the journey was dangerous but I did't know what to expect. Basically I explained my entire situation and my plans to drive my truck pulling a 26' travel trailer camper behind me. He insisted it would be okay and that people do it all the time. Well, he was wrong. It was not okay. The roads were totally fucked, I was detained by the military, I had to pay off police, my camper sustained significant stress due to the shitty roads, RV parks and safe locations that were on the internet were non existent when I showed up. It was a total crapshoot