1st Solo road trip (Oct 1 + 2 month) from USA -> Mexico -> Belize -> Cost Rica -> Colombia and Back

Hi Everyone,

I've decided to move permanently to some beach town (love kite surfing, snorkeling) in Mexico/Central America and thought best way to decide final destination would be to take a semi-leisurely solo, road-trip of about 2 months, starting Oct 1, from Mexico to Colombia, and interesting points in between.

I was hoping to keep the total budget less than $4000. Excluding equipment costs.

Initial thoughts were getting a reliable Toyota SUV and possibly taking a dog?

Pls share any input on

- can a dog be taken and brought back?

- Toyota good brand in case repairs needed?

-Visa's

-Safety

-car/suv breakdowns

-car/suv insurance

-Internet access while traveling

-GPS required?

-general costs: no more than $15/day food

-My 1st solo international road trip (only driven extensively in US before)

-what have i missed?

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PS:

-US citizen

- I'm a "Brown Guy", only mention that cause I know it makes a difference in how I'm dealt with in different countries and cultures re: safety, hospitality, etc.

- Already Visited: Mexico, Dom Repub, Puerto Rico, Spain, Thailand, etc but never road tripped.

Submitted August 13, 2020 at 07:43PM by custosgg https://ift.tt/3gVlCKf