I first went to Mexico in 1978, a road trip in a 1949 Buick, one month driving through Mexico to El Salvador, two months living in El Salvador, then one month driving back through Guatemala, Belize, around the Yucatan to Veracruz, back across to Mexico City and up the west coast again. Went down from Montana through Nogales, so Guadalajara was on the way going and coming back. Beautiful country, but lots of corruption in the legal system. The federales stole all the money from my purse when we went through the car check station heading home. Met with anti-gringo sentiments in some places including a woman who refused to serve us in her restaurant. I went back to Mexio on road trips in '81, then just eastern Baja in '91, and '95. My first trip in '78 was a view of rural villages and farms in between the cities, but after that, the abandoned buildings along the road were numerous. Big changes in Mexico because of the drug trade and NAFTA. Not being an American, you will probably be welcomed.