Is traveling to Mexico safe?

I just returned from a wonderful one week trip to Cancun, Mexico. I go there every January with some of my girl friends. We go to de-stress and love the warm temperatures in January! We mostly stayed at our resort, Dreams Sands Cancun, where we have been three times before this trip. We do love the resort, as we also know what is where, and don’t have to relearn everything. On Sunday we (one of my friends and I) took the shuttle bus into the city of Cancun, to the ADO bus station, bought a ticket to Playa del Carmen, boarded the big bus and went on our way. Going by taxi would have been much more expensive (did that once), and this way, transportation round trip was only about $10…. We felt totally safe on the trip! You see, I have a good friend and her family living in Playa del Carmen. She is originally from Germany, just like me, and I have known her and her family since before she was born (her mom and I were pen pals since we were about 12 years old)! Needless to say, I see her more than she sees her own parents – because of the distance we all need to travel…. It is so much fun to visit her family – she has a wonderful husband and two little boys, and since we always go in the first part of January, we have a suitcase full of presents for them all! Christmas all over!!!! The reason I am posting this, is to let everyone know that it is safe to travel with public transportation in the tourist areas of Mexico. I may not be fluent in their language (and no, I am NOT), but I never had the feeling that I was not safe! Once we arrived at the Playa del Carmen bus station, we texted my friend, and she came to pick us up and take us to her home. Again, we did not feel like we were not safe at all! I am so glad we spent this day in Playa! The only advice I would give in addition to this is that when traveling anywhere, it is important that we are aware of our surroundings, and perhaps even know where we are going. That is the basis for a wonderful vacation…