This week marked a few milestones on my epic 180-day Mexico road trip: my 9th week in Mexico (17 weeks to go!), 2,500 kilometers driven in Mexico, AND my 9th home base (Puerto Vallarta). So, now that I feel really very comfortable in Mexico â getting around, conversing, the ways of doing things â I feel much better suited to answer that persistent question: âHow safe do you *really* feel in Mexico?â