🇲🇽 DURANGO, MEXICO - Welcome back to Mexico everyone! We're back in Mexico once again (for the 7th time!) and this time it's time to come out of our comfort zone by heading to the northern states of Durango, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Sonora and Baja California!

Foreigner moves to Durango, Mexico? That's right! In this, my first video from Durango (I'll be here for around 2 months, until mid-June) I talk through some first impressions, visit the spacious Plaza de Armas/Zona Centro, head up in the Teleferico (yes!) and devour some local food at a restaurant which was recommended to me.

The other point on my mind is around asking the questions, "When will we stop asking, "Is Mexico Safe?". Can we ever NORMALISE NOT IMMEDIATELY ASSOCIATING Mexico with danger, safety and cartels? Granted, these things are valid concerns, but they are valid concerns in ANY country. It's time we stopped singling out Mexico and think about the impact this 'danger' focus has on Mexicans.

MUSIC - (all Epidemic Sound)
"Prescient" - Howard Harper-Barnes (Intro)
"A Good Time" - Waykap - (Teleferico and Outro)

TIME STAMPS

00:00 - Welcome to Durango
01:20 - Zona Centro
02:48 - First Impressions
04:15 - Is Durango Safe?
05:16 - Durango Teleferico
08:28 - Domestic Tourism
10:05 - Banditry and Cartels
11:48 - Caldillo
16:04 - The End of 'Is Mexico Safe?'
20:38 - Ads and other services

If you're new, I originally left the UK in 2016 to travel for six months after selling everything. Over the next 5 years, I set up this channel, became an online teacher, writer, amateur photographer and Digital Nomad. I've travelled to and lived in over 50 countries in my life (over 30 in the last 5 years!) such as Mexico, Japan, Serbia and Colombia. I am in the process of gaining Polish citizenship by descent in order to become an EU citizen again and potentially move to Latvia long-term.

The point of The Tao of David is reflect the true reality of travelling full-time and working online. It's not always rosy. Sometimes it's a nightmare! My aim is to go against the YouTube grain of pretending to be shocked and provide a unique view on this lifestyle. I post videos on travel, digital nomad life and teaching English online, all with a typical British dark humour, wit and sarcasm!

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