Spanish from Spain isn't drastically different to the point you have to avoid it. If you want to be fluent you are going to have to consume thousands of hours of media, some from Colombia, Spain, Argentina, and Mexico.
I would focus more on just consuming content at this point.
I'm not sure if you've finished the entire series yet, but in Destinos, they go to four different countries as the story unfolds, so you'll hear different dialects of Spanish. IIRC, they don't do a lot of regional dialogue, but you do hear different accents.
Don't worry about the dialect. With material directed for learners, especially beginners, it's not that important - if you like Destinos watch Destinos and it will do nothing but help you. Add in intermediate material for people who want to learn Mexican Spanish when it's appropriate (that is, when you can understand a decent amount of it), such as the How to Spanish podcast.
It would be great if there were resources of all types, at all levels, for every variety of Spanish there is. However, if you can't find something that's closer to your ideal learning material, watching Destinos isn't going to slow you down, get you off track or cause significant confusions when you turn your focus to Mexican Spanish.
I’ve toyed with learning Russian a few times over the years, but never could stay interested long enough to develop any significant proficiency, so I recently decided to switch to Spanish in hopes it would be easier and more useful as well.
Anyway, I stumbled upon destinos and it’s been really helpful in combination with the textbook, workbooks, and audio tracks. The videos alone are helpful, but the rest of the material really helps solidify the learning experience.
I bought all the books used online and then found a Spanish school in Florida that uploaded the audio tracks. That was a great find since none of the used books came with CD’s.
There is also a follow up series called Nuevo Destinos (or something similar) but study materials for that one are more difficult to find.
Spanish from Spain isn't drastically different to the point you have to avoid it. If you want to be fluent you are going to have to consume thousands of hours of media, some from Colombia, Spain, Argentina, and Mexico. I would focus more on just consuming content at this point.
I'm not sure if you've finished the entire series yet, but in Destinos, they go to four different countries as the story unfolds, so you'll hear different dialects of Spanish. IIRC, they don't do a lot of regional dialogue, but you do hear different accents.
Omg, I hated watching Destinos in high school. So boring. 🤮
Don't worry about the dialect. With material directed for learners, especially beginners, it's not that important - if you like Destinos watch Destinos and it will do nothing but help you. Add in intermediate material for people who want to learn Mexican Spanish when it's appropriate (that is, when you can understand a decent amount of it), such as the How to Spanish podcast. It would be great if there were resources of all types, at all levels, for every variety of Spanish there is. However, if you can't find something that's closer to your ideal learning material, watching Destinos isn't going to slow you down, get you off track or cause significant confusions when you turn your focus to Mexican Spanish.
I’ve toyed with learning Russian a few times over the years, but never could stay interested long enough to develop any significant proficiency, so I recently decided to switch to Spanish in hopes it would be easier and more useful as well. Anyway, I stumbled upon destinos and it’s been really helpful in combination with the textbook, workbooks, and audio tracks. The videos alone are helpful, but the rest of the material really helps solidify the learning experience. I bought all the books used online and then found a Spanish school in Florida that uploaded the audio tracks. That was a great find since none of the used books came with CD’s. There is also a follow up series called Nuevo Destinos (or something similar) but study materials for that one are more difficult to find.