Hotel Prim, Mexico City

Advantages: Lots of fun, loads to do, easy to get to other places
Disadvantages: Can be very dangerous

...I used to live in Mexico city. There are a couple of things that all travellers there should know. For a start, never take a taxi off the street. Get your hotel to call you a sitio taxi. Your name and destination are then recorded. This is important because in Mexico City there are many kidnappings, muggings and murders. You will be targeted if you don't look latino. If for some reason you have to get in a taxi off the street there are a couple of things that you can do to protect yourself. The first is to make sure the license plate starts with an 'L'or an 'S' if it doesn't it probably means that the taxi is stolen and that the person driving it is in a crime ring which mugs passengers. The second check is to make sure that the number on the license plate matches the number on the side of the door. The third check... Read review

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Advantages: More filled with excitement than Robbie Williamses pants
Disadvantages: Keep your ehad screwed on and there are none.

...Mexico City. The world’s fourth biggest city, with probably one of the worst reputations. I went there not by choice but out of necessity because that was the only way you could have gotten me there. I was living in Mexico, about five hours away from Mexico City in a place called San Luis Potosi when my passport ran out. That meant only one thing. A trip to the British Embassy in Mexico City. I was terrified. Because you read about it don’t you? You read about all the horrific things that happen in Mexico City. You read that Mexico has the highest Kidnapping rate in the world. (It’s just taken over from Columbia) You read about people that only stepped out of their hotel rooms for a second and are mugged on the doorstep. So I wasn’t looking forward to it. This is what I found. We took the bus in and hit Mexico City... Read review

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Advantages: its a must to have some basic spanish to get yourself around
Disadvantages: flour tortillas, refried beans and salsa for breakfast, lunch, dinner and SNACKS!!!

...Mexico City is fast and furious and full of history. the architecture and art displayed all over the city is stunning. Don't be put off visiting and spending time there by other peoples oppinions or the warnings in the guide books, i found the exact opposite in fact. I think the mexicans realise that tourism will keep their economy alive and as a result they can't help you enough! before you leave you must cram yourself into a beetle taxi just to realise how close the edge really is!! There are also several temple cities around. i visited Teotihuacan, which is thought to have been the first. They have stunningly rebuilt most of the city and you can climb the Pyramids which afford you amazing veiwsand photo oppourtunities.There are however some untouched 'freshly' excavated areas which i found more intruiging. The history of the country... Read review

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