Mexico City (Mexico)

There are many detailed reviews on specific attractions in Mexico City, listed separately on this site, so what I would like to do is to give you an overview of what day to day life is like in this city, to prepare you should you ever choose to visit. I arrived in Mexico City also called DF (Federal District) in July last year and was immediately inducted into the wonder that is the rainy season. My new flatmate took me to the supermarket, we stocked up and, the minute we stepped back outside the monsoon started. Every day for the next two months, like clockwork, it rained from about 2pm for ... more

One of the three largest cities in the world, Mexico City, its country's capital, comes with something of a reputation; several people expressed suprise that I would want to travel to somewhere seen as weighed down by crime, pollution and traffic. However, as is often the case, the hype proved (for me at least) to be at best something of an exaggeration. The heart of the country in political, economic and historical terms - the nation was born at its centre when its founders saw an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its jaws, which became the Mexican emblem - Mexico City is a vast ... more

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 ... more

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 ... more

Mexico city its a beautiful city but with problems about contamination,security and bad cups. hotels very good and no expensives restaurants very good and many restaurants are cheap transport its dangeorus only take taxi from hotels or established places. tacos, pozole, paella are some of the subjects of gossip that can be eaten there are many Spanish restaurants in where it is possible to be eaten very flavorful and abundant and much money is not spent beautiful museums Colonial architecture and many places that to visit The Piramides of Teotihuacan are closely together of the city Zochimilco ... more