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 ... Read review
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located in the heart of the industrial area of Mexico City, Mision Reforma Hotel, offers guest the opportunity to enjoy the privacy and luxury of accommodation of...
Polanco district and is a true refuge from the bustling life of the Mexican capital. A five star hotel opened in 1968, it boasts some excellent facilities which include some of the best restaurants and bars of the city, as well as attentive staff ready to make your stay memorable and pleasurable. You will be welcomed with traditional Mexican hospitality within this architectural marvel - imagined as a hotel-museum by the architect Ricardo Legorreta- which combines modern lines with clear references to pre-hispanic pyramids. Nowadays, the hotel can boast recently being the headquarters of two football championships and the Olympic Games as well as having received more than 210 visits from presidents and members of the monarchy from around the world.
Advantages: Stunning artwork, more pleasant than its reputation might let on Disadvantages: Busy, polluted, manic ...
...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 ... ...became the Mexican emblem - Mexico City is a vast sprawling settlement situated around 2,000 metres above sea level. The Zocalo is very much the hub of the city; the third largest square in the world (behind Red and Tianamen) is a great concrete expanse, and though not especially appealing in itself, is rather striking for its immense scale, and is bordered by both the Palacio National, containing a number of stunning Diego Rivera murals, and the ...
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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? ... ...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 at about four o’clock in the afternoon. There is a point where once you have been driving into the city for about half an ...
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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 pickpockets around there because there are a lot of tourists around there.
Mexico City can be a lot of fun, but you've really got to be careful. I was the only person out of around 40 people who had never been mugged or kidnapped. Please be careful! ...
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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 ...
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Advantages: Buzzing, exciting, fantastic shops, full of culture Disadvantages: hot
...I decided to go to Mexico City people kept telling me not to go, that it was a bad idea. However the city city proved them all to be completely wrong. Mexico's capital has a bad reputation that seems to me entirely undeserved. I went a year ago with a young female friend and we had the time of our lives. We didn't get bored, mugged, or altitude sickness once. Nor did I find the pollution and crowds any less tolerable than I do in London. Yes it is ... ...restaurants are often fully air-conditioned. The potential cultural expeditions are abundant, whether within the city or on short day-trips to the close-by Mayan ruins. The city has a great atmosphere that I expected to find threatening but did not, even on the subway with a massive rucksack, or walking back to the hotel in the evening. The shops are fabulous, the architecture stunning, the people friendly and the exchange rate amazing. Don't let ...
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Advantages: Really pretty, with proper Mexican flavour Disadvantages: Not soooo much to see
...Wiki tells me that "Cuernavaca lies about 700 metres (2,300 ft) lower than MexicoCity, and therefore serves as a popular refuge from the cold for inhabitants of MexicoCity". This, I find hilarious. I have been living in Mexico City for two months and worn long sleeves only once in that time. Most days I dress like I'm going to the beach, flip-flops, tank top, you get the idea. I do not think Mexico city is cold, especially not in summer (ask me again in December), so that wasn't my reason for going to the "Land of Eternal Spring" this weekend. No, I went because my Saturday student had cancelled her class (yay!) so I actually had a weekend off for once, and needed to do something with it. A day trip to Cuernavaca was just the thing.
GETTING THERE
We travelled by express bus which took about 1 hour 15 mins and cost 65 pesos each way...
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Advantages: superb hotels and beaches Disadvantages: a very long flight/ going home
...i have spend quite a bit of time in veracruz with my wife and her family and found veracruz to be very clean and tidy.
the mexican people are so friendly i didnt feel that i wasnt wanted there like other countries i have visited.
if i could i would go and live in veracurz
we plan to go to mexico in december and i will be making a point of going back to veracruz for a week.
for those people thinking about going to mexico i recomend veracruz for its really nice beaches and the friendly people.
i would also like to recomend the hotel novo mar i have stayed there on two ocasions and it is a really nice hotel the staff are very helpful.
my wife is from mexico from a town called puebla we meet on the internet 5 years ago. we got married feb 25 2004 in mexico.
having spent a lot of time in various parts of mexico ie puebla/mexicocity veracruz...
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Advantages: loads of history Disadvantages: a whole lot of walking
...One of my favorite things to do in life is to travel. I love nothing more (not including my wife and child) than getting out on the open road, or flying out (depending on the airline) to see a place that I've never seen before. In 2003, I was sent to Mexico with the Air Force, we were doing some training operations, outside of MexicoCity. My wife and I decided that while I was there, she'd come down and stay for the two months that I was to be there. During the weekends, we would go out to the different cities, travel around the country, and really get a feel for Mexico as a whole. I even managed to get some leave time, so that I could venture out even farther. This review is going to be one part of a series of reviews on cities within Mexico. I have listed all of the other cities at the bottom of this review, so be sure to see what all...
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