Blogs from Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North America - page 6

It seems popular with travel bloggers coming to the end of their blog to summarise the trip, pick their favourite moments or countries, and highlight anything they feel they have learnt while they been away from the real world. Perhaps the last of these is simply to prove that the cerebral matter still works. Or that you don't have to be holding down a job in a multi-national in order to gain experience or learn skills suited to their return to work. For us, however, it was more about what we've learned and loved about other people rather than ourselves. We didn't go away to find ourselves (or to get married Lairdy), we simply had the opportunity and we took it. But before we tell you how it all panned out ... you need an update ... read more

Monday 14.6.2010 day 243 Mexico City Mexico City is one of the world’s most densely populates cities. It once was a lake bed. It has a population of 24 million and it is 2,240 mts above sea level. Today we went to another Aztec pyramid that was on the map given to us by the hotel but was not in our guide books. It was only little and next to a metro station. ... read more

Saturday 12.6.2010 day 241 Staying in Fidel Castro room Today we checked out of our hotel and got a taxi to the airport then we flew from Cancun to Mexico City and got a taxi from the airport back to the hotel. It took a long time to get to the hotel as lots of the streets were closed off and there was a lot of ppl in the streets. As our room was not ready when we got there they upgraded us to a suite in fact the suite that Fidel Castro stayed in 1955. The good thing about today is more frequent flyer points the bad thing is spending most of the day travelling. After a bit of a rest we went out for dinner and had a look around. Mexico City is very ... read more

hey team just to let you know.. the photos end after our first day in mexico city as the camera got stolen 4 weeks later and we lost all our precious photos from central america since we were so behind on our blog entries :( but never fear! we now have a new camera and are picking up where we left off and the photos will continue when we arrive in vietnam.... The tally so far... hostels/hotels: 20 we´ve changed beds 30 times plane rides: 9 with a total of 21,813 kilometres travelled by air long haul bus trips: 11 Aaron has stubbed his toe... I dunno, lost count now days in bed sick... 2 by Aaron So we escaped the stifling heat and mosquitoes of the Amazon and arrived in Mexico city with an appetite ... read more

The one with the Pyramidds, The Ruins and the Museums The very first thing i do when i get to mexico is get taken too what is aparently the best taco place in mexico city by the hostel owner and to be honest even now i really wouldnt argue with him they were lovely and i even managed to show up angel the guy who owns the hostel by eating alot of habineros one of the hottest chilis in the world. the first full day in mexico city and i walked along insurgenses which is the longest avenue in latin america and the the reforma street which has statues and roundabouts all along it begginng with the last aztec ruler who fought against the spanish. on the way i got a little shock in seeing ... read more