Blogs from Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North America - page 4

How to travel by ancient canals and brand new cable car This Christmas Emma preferred to stay in Sweden over Christmas and New Year. Ake, however, decided to use the days he had off from work over the holidays in the same way he has for the last 15 years or so - he would travel. Now that Emma stayed home Ake instead brought his mother and they both went to Mexico. In 2009 I was in Mexico and among other things I then saw the Monarch Butterfly Reserve. It turned out that my mother also wanted to see the monarch butterflies. That's the main reason we headed for Mexico on this trip and not somewhere else. Before I started to make the plans I was a bit worried that going to Mexico with my mother ... read more

We’re both pretty jetlagged and waking in a room which looks out into a void doesn’t help - we thought it was still the middle of the night but it turns out that there is a cover on top of the quadrangle we face on to - in fact it is 6am! They have promised us a room with a proper window today! Bit of a nuisance moving but we would prefer a room with a view! We successfully make a Skype call to mum and dad. They are both fine although mum is missing me. We decide to take it easy today as we are both tired. I am gagging for a cup of coffee so we take a wander in search of a cafe for breakfast. It’s 9am and nothing appears to be open ... read more

What an excitement! To be honest, I have not met anyone so far who does not have aspiration of viewing Machu Pichu at least once in life time. I recall when I used to live in Toronto in my green days, I always wanted to see Machu Pichu. Couldn’t fulfill my dream for one reason or another, but ‘a true love doesn’t die’. So when YYC travel deal announced a US$350 return to Lima from Calgary inclusive of taxes, I almost fell from my chair in the office. Wow! No, this time I had to convince Suman to come along with me…I was determined. These kind of tickets don’t survive long…there are plenty of vultures like me who just wait for such a deal. Knowing that Suman will push back as much as she could I ... read more

There are very few things I tell people not to do when they ask for travel advice. Some are obvious to me, since I have done it so often. But whether you are a rookie or a veteran of travel, some simple rules are always necessary. Never overbook yourself I know, it is tempting to make reservations for all of the top restaurants that your friends have suggested. We had reservations at Mexico City's top places. But once I was toppled over by altitude sickness, I had to cancel all of them. The same goes for tours and excursions. I arranged a food tour and bike tour on successive days since I was by myself until Mr. Mike arrived. It worked out just fine. But I do see the problem with ... read more

With a population of between 21 and 24 million, depending on which suburbs fall into the Greater metropolitan area, Mexico City has almost the same number of inhabitants as the whole of Australia. It is the largest megalopolis in the Americas, the eighth wealthiest City in the world based on GDP, and is second only to London for the number of museums it has to offer. The city is situated within the Valley of Mexico; a natural setting that contributes towards to chronic pollution problems the locals have to endure. With over three and a half million cars on the road, carbon monoxide levels are so bad that authorities have warned people about exercising outside and have banned hundreds of thousands of inefficient vehicles. Having said that, the city enjoyed clear blue skies on most days ... read more