Didn´t quite know what to expect when I knew I´d be starting my trip in Mexico City. Despite the city´s size (Greater Mexico City is the largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere, and the second largest in the world, with a population of 19.2 million people) I knew very little about the city. After just a few days in the place, I ended...

After leaving Guanajuato we spent 1 day/2 nights in Queretaro, another charming colonial city that gets favourable reviews but that, in our view, didn´t compare to Guanajuato. We then continued on towards Mexico City, arriving on May 15. We weren't keen on driving in the big city so we left the van at a campsite about 40 kms north of the city, a...

After saying goodbye to paradise I caught my last bus from Tulum to Cancun and then a flight to Mexico City. After a big sleep in and the makings of a cold setting in I set out down the street to the markets to shop, shop, shop. I found everything I wanted to get for friends and family at Mercado de Artesanias San Juan and Centro de Artesanias L...

I arrived in Mexico City and headed to Hotel Isabel. It was right in the heart of Centro Historico where I planned to do some sight seeing after catching up on some sleep. When I awoke I headed into the heart of the city. I ate at a restaurant recommended by the hotel as a place where many locals eat. The waitress was happy for me to approach th...

Mexico City - 18.-22.07 Hotel Isabella All alone while Bo chilling in Standford, advancing his IT knowledge...it was almost surreal experience to be in this 20-some million people city all by myself...I believe I explored most known parts of this city within those days - Centro Historico, Zona Rosa, Chapultepec...as well as did a short half day ...