Mexico City
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chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Might be the rainy season iirc.
Must Do:
The anthropology museum
Coyoacan at the weekend (Trotskys house, museum of popular culture, Frida's house etc.)
El Chopo punk market on a Saturday.
Wrestling
Street food
Argentinian food
Football (Pumas, America or Cruz Azul)
Cantinas in the centre
Boat trip around Xochimilco.
Trip out of town to the Pyramids
Trip to the mountains
...oh there's a ton of stuff.
I lived there for four years and wasn't bored for a moment.
Must Do:
The anthropology museum
Coyoacan at the weekend (Trotskys house, museum of popular culture, Frida's house etc.)
El Chopo punk market on a Saturday.
Wrestling
Street food
Argentinian food
Football (Pumas, America or Cruz Azul)
Cantinas in the centre
Boat trip around Xochimilco.
Trip out of town to the Pyramids
Trip to the mountains
...oh there's a ton of stuff.
I lived there for four years and wasn't bored for a moment.
klang
klang
thanks Chilango, that's what I had in mind....
I'm contemplating going for a bit longer, like 2 weeks and a bit, and spend some time outside Mexico City......mountains etc.
Will have to see if I can get time off and if I can afford it....
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Yep ! I don't know if it still allowed, but we climbed one of the pyramids when we went there in the 80s. It was knackering due to high altitude and high steps .
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Still could a few years ago when I was there.
Steve- Davis
New Member
Think twice about travelling to Mexico...I live in a racist shithole city,a lot of the "Nacos" are telling their kids that all foreigners are Gringos and ALL Gringos are perverts that are a danger to their kids and women. They say "cuidado Gringo" in front of your face or just shout "Gringo" to warn each other and the women say "gracias" for the warning.Ive had the bus driver warning the women as they get on the bus thats theres a Gringo aboard,in Wallmart the Staff warn each other, every time I step out of the door theres an incident. A combination of racist,brain dead and weird people make Mexico very unpleasant !
sparkybird
ask the bird...
Note to readers. I've travelled in Mexico, including Mexico City for extended periods over the last 4 years and never experienced anything but helpfulness and kindness from people. I guess I might just have been lucky and Steve Davis not.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Mexico is a big, diverse place, I guess. I was there about a decade ago and went to Mexico City and Oaxaca. Also experienced nothing but helpfulness and kindness from people. Maybe it's different further north?
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Or maybe Steve - Davis is an unsavoury character.
I've only heard good things about Mexico and that it is really friendly.
Steve- Davis If it's so shit why do you continue to be there?
I've only heard good things about Mexico and that it is really friendly.
Steve- Davis If it's so shit why do you continue to be there?
sparkybird
ask the bird...
Ha! Reminds me when we walked into a very local bar/restaurant once where that was playing. The customers looked mortified, but we all ended up having a good laugh once they realised we felt the same sentiment about the song!
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Haven't been but niece is just back from spending a year at university there (Guadalajara) and loved it, and my best mate, who is extremely well travelled, has it down as his favourite country in the world and has been four or five times.
So I reckon on going soon too. Someone mentioned a rainy season. What's July/August like (too hot? tho' I like hot).
So I reckon on going soon too. Someone mentioned a rainy season. What's July/August like (too hot? tho' I like hot).
CyberRose
أرفع الشفرات
I spent 4 weeks in Mexico at the end of last year visiting lots of places including 5 days in Mexico City and it's probably in my top 5 favourite countries in the world. The places and people were amazing everywhere I went. Not that I went to any "shithole cities" (in my opinion of course), but perhaps Steve- Davies has had a unique experience for whatever reason, or maybe he lives in an area where pervert Gringos are a problem?
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
planetgeli it depends so much where you go- big country with almost all the climates iyswim. Will be cooler at altitudes, I was shocked by how frigging freezing Mexico City could be in Feb but down in Yucatan it's pretty much all tropical all the time AFAIK....
