It’s a beautiful day! (I mean, any day we book a flight is suddenly brighter). Our anniversary is next month (we’ve been dating for eleven years, which totally boggles my mind), and as always, Michael and I are skipping any gifts in favor of taking a trip. When searching for fares, we found great deals …
Tag: Mexico City
Traveling Light: A Packing List for Five Days in Mexico City
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I have a love-hate relationship with packing. I love planning outfit combinations and picturing all that I am going to do at a destination, but I don’t really love the actual packing part. I’ve made a great effort to consolidate all of my travel items to …
Beyond the Surface: A Travel Guide to Mexico City for Second-Time Visitors
Museo Frida Kahlo, check. Palacio de Bellas Artes, check. Museo Nacional de Antropología, check. I have good news: If you’ve been to Mexico City once before, but only for a few days – this post’s for you (and if you haven’t? Check out my first Mexico City trip recap to start planning your first adventure!). …
Flavors of Mexico: Part Two of My Mexico City Food Guide
This post is a follow-up to my first Mexico City food post – you can find Part One right here! I’d be lying if I said that food wasn’t among my top three reasons to return to Mexico City (the other two? The culture and the people!). For months I’d been dreaming of the meals …
Visiting Teotihuacan with a Local through Airbnb Experiences
One of Mexico City’s best-known and most popular attractions is also one of the hardest to get to. Before our visit last month, Michael and I read through countless guides and blog posts detailing how to get to the pyramids of Teotihuacan before ultimately deciding to book an Airbnb Experience, and even then we were …
A Meal to Remember: What it’s Like to Dine at Pujol in Mexico City
Let’s just get this out of the way: I felt awful by the time we left Pujol, Enrique Olvera’s flagship restaurant in Mexico City. Despite the fact that we’d stopped eating many hours earlier in anticipation of our incredible dinner ahead, at some point, I misjudged where we were in the menu’s course listing and …
Journal | 12.22.18
Three more sleeps ’til Christmas! Michael and I started our celebrations early today with an extended family get-together. Things were frantic two hours until our scheduled start time when our family learned that the community center we usually rent had been double-booked; despite the short notice, my great-aunt pulled through and hosted all 32 of …
Journal | 11.3.18
I’m freaking out that it’s November. Are you freaking out that it’s November? We’ve had quite the pleasant week here this week, with beautiful weather and fun festivities. We formulated our Halloween plans at the very last minute, and went to see a spooky play and enjoyed dinner at one of our local favorites. We …
Flavors of Mexico: A Mexico City Food Guide
Mexican food is vastly underrated. It might be due to the fact that, in other countries, it has been so altered from its original form that it is rendered almost unrecognizable. Authentic Mexican food is deceptively simple; the reality is the cuisine is complex, rich, and vibrant. Nearly everything is made from scratch, no matter …
Traveling Light: Packing List for Three Days in Mexico City
My colleagues were confused when I lamented about packing for Mexico City. “Why?” they asked. “Don’t you just pack shorts, tanks, and sandals?” All of Mexico is not hot, with sunny beaches. In fact, much of the interior of Mexico runs quite cool due to the elevation. Mexico City’s temperature varies little throughout the year, …