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Bangkok’s folding market train
I’m not sure how many of you are familiar with the folding market train video. Honestly, I’d seen trains run through the middle of markets in other parts of Asia before, but I didn’t know the Maeklong market was the most famous in the world. When I told my friend Vora I planned to take…
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Photos: San Miguel Chapultapec, one of Mexico City’s hidden neighborhoods.
We found it funny that the guy we house sat for in this lovely neighborhood told us there were only a couple restaurants. As we stumbled across at least a dozen, we could only conclude that he must just walk the same route every day. As visitors, of course, we tried a new route every…
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Photos: Getting beyond street food in Mexico City
Ticuchi Our Christmas dinner at Balcón del Zócalo was just one of many amazing culinary experiences we enjoyed during our one month stay in Mexico City. True, we had our fair share of burgers and lasagnas, because at some point tortilla based food gets redundant. However, we did stumble upon a couple places whose take…
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Best bike rental in Mexico City
As long as I’ve been coming to Mexico city, I’ve been impressed with its bikeability. That’s no easy task in a city of 12 million people, who aren’t known for their passive driving. The things that stuck out to me on my first visit were the free bikes available in the Zocalo, the closing of…
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What’s the best way to get around Mexico City? Uber vs Didi vs Taxi
Like most big cities in the world, it’s cheaper to get around Mexico City in someone else’s car than your own. Not owning a car means no payments, no maintenance, no insurance, and no fuel or parking expenses. From my perspective, saving $10,000 per year on auto expenses is the same as earning an extra…
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Best neighborhoods in Mexico City to stay or live.
Every year, I spend more time in Mexico city which is funny because, before my first visit, I would have sworn I didn’t like big cities. I never even intended to visit Mexico city. As part of my research before my first visit to Mexico, I asked every Mexican I met what places I should…
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One of the world’s creepiest tourist attractions: Island of the dolls in Mexico
On the southern edge of Mexico city is a place as Mexican as it gets. Many of you may know that Mexicans have an obsession with death, as exhibited in their famous Day of the Dead celebration, where surviving family members go to cemeteries to carouse with their dead loved ones. You may also know…
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My top 6 recommendations for expats in Mexico
The thing that all these places have in common is culture and a diversity of things to do. If you’re just trying to recreate a suburban American life in Mexico, you’ll be happier in a place like Lake Chapala or San Miguel de Allende, but for me, I like the energy of a thriving town,…
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Why I’d choose Puebla as a top destination for an extended stay in Mexico
Now that I’ve wrapped up my series of stories on Taxco, it’s time to move to another one of my favorite Mexican destinations. As you know, last year I convinced Joan to consider Mexico as a more affordable place to live while she pursues her location independent work as a content writer. Taxco is a…
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