To Raul: I’m sorry that I never returned to the resort beach to claim my spot under the palapa. To Luís: I’m sorry that I undertipped you at dinner on the first night of our vacation–we made up for it, though. To everyone on our plane flying into Cancun: I’m sorry you...
It feels like a very long time since I was able to post a year’s wishlist at a time when travel seems not just possible–but probable. That’s not to say that this year hasn’t been fraught with cancellations so far; I’m just choosing to make lemonade wherever...
Get cozy, because I’m going to tell you a story that sums up my overall experience in Mexico City. Okay, so it was Sunday in the wee hours of the morning. Like 5AM. It was dark outside still, and the streets of Roma Norte were almost completely deserted. There was a taqueria open across...
As a woman traveling solo to Mexico City, I was warned numerous times that I should take the normal safety precautions that I would in any major metro–but I was also told that being out (alone) after dark was probably not in my best interests. Whether that’s true or not, the last...
I’m not going to lie: the Centro area of Mexico City is a lot to absorb. There’s so much going on that it’s overwhelming. When I left Templo Mayor, I had one thing in mind–a bit of quiet. Well, that and a light lunch. That’s how I found myself in the Condesa...
A friend, when I told him I was going to be spending the day in Mexico City, laughed like crazy and said, “You’re going to spend most of your time in cabs!” Yeah, I’d read about the legendary Mexico City traffic, but my Uber ride to Polanco in the morning had been a...
After my inauspicious arrival in Mexico City, I really needed a good experience to wash the taste of failure and fear out of my mouth. You know what that means, right? Chocolate. Shops tend to open kind of late on Saturdays in Mexico City (compared to what I’m used to). Most, it seemed,...
A little over 40 percent of Americans have passports these days, which is better than it used to be. Back in the late 90s, only about 15 percent did. The increase is due entirely to the rule changes that occurred after the attacks on September 11 back in 2001, when traveling to Canada, Mexico,...