Mexico City can be hard to navigate the first (second, and third) time you visit. Here is a breakdown of several popular and lesser known neighborhoods where you might want to stay overnight and check out.
Mexico City Museums Guide
Mexico City is said to have one of the longest lists of museums in the world. I thought that my readers would appreciate a quick summary of as many of the museums as possible. I am still working on...
A Guide to Eating Street Food in Mexico City
With street food there are no hard and fast rules per se, but there are certain, let’s say, generalities that the nascent street food eater should know about before they hit the stands of Mexico City. Here are the...
A Guide to Polanco: The Highlights
Mexico City’s Polanco neighborhood has a bit of a reputation. As one of the city’s most upscale neighborhoods, it is known for its embassies, 5-star hotels and horrendous weekday traffic… also snooty fashionistas and trust fund kids. While that stereotype...
Discovering the Polanco Aviary
While ambassadors are chauffeured to their offices, upscale tourists shop on Presidente Masaryk and office workers of all stripes flood the streets of Polanco, dozens of parakeets are quietly feasting on sunflower seeds, parrots are calling back and forth...
A Oaxacan Primer at Guzina Oaxaca
I’m sitting at Guzina Oaxaca, a new restaurant in Polanco with an old friend from San Miguel days. Foodie companion and chef extraordinaire Shaw, has a serious love affair with Oaxacan food and is giving me a list of...