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Guadalajara City Guide: Eating and Drinking
ByLydia Carey July 7, 2023October 6, 2025 Updated onOctober 6, 2025

Guadalajara is one of my favorite cities in Mexico and right now it has an amazing food and bev scene you definitely need to check out.

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Monterrey is back, It just needs You
ByLydia Carey July 28, 2017October 6, 2025 Updated onOctober 6, 2025

There are many ways people think about Monterrey – Mexico’s industrial giant, a haven for the moneyed and the narcos, a Tex-Mex collision of barbecue and soccer.

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Mexico City Restaurant Suggestions
ByLydia Carey May 12, 2017August 13, 2025 Updated onAugust 13, 2025

My original post of best restaurants from back in 2017, click here to see the updated list.

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Badass Tours: Street Art Chilango
ByLydia Carey April 6, 2017August 13, 2025 Updated onAugust 13, 2025

You know a place is getting hip, when suddenly a tour of the most rebellious urban art form — street…

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Travel advice Local Traditions Outside the City Limits

Mexico City Day Trips: Teotihuacan
ByLydia Carey March 31, 2017August 13, 2025 Updated onAugust 13, 2025

A complete guide to taking a day trip out to Teotihuacan on your own. Embrace the adventure!

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Mexico City Flea Markets
ByLydia Carey March 10, 2017August 13, 2025 Updated onAugust 13, 2025

The recent popularity of my post on the La Lagunilla flea market (and the subsequent outpouring of requests for tours…

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City Wandering Eating and Drinking

Green Mexico City
ByLydia Carey February 25, 2017August 2, 2024 Updated onAugust 2, 2024

There are a hundred signs that Mexico City is growing green. Not just green, but local, sustainable, artisan. It’s a…

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Sundays at the Insurmountable La Lagunilla Market
ByLydia Carey January 18, 2017August 13, 2025 Updated onAugust 13, 2025

I still remember the first time I went to the La Lagunilla Sunday market. A blue-eyed, blonde-haired Australian friend and…

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Mexico City Day Trips: Desierto de los Leones
ByLydia Carey November 29, 2016August 13, 2025 Updated onAugust 13, 2025

In Juan Villoro’s short essay “The Metro” about traversing Mexico City he talks about the city’s boundaryland — The Desierto…

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Renting a bike in Mexico City
ByLydia Carey November 16, 2016August 19, 2025 Updated onAugust 19, 2025

*Last updated December 2020* Looking to Renting a bike in Mexico city? There are a couple of ways you can…

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City Wandering Centro Historico La Roma Travel advice

Marvelous Monday in Mexico City
ByLydia Carey July 28, 2015August 31, 2025 Updated onAugust 31, 2025

I’ve updated my original list for Monday in Mexico City to include some more great places that I found open….

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City Wandering Centro Historico Del Valle La Roma

Spectacular Sunday in Mexico City
ByLydia Carey July 20, 2015August 31, 2025 Updated onAugust 31, 2025

I’ve been challenged by a friend to write a series of guides to the different days of the week in…

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City Wandering Centro Historico Local Traditions

Museo de Arte Popular
ByLydia Carey May 15, 2014September 1, 2025 Updated onSeptember 1, 2025

I’m adding the Museo de Arte Popular (MAP) to my list of museums you can see under an hour and…

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City Wandering Neighborhoods

Noche de Museos at El Chopo
ByLydia Carey April 2, 2014September 1, 2025 Updated onSeptember 1, 2025

I must once again wax poetic about Noche de Museos here in Mexico City. Like lots of similar programs around…

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Fundación Jumex in Polanco
ByLydia Carey March 28, 2014September 1, 2025 Updated onSeptember 1, 2025

I finally made it to the Fundación Jumex Museum over the weekend and while I still think that the building…

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