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re: Anyone live or recently visited Mexico City?
Posted on 1/2/21 at 6:07 pm to Tiger Attorney
Posted on 1/2/21 at 6:07 pm to Tiger Attorney
I love limb and head removal by chainsaw. Makes me feel all giggly inside.
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Posted on 1/2/21 at 6:21 pm to NimbleCat
Why did Tulum get popular? What makes it special?
Posted on 1/2/21 at 6:25 pm to NimbleCat
Yea there are a ton of new developments being built in Tulum which is changing it to be more like Playa
This post was edited on 1/2/21 at 6:25 pm
Posted on 1/2/21 at 6:26 pm to Shanegolang
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I love limb and head removal by chainsaw. Makes me feel all giggly inside.
$1000 says that you've never been there
Posted on 1/2/21 at 6:31 pm to Tiger Attorney
Mexico City is a cool place, very cosmopolitan. But, like any city, there are good areas and bad areas. I move there and live there in a heartbeat if somebody would pay me enough, it cost a small fortune to live in a nice area in Mexico City
This post was edited on 1/2/21 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 1/2/21 at 6:47 pm to Tiger Attorney
Pretty good Mexican food.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 6:54 pm to Tiger Attorney
My buddy is a DJ in Mexico City and he has no problems with anything
Posted on 1/2/21 at 7:05 pm to Tiger Attorney
Spent a week there mid-October. A Nola friend has moved there for a year. She is loving it.
They are serious about masks and everywhere - shops/restaurants/museums/etc - were doing temp checks and required hand sanitizer use upon entering.
That being said, it was great. Most restaurants and bars were open. Museums were open with a few exceptions.
Bars had to do last call at 10 and be closed by 11.
The food and bar scene are incredible. We were with friends in the industry and went to Pujol, Contramar, Quintonil, Huset. But the street food and hole in the wall taco places were delicious as well. If you know who to ask, there are speakeasies for after hour revelry.
Condessa, Roma and Polanco are safe neighborhoods where most of the places we went were. Never felt unsafe even late night. However, a local friend told me not to wear my Rolex. Just like anywhere, be smart about it.
You mentioned warm weather. CDMX elevation is 7382’. Summer can get hot, but this time of the year it is not warm.
On a previous trip we went to Teotihuacan, which I recommend. Let me know if you decide to go and I can get you names of other places (mainly bars) to check out.
They are serious about masks and everywhere - shops/restaurants/museums/etc - were doing temp checks and required hand sanitizer use upon entering.
That being said, it was great. Most restaurants and bars were open. Museums were open with a few exceptions.
Bars had to do last call at 10 and be closed by 11.
The food and bar scene are incredible. We were with friends in the industry and went to Pujol, Contramar, Quintonil, Huset. But the street food and hole in the wall taco places were delicious as well. If you know who to ask, there are speakeasies for after hour revelry.
Condessa, Roma and Polanco are safe neighborhoods where most of the places we went were. Never felt unsafe even late night. However, a local friend told me not to wear my Rolex. Just like anywhere, be smart about it.
You mentioned warm weather. CDMX elevation is 7382’. Summer can get hot, but this time of the year it is not warm.
On a previous trip we went to Teotihuacan, which I recommend. Let me know if you decide to go and I can get you names of other places (mainly bars) to check out.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 7:18 pm to Tiger Attorney
Posted on 1/2/21 at 7:20 pm to evil cockroach
The murder rate in Mexico City is less than half of the murder rate in Baton Rouge or New Orleans.
There's some real ignorance on this board.
There's some real ignorance on this board.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 7:41 pm to GOP_Tiger
Most of the people in this state arent very worldly.
I am thankful for the real responses. We would be going in February.
I wish some countries would just open the f#ck up.
I am thankful for the real responses. We would be going in February.
I wish some countries would just open the f#ck up.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 8:29 pm to Tiger Attorney
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Most of the people in this state arent very worldly.
The problem is that you originally put this thread on the OT. You got a bunch of responses but most are worthless.
This post was edited on 1/2/21 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 1/2/21 at 8:42 pm to LordSaintly
The core of my question was whether the current condition of a city. My motives of travel felt secondary to a rather simple and direct question to anyone in the personal know.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 9:56 pm to Lima Whiskey
By Special it was low key. Slow paced and simple. Just a dive of a beach town. Topless beaches, walk up bars from the beach. Great seafood and drinks. Mayan ruins. Cenotes. All tucked away from Cancun.
Now I think Tulum tries too hard. It wants to be eco-friendly, bohemian. But it is 5 star prices. And only rising in cost and crowds. We didn’t recognize the place this year. I think COVID was some of it, but it was jammed arse full of tourists. And I guess 50-70% of businesses are closed.
There is a great turtle hatch. Beaches are nice, some seaweed. A big national park at the end of the road that is deserted except for some locals. I mean walk through the forest and right into the beach. Like Lost episodes.
Kind of a walking town or bicycle town, but now bumper to bumper traffic. I’ve had some great times in Tulum with the wife, but I don’t think I’ll go back there. It is like many places that get discovered and lose the essence of what made it special.
Now I think Tulum tries too hard. It wants to be eco-friendly, bohemian. But it is 5 star prices. And only rising in cost and crowds. We didn’t recognize the place this year. I think COVID was some of it, but it was jammed arse full of tourists. And I guess 50-70% of businesses are closed.
There is a great turtle hatch. Beaches are nice, some seaweed. A big national park at the end of the road that is deserted except for some locals. I mean walk through the forest and right into the beach. Like Lost episodes.
Kind of a walking town or bicycle town, but now bumper to bumper traffic. I’ve had some great times in Tulum with the wife, but I don’t think I’ll go back there. It is like many places that get discovered and lose the essence of what made it special.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 10:48 pm to Tiger Attorney
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What is the current situation there?
I wouldn't go there now. I have clients from Mexico city and they have stopped traveling to the US since the quarantine restrictions when they return are so strict. According to them, the restrictions in the US are child's play compared to what they have.
Posted on 1/2/21 at 11:43 pm to NimbleCat
Thank you for sharing, I understand
Posted on 1/3/21 at 2:10 pm to NimbleCat
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Kind of a walking town or bicycle town, but now bumper to bumper traffic. I’ve had some great times in Tulum with the wife, but I don’t think I’ll go back there. It is like many places that get discovered and lose the essence of what made it special.
I have zero desire to go to Tulum at this point. I’m dreading the day the crowd turns their sights to Sayulita.
This post was edited on 1/3/21 at 7:12 pm
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