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17 Fun Things To Do In Mexico City

Moorish Kiosk Mexico City

Mexico City. CDMX. District Federal. Whatever you want to call the Mexican capital, it’s safe to say that there’s plenty to see, do, and of course, eat, in this buzzing metropolis. Mexico City is a glorious mix of contrasts, from…

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Sitting on a Teotihuacan pyramid

A Mexico City Day Trip to the Teotihuacan Pyramids

Initially, I wasn’t that excited about visiting Teotihuacan, the ancient city and World Heritage Site an hour outside Mexico City. Having seen Chichen Itza, one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, during our visit to the Riviera Maya,…

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Palacio des Bellas Artes

An Unexpected Week in Mexico City

My first sight of Mexico City was from the air, as our plane descended through a smoggy, sunset-tinged sky. The city was sprawling, filling every conceivable space, reaching to the edges of the horizon and climbing haphazardly up hillsides. It…

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Tulum ruins on Riviera Maya

Beyond the Beach: How to Spend A Weekend in Mexico’s Riviera Maya

The Riviera Maya is a popular tourist spot, particularly for travellers from the USA, who can fly to Cancun from the north east in little over three hours. On the surface, it’s your typical ‘fly and flop’ destination: you fly…

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Mayan temple at Coba, Mexico

Climbing an Ancient Mayan Temple in Coba, Mexico

I was already halfway up when I realised I had made a mistake. I couldn’t do it. From ground level, the ruined Mayan temple at Coba, in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, didn’t seem that high.  From halfway up – the first…

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Weekend in Mexico Travel Video

Our Weekend in Mexico: A Travel Video

Crystal clear Caribbean waters, rich Yucatan food, and one of the Seven Wonders of the World: as you can imagine, three full days was not nearly long enough to experience all that Mexico’s Riviera Maya and the Yucatan peninsula has…

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