Once up on a time I wrote up a guide to Taipei . I’m gonna do the same for Mexico City as I feel like I’ve been there enough to suggest some things. What makes me qualified? Glad you asked! After a spending month in CDMX in November 2019—mainly to get a tattoo—I fell in love with the city and vowed to return. After wrapping up some stuff back home, I went back to Mexico City at the beginning of 2020 with an apartment rented for two months, and then ended up staying there until July, right in the middle of the pandemic. Since then I’ve also been there with my wife for three weeks in 2022 and then again for a week in 2026. While that isn’t the most time there ever, I do feel like I’ve canvassed the parts I know—aka the expat parts—and have enough advice for a first time trip to Mexico City. In addition, I met some local friends and dated someone there during that extended quarantine time, so have experienced some of that life as well. Overall, Mexico City is my favorite city—outside of A...