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Mexico City blog shares Travel tips, news, observations, and gossip from Mexico City by Jim Johnston, author of 'Mexico City: An Opinionated Guide for the Curious Traveler'.
Mexico City
2y ago
The last two years of the pandemic have not inspired me to blog. But I continue to post on Facebook (MEXICO CITY: AN OPINIONATED GUIDE) and Instagram (MYMEXICOCITY). See you there ..read more
Mexico City
2y ago
I'm pleased to announce my latest venture, MEXICO CITY WALKING TOURS.The first tour I've designed is of Colonia Condesa, the area I've called home for almost twenty years. "Dream Houses of Condesa" takes you on a labyrinthine journey through the streets, parks and plazas of Mexico City's most charming neighborhood. The concept of the tour is based on my two decades of wandering around, looking up ..read more
Mexico City
3y ago
(Note: The day after I wrote this blog post there was a huge spike in Covid cases in Mexico. So who knows what the hell is going on? In keeping with the weather here the past months, the following should be considered as a rare moment of sunlight.) Ready or not, Mexico City is roaring back to life. My dog Lucy and I just went for a walk in Parque México where the scene was livelier than ever ..read more
Mexico City
4y ago
After reading Richard Power's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, 'The Overstory', everyone in my book club started looking at trees differently--they've been here so much longer than any of us And now with the corona virus lurking, the fragility of the human race is more and more apparent.
Everything I read about the virus affirms that isolation/quarantine is the best way to go. But my dog, Lucy ..read more
Mexico City
4y ago
I'm still walking around in a fog of jet lag after two months in India. It's one of my favorite travel moments, when I can enjoy the comforts of home, but in that altered state where everything surprises. Mexico City looks seems so clean, so quiet, so orderly. But there are hints of India everywhere, like when the afternoon sun lit up all these signs at once ..read more
Mexico City
4y ago
There's a lot of visual stimulation in Mexico City. This show in Colonia Roma stopped my in my tracks. The show, titled 'Headphones', is the work of Mexican artist Omar Zurita. Catch it at KlanDestina Gallery, Campeche 151 (near the Mercado Medellín)
https://www.galeriaklandestina.com/exposiciones ..read more
Mexico City
4y ago
I was out for a Sunday stroll when this caught my eye..
They keep coming down! Another building damaged in the earthquake of September 19, 2017 is being demolished. We live with the rubble, we live with the uncertainty that the ground beneath our feet can move at any time ..read more
Mexico City
4y ago
(Edificio Gaona on Bucarelli)
OPEN HOUSE CDMX, a festival of Mexico City architecture, will take place this weekend, September 28 and 29. More than 80 venues--many never before accessible--will be open to the public. You can see the works of some of Mexico City's most famous architects.
For more information, click the link below:
https://ohcdmx.org ..read more
Mexico City
4y ago
One way to deal with the craziness of living in Mexico City is to escape to the country once in a while, and my favorite place to go is Malinalco, a magical spot hidden in the mountains of the Estado de Mexico.
The Aztec goddess Malinalxóchitl thought the place magical enough to call it home, and the Mexican government officially endorsed her opinion when it included ..read more