This past year has been a struggle for me & John to readjust from the “every other weekend = a 3-day+ vacation to a beach, jungle, colonial town or archaeological site” schedule that we got accustomed to living in Mexico City. 
(Yes, I can almost feel your waves of sympathy washing over me.) So after a long, challenging, nearly-vacation-free 2011, we made last minute plans to zip down to Mexico City today (Friday Jan 6th). We debated going somewhere new & unknown to us, but for this particular trip, the comfortable & familiar won out. Consider it a greatest hits tour….just 15 months after the original tour.
Planning has been pretty light thus far… all we’ve really accomplished is starting a list of places we need to eat…. So far we have:
- Dulce Patria
- Don Gueros (John’s “local” taco stand by the US Embassy)
- Contramar
- Azul Condesa
- El Bajio in Azcapotzalco
- San Angel Inn for the martinis I never tried while living there
- Tostadas Coyoacan followed by churros
- + a few new recs I’ve read about like El Caguamo, Bar Lilit, La Casa Roma…
Point being– we are super excited to eat & wander through all the fun neighborhoods, mercados, etc. & track down some friends while we’re there. More photos to follow of anything else new we discover while there. My current fascination is this– Bamboocycle, a company that makes bicycles out of bamboo. Love it!
Is it wrong to just want to replicate this photo again in person? Love ya, tacos al pastor (& even the sullen taquero).
on Jan 6th, 2012 at 11:17 am
If you end up buying one of those bamboo bikes, please be sure to review it after you’ve had a chance to give it some uso rudo. I saw the guys who make them at a bike fair a few months ago, and the bikes looked pretty good, but I did have some concerns about how well they’d hold up to riding in the rain, among other things.
on Jan 6th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
If you have time go to Maximo’s, a new restaurant in Colonia Roma (Zacatecas at Tonalá)–the chef worked at Pujol for 3 years. Happy New Year.
on Jan 6th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
I love your blog and stumbled across it one day. I read all the posts from day one. Really enjoyed it. I am also from Nebraska (Omaha), my parents from farm families, so there were so many aspects of your family stories that really resonated. I live in Dallas now but would like to make extended visits to Mexico one day. One thing though- I wish I could sign up to receive your blog updates by email? Love your writing!
on Jan 31st, 2012 at 9:49 am
If you ever get a chance to visit Santa Fe De La Laguna, in Michoacan, please email me and tell me all about it.
I am planning on going there sometime in the reasonable future and would like a little preview.
I understand that the only place to stay is in a “Hostel”, ran by local women. Not to mention, how to get there from Morelia airport, without having to pay an arm and a leg.
Thanks for listening to my ramblings,
Steven in Texas
on Apr 11th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Thanks so much for sharing your favorite spots in Mexico. It is refreshing to read some positive comments on Mexico instead of the main stream media’s continual focus on violence.
on May 8th, 2012 at 3:10 am
Hello there!
My name is Malte Zeeck, and I am with InterNations.org. I really enjoyed reading your fantastic blog! I think expats in Mexico and around the world could really gain some great insights [and have a few good laughs] on this page. The quality of the blog in general is very convincing, which is why I would love to feature you and your writing on the Recommended Blog on Mexico section on InterNations.org
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on May 31st, 2012 at 2:16 am
Hola,
Soy un amante de la música mas bonita del mundo, la música de mariachi. Estare atento a sus comentarios.
Saludos
on Jun 20th, 2012 at 5:25 pm
you are very very gringa eeverywhere
on Nov 21st, 2012 at 2:37 pm
lol @ the guy in the picture. He’s like, “Really? A Picture? I make tacos for God’s sake.”