Hey there world travelers, so today we are actually in Boston and we have some
business to take care of here before our big trip to Peru so we figured this is a
great opportunity for us to talk to you guys a little bit about some of our
experiences and what some things people didn't warn us about when we went to
Mexico City on our recent trip there. Right these are our own opinions own
experiences but we think you might find them helpful. So one of the things no one
warned us about Mexico was the toilet paper and not being able to flush it
down the toilet and apparently it's because they have a smaller pipe system
so if you flush toilet paper down the toilet you're most likely gonna get
a backup full of sh*t so it's always interesting to me that if you had to do a number two
where are you gonna put it you know you're likely flushing down the toilet
because you don't have to deal with that anymore so yeah it's weird to not be
able to just wipe drop flush and go so yeah if you don't heed that warning and
you get a backup it's gonna be a messy messy time in your Airbnb. And another
thing about toilet paper. And another thing about toilet paper, the public
restrooms don't have toilet paper now some will offer you you know some to buy so you can potentially buy the toilet paper, but I recommend bring your own
toilet paper so if you're going to the bathroom you have something to wipe
yourself with because otherwise it can be a little messy you know so bring your
own toilet paper.
So another thing no one warned us about Mexico City was that Mexico City
those folks like to party until 4:00 am starting on Wednesdays it was incredible
we were coming back to our Airbnb after a long day from our hike and it
was unreal the amount of people out in the streets the restaurants it was so
alive, it was so popping, and it starts on Wednesday, so initially you know we
thought we're gonna have trouble sleeping because it was right downstairs
all this amazing crazy fun atmospheric stuff going on but no we actually slept
pretty well but yeah no one warned is that it they like to party until 4:00
a.m. and boy can they party with the best of them. Okay and another thing
people did not warn us about Mexico City is that when we arrived at the airport we
thought okay we can't film through customs, but once we got out of customs
we thought we could film, take photos, so we're taking photos we were filming
picking up our luggage all that good stuff and then a woman walked up to us a
security guard she said you can't film you can't take photos she actually
looked at our camera made us delete all of our photos all of our video and said
that if we didn't she would charge us 50 pesos. Now I know that's not a big fine
but it's a fine so we certainly deleted everything. So, just be forewarned, if
you're coming to Mexico City don't film in the airport. And another thing people
did not warn us about is how amazing the people are, they're so friendly. Yes, a perfect example of this was our guide that we had for our hike it was about a
six-hour hike we wanted to get the most out of that experience and we spent probably
the entire day with her. She didn't complain once and then she actually
enjoyed being with us and when we offered her a tip or a little bonus just
because we took up so much of her time she refused to take it
we had to almost like insist and stuff it on her to take it because she
was just that kind of person and we found that to be pretty much every
person we met. Oh no she was great. We had these great uber drivers too. They were so
fabulous. There was one driver we were just like
getting down with rock and roll he played some great Mexican rock which was
so much fun we were singing with him the whole way
it was so much fun it was a blast I mean the people here are just great so
friendly you know we really really enjoyed the people. So another thing they
didn't warn us about Mexico City was that Mexico and Mexico City the
coca-cola they use pure cane sugar and in the US they used corn syrup so if you
go to Mexico definitely try the coca-cola and you know if that goes
great with that goes great with some awesome tacos you gotta try it. Another
thing people didn't warn us about Mexico City is that some of the best tacos are
served out of these huge buckets and I gotta tell you it looks kind of gross
from an outsider but we had this guide who was a great chef in Mexico City and
he told us you got to try these tacos we went to tacos de canasta los
especiales and they were so good and you put the guacamole on which
is nice and spicy and it's just it's amazing so you got to try it and don't
be afraid of the buckets. If you go to Mexico City, eat the tacos out of the
buckets. There are so many wild dogs that you will probably want to take all of
them home. You are excited to see us. They are so cute
and so friendly and a good example of this was Pedro
I named him Pedro he was the cutest dog that actually adopted us on our hike up
Nevado de Toluca. We were going up that mountain trekking and Pedro was
with us all along the whole way have a new tour guide hi yes he's my partner is
my partner look at that my new go. And for me it was like he was almost
motivation for me because going up at that high altitude and I will tell you
this we went up Nevado de Toluca the day we got to Mexico the next Mexico City
the day after. It was almost impossible. I guess you could say because we didn't
acclimate to it so going up it was just hard but for me seeing Pedro
as he was storming up that mountain it gave me that push that motivation to get
it done so yeah no one warned us that all these damn cute cuddly dogs gonna be
all over Mexico City and I wish I can take them home if we're going back
soon and I will tell you if Pedro's there I just might take his ass home. And
another thing people didn't warn us about going to Mexico City was the
intensity of the Sun you're going up 7,000 feet from sea level and at that
point you're you know the sun exposure is intense and going up to Nevado de
Toluca where we hike the next day we're up you know about 14,000 feet and at
that point the sun exposure is almost 50% higher than at sea level and i'm not
used to that so i put sunblock on my arms you know my face but I missed a lot
of spots and I have to tell you I got so friggin sun burned the back of my neck my
calves even my scalp were all burned and my calves were so freakin red they looked
like a friggin cooked lobster they were like brutal I mean it was like they
were shiny and red and it friggin killed I mean it was one of the worst sunburns
I've ever had but the hike was awesome the sunburn wasn't so if you're going to
hike up Nevado de Toluca in Mexico City wear the sunscreen including your
scalp exactly. And another thing no one warned us about
Mexico City was the fact that they put worms in the salt for
their drinks. I actually had a drink the first night we got there called Pulque
and it was a really tasty beverage and I actually Dave had one as well but he
didn't actually want it so he gave it to me so I'm sippin away like I'm having
this martini tonight just sipping and enjoying it and little did I know later
and I found out that the worm salt that they use is made with crushed worms
now had I known that beforehand I would have never tried it but it was so damn
good that I'm actually going that doesn't bother me whatsoever so the fact
that they didn't warn us about that I think that's a good thing because that
drink was tasty. They also didn't warn us about the heavily armed security guards
that you find outside of Mexico City. When we went up to Nevado de Toluca with
our guide we drove up and there were these you know security guards all over
the place with m16 rifles I mean it was pretty impressive not something we're
used to coming from the United States. Yeah it wasn't so much scary as
it was just more like oh my gosh wow there's these heavily armed military men
with these m16s and these military-style rifles that were just passing by they're
very friendly but it was just kind of a shock to us and also when we were kind
of going down about to finish our hike we're heading down to the town there
were so many policia the police officers that were also heavily armed that were
on the scout for you know drugs things of that nature that happens there but
they're also very friendly so this can happen anywhere in the world but for us
it was just kind of a little shock to know that this is something that might
be pretty common in certain parts of Mexico. And something else no one told us
about in Mexico City what was that is that you have to sip mezcal you don't
take mezcal and drink it like a tequila shot even though it comes in like a
tequila style glass here it's in the US we think that's tequila or a drink that
you need to just shoot back no in Mexico City you take the mezcal and you sip it
they give you like an orange with the worm salt on there just to add some
depth and flavor to it but you're supposed to sip
mezcal and enjoy it and savor it not schlep it back like tequila and another thing
that people didn't tell us about was all the different flavors of mezcal that
there are there's so many different flavors I mean when we went on the boat
tour the Xochimilco boat tour it was amazing our guide had 12 homemade
varieties and they were so good each one of them whether it was strawberry or
coconut, what are the other flavors, cucumber, jalapeno, yeah so good you know we had fun tasting
them without a little tipsy doing it but they tasted so good and it was worth it.
So something else no one told us about was how amazing the music venues are we
went to a venue called Lunario where we saw this band called Saosin and the
energy was unbelievable, the camaraderie, the drinks like
life-size cocktails at a reasonable price, the huge beers. I gotta say too, not only the
camaraderie but the sound the acoustics were great in the place. The lights, the lights were
awesome yeah they were great
it was a great time that there they just really know how to put on a show but at
the same time the people know how to really embrace the musician the artists
that are performing upon that stage so a quick question if you're from Mexico
City or you live in Mexico City or you visited Mexico City what are some tips
that you could share that would help some folks that may be interested in
visiting Mexico City and we want to hear from you too leave a comments below
because it could help us could help others as well it's very true and we
would really appreciate that as well because there's a lot of folks that are
out there that may watch this video that would love to have some of those tips
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