MEXICO CITY! TODAY I'M IN MEXICO CITY AND I'M GIVING MYSELF A BUDGET OF SIXTY DOLLARS TO SEE
JUST WHAT I CAN GET. I FIND THE CITY TO BE FULL OF ENERGY AND SUPER AFFORDABLE, IF YOU'RE COMING
IN WITH DOLLARS OR EUROS. THE IDEA IS NOT TO BE ON A TIGHT BUDGET BUT IT'S ALSO NOT TO SPLURGE
EITHER. I'M FINDING THE PERFECT MIDPOINT TO SPEND MY DAY HERE. FROM STREET FOOD TO THIS SUPER TRENDY
RESTAURANT FOR DINNER. MEXICO CITY IS MASSIVE, IT'S SPREAD OUT WITH AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF
NEARLY 22 MILLION PEOPLE. THAT'S THE SAME AS THE POPULATION OF GREECE AND CZECH REPUBLIC COMBINED!
BUT EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE I DON'T USUALLY FEEL OVERWHELMED BY CROWDS OR TRAFFIC.
TO START OFF MY DAY HERE I TAKE AN UBER. THERE ARE A TON OF WAYS TO GET AROUND MORE ON THAT LATER
WHERE I'LL ADD UP ALL TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES TOGETHER. FIRST I SEE THIS GUY SELLING COCONUTS
SO I BUY ONE. ONE COCONUT, TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS! DON'T FORGET IF YOU GET A COCONUT, HAVE
THEM SLICE IT IN HALF AFTER YOU'RE DONE DRINKING SO YOU CAN EAT THE COCONUT MEAT. MAKE SURE YOU
GO BACK BECAUSE HE WILL CHOP UP YOUR COCONUT. YOU CAN ADD SALT LIME AND EAT THE COCONUT MEAT
RIGHT AFTER. NEXT I SEE THIS POPULAR LOOKING FOOD STAMP. THE GUY IS SELLING FRESH HOMEMADE TACOS SO
I ORDER TWO. ONE BEAN TACO AND ONE CHICKEN TACO FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ONE DOLLAR! SIDE NOTE:
BE CAREFUL WHILE IN MEXICO WHEN YOU ADD RANDOM SALSAS TO YOUR FOOD BECAUSE CHANCES ARE IT CAN
BE SUPER SPICY AND PERSONALLY I HAVE A REALLY LOW TOLERANCE WHEN IT COMES TO SPICE. THAT IS SPICY,
IT'S DELICIOUS IT TASTES SUPER AUTHENTIC I CAN'T QUITE EXPLAIN IT DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING YOU
WOULD FIND IN A RESTAURANT. NEXT I HEAD TO THE FRIDA KAHLO MUSEUM, A HISTORIC MUSEUM WHICH IS
DEDICATED TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE FAMOUS MEXICAN ARTIST YOU CAN ONLY GET YOUR TICKETS
ONLINE IN ADVANCE. THIS PLACE IS SUPER POPULAR SO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR TICKETS ONLINE BECAUSE
A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP BUT WERE TURNED AWAY. FRIDA KAHLO IS MOST COMMONLY KNOWN FOR HER MANY
PORTRAITS AND SELF-PORTRAITS THAT WERE INSPIRED BY THE NATURE AND ARTIFACTS OF MEXICO, AND IT WAS
SUPER COOL TO WALK THROUGH HER HOUSE SHE GREW UP IN. THE PRICE TO ENTER THIS MUSEUM 12.50 BUT ADD
AN EXTRA DOLLAR IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES BECAUSE THEY WILL CHARGE YOU FOR THAT.
OVERALL, THIS WAS A REALLY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE UH DEFINITELY A PLACE TO VISIT ESPECIALLY IF YOU KNEW
ABOUT HER LIFE DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT. FROM THERE I WALKED TO THIS SUPER COOL OPEN AIR MARKET, IT
TOTALLY REMINDS ME OF A BAZAAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST. SO THIS IS CALLED A MERCADO IT'S KIND OF LIKE
A BAZAAR YOU'VE GOT FOOD YOU'VE GOT TOYS YOU GOT EVERYTHING ONE WOULD NEED HERE UNDER THIS ROOF AND
IT'S REALLY COOL IT REMINDS ME TOTALLY OF A BAZAAR AND IT PRETTY MUCH IS BUT IT'S CALLED A MERCADO.
I SEE EVERYONE IS EATING AT THIS FOOD PLACE SO I GRAB A SEAT AND ORDER TWO TOSTADAS. ONE IS CHICKEN
AND THE OTHER IS SHRIMP. A TOSTADA IS NOT SUPER COMMON IN THE U.S. BUT IT'S A TOASTED TORTILLA
USUALLY SERVED OPEN LIKE THIS. I HOPE THAT SALSA IS NOT VERY SPICY BECAUSE I JUST PUT A LOT ON
THOSE TOSTADAS. ONE CHICKEN TOSTADA AND ONE SHRIMP TOSTADA, FOUR DOLLARS! SO A TOSTADA IS BASICALLY
LIKE A HARD SHELL TACO BUT IT'S OPEN FACING AND I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS TO EAT THIS THING
BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE A CHALLENGE. I'M PAIRING IT WITH A FRESH ORANGE JUICE, ONE DOLLAR!
SIDE NOTE: A LOT OF PUBLIC AREAS WITHIN MEXICO CITY HAVE
FREE WI-FI. IT WAS SUPER COOL SO YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO GET A SIM CARD HERE.
NEXT I TAKE A TAXI TO THIS MASSIVE PARK AND SEE A TON OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND
ENJOYING THE DAY AND IT REMINDS ME OF CENTRAL PARK IN NEW YORK. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PALACE
WHERE THE PRESIDENTS USED TO LIVE. TODAY IT'S USED FOR TOURS AND IT'S A MUSEUM THEY EVEN HAVE
PERFORMANCES. SO BECAUSE OF KOVIT THERE IS A DAILY LIMIT OF HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY LET INTO THE CASTLE
AND IT'S ONLY ABOUT THREE O'CLOCK RIGHT NOW BUT THEY'VE STOPPED LETTING PEOPLE IN FOR THE DAY
SO I'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT AND WALK AROUND THE PARK AND FIND OTHER THINGS TO EXPLORE.
SO MEXICO CITY IS SUPER VIBRANT, A LOT OF ENERGY AND THE WEATHER THIS TIME OF YEAR IS AMAZING!
I JUST GOT TO THIS AREA OUTSIDE OF THE OPERA HOUSE, THE ENERGY HERE IS SUPER COOL LOTS OF
PEOPLE HERE THERE IS A LINE TO GET IN SO I'M DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO WAIT IN THAT LINE
BUT NONETHELESS I'M STILL HAPPY I CAME HERE. THIS AREA THAT I'M HERE RIGHT NOW DEFINITELY REMINDS
ME OF A LOT OF PLACES THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGHOUT EUROPE. THEN I RUN INTO MY BUDDY DREW BINSKY WHO
IS A POPULAR VIDEO CREATOR AND ALSO HAPPENS TO BE IN MEXICO CITY TODAY. WE TAKE THE SUBWAY WHICH IS
SUPER CROWDED BUT SO CHEAP. TOGETHER WE GO TO THIS ROOFTOP WHERE YOU CAN GET AN INCREDIBLE
VIEW OF THIS CITY. SEVEN DOLLARS! SO MEXICO CITY IS ACTUALLY BUILT ON A LAKE MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
THAT BUT THIS WAS ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO IF YOU WERE TO BE RIGHT WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW
IT WOULD BE MOSTLY WATER. THIS IS THE 44TH FLOOR AND IT HAS SOME OF THE BEST VIEWS OF MEXICO CITY.
OVERALL THIS IS REALLY COOL BUT I WOULDN'T SAY THIS IS A MUST VISIT, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO
SPEND SEVEN DOLLARS AROUND MEXICO CITY AND IT WASN'T THE MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE. OKAY BY
NOW IT'S GETTING DARK SO I REST BEFORE DINNER SO LET'S ADD UP ALL THE TRANSPORTATION COSTS WHICH
INCLUDE UBER, A TAXI, A SHARED VAN AND THE SUBWAY: THE PRICE FOR ALL THE TRANSPORTATION IS $13.
FOR TRANSPORTATION THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET AROUND. THERE'S TAXI, THERE'S UBER,
THERE'S DD AND THERE'S ALSO A SHARED VAN SO FOR ABOUT 25 CENTS YOU CAN JUST HOP ON A VAN THAT GOES
IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION, GET IN WHEN YOU WANT GET OUT WHEN YOU WANT. THERE IS ALSO METRO. I'M TAKING
A COMBINATION OF ALL OF THEM. I END MY DAY WITH DINNER AT THIS SUPER TRENDY RESTAURANT. THE MENU
CHANGES EVERY MONTH AS THEY BRING IN A NEW CHEF. THIS MONTH IS THIS WOMAN WHO COMES FROM NORTHERN
MEXICO. THE STATE IS CALLED SINALOA. I GET THIS BARLEY WATER DRINK IT'S COMMONLY SOLD IN THE
STREET CARTS THROUGHOUT HER STATE AND IT'S MADE WITH WATER, MILK, SUGAR, VANILLA AND CINNAMON.
THREE DOLLARS! FOR MY MAIN DISH I ORDER THIS: THIS IS CORN TORTILLAS DIPPED IN CHILI AND SPICES
IT'S STUFFED WITH HOMEMADE PORK WITH LETTUCE, CHEESE, RADISH, AVOCADO, CUCUMBER AND PICKLED RED
ONION. OH, THEY ALSO ADD IN ZUCCHINI AND VINEGAR. IT WAS PRETTY GOOD BUT NOT THE BEST THING I'VE HAD
IN MEXICO. $15! SO I DID IT I SPENT 60 DOLLARS IN ONE DAY IN MEXICO CITY. OF COURSE YOU CAN DO
IT FOR A LOT CHEAPER BUT I FELT LIKE I GOT TO SEE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES FROM THE STREET FOOD
TO TRENDY RESTAURANTS. LET ME KNOW WHAT I MISSED IN THE COMMENTS AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT CHECK OUT
OTHER PLACES AROUND THE WORLD I'VE GIVEN MYSELF A CASH BUDGET CHALLENGE FROM SAN DIEGO TO DUBAI!