Travel to Mexico

Mexico City: An Opinionated Guide for the Curious Traveler

Format: Paperback
Author: Jim Johnston
ReleaseDate: 20 November, 2006
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Rating:

Mexico City - Accessible and Unique
It is so gracefully written and full of interesting insights, places and anecdotes that I can't wait to see them for myself. What a delightful book about one of my favorite cities and cultures! Instead of flipping to the glossary to find say, "museums" or "restaurants" and then reading a brief note of the address followed by a short description, I found that once I had begun reading the Introduction I simply couldn't put it down and just read it straight through until the end. The numerous carefully scripted walks are described with such pleasure and respect for the people and daily life. The visitor is placed right in the midst of the action, tastes, colors and smells. No looking through the window of a tour bus here. It is a vast city and the various districts are quite distinct from one another and the public transportation to get to each is clearly described. The famous sites are all here for you, but this little volume also has unique places that I don't think you'll find in any other book. .

A Foodie Going to Mexico City
After reading this guidebook's section on Where to Eat I was ready to hop on a plane right then and there. I will be visiting Mexico City for the first time in a couple of weeks. .

Good prep reading for a trip to Mexico City, but not a stand-alone
Look, when an American goes to Mexico City, you are probably going there for business or some specific reason. Why won't someone write a new, good, comprehensive book about Mexico City? Well, probably because it's the biggest city in the world and no one has time. And you are probably wondering what it's gonna be like after hearing, "Don't drink the water" a million times.

This book is a good crash course on Mexico City from a guy with a nice writing style. But, the book dances between being a "tell it like it is" reality check (which I really enjoyed) to a random laundry list of stuff to see. Plus it's really thin. Not a lot there.

I think the best use of this book is a primer for mentally preparing yourself to go. Read it in bed a few nights before you pack, especially the first chapter. It'll hit the high points and give you a "Cliffs Notes" version of the city.

When you get there, in the insanity, best bet is to hire a trustworthy local to give you the tour. This is not a city for novices to try to navigate, although I wish you many moments of beauty, like dilapidated houses with beautiful pink flowers in the window, and kids with holes in their shoes looking at you with big beautiful brown soulful eyes and chasing pigeons around the park, happier than I've been in years. Good luck!.

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