Checkout our Mexico City Blog posts for even more info and insider tips: ✈ 3-Day Mexico City Itinerary - fortheroadtravels.com/the-ultimate-3-day-mexico-city-itinerary-plus-real-local-advice/ ⛔ How To Stay Safe In Mexico City - fortheroadtravels.com/the-ultimate-mexico-city-safety-guide/ 🫢 How To Avoid Getting Scammed In Mexico City - fortheroadtravels.com/how-to-avoid-getting-scammed-at-xochimilco-mexico-city/
When I went in 2017, I traveled entirely by bus and subway. Apple and Google maps can tell you exactly what lines go where and where they stop. Just search using public transport. And yes, pay close attention when using public transport in any city, because while it's mostly safe, there's always a chance you're caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Hola Zhang 🤗 Yeah, we found out that google maps is very helpful for using the public transportation, and of course as in any major city, you should be aware of your belongings and surroundings. We have some friends there so we always asked for some advice that helped us. Thank you amigo for watching we really appreciate it 🥰🙏
I was just in Mexico City this past August, hung out with someone who lives there, and she said in no uncertain terms to avoid the taxis. Supposedly the cartels and gangs work with them a lot, they are involved in Human trafficking.
Hola Amig@ 👋, Thank you very much for watching and sharing this insight, we didn't even know about it but is interesting, we had used taxi once but just because we were with a local but we did not enjoy the experience TBH. Thank you again for sharing this information so other travellers can have an better idea of the transportation in Mexico City 🙏🤩😊
@@ForTheRoadTravels Here is a link to a TH-cam video on the matter. It seems like taxi kidnappings, rapes and murders are a very serious issue in Mexico city. th-cam.com/video/QSvOdgXCZi4/w-d-xo.html
Hola Ceci 👋🏼👋🏼 Yes, way way better than taxis but always take your precautions it’s a big city, always share your live location if going alone. The two times we’ve always used Uber and haven’t had any issue.
I totally agree about safety in Centro historico, it is such a crowded and lively part of the city in the daytime but in the evening after most businesses shut down it is a different story 🤷🏻♂️ Saludos y se cuidan 😁👍✌️
Hola Fer 👋👋 Nice to see your comment 🤩🥰. Yes, when starts getting dark, is another world, and we understand that happens in any major city like this one. We avoided walking at night and we did it like once or twice just because we did not have other option 🤭. Happy seeing your comment here Fer, we hope you're doing amazing, we're sending you a big abrazo from PDC 🤗
NO DONT BELIEVE EVERY THING THAT PPL SAY. IN THE NIGHT ITS ALSO SAFETY EVERY TIME IM THERE. DO YOU SEE THE AMONT OF PPL IN THE NIGTHS IN HISTÓRIC CENTER. EL ZÓCALO IN MÉXICO CITY ITS WAY SAFETY THE TIME SQUARE IN NEW YORK OR IN UNDERGROND IN ATLANTA. PPL LYE TO MUCH ABOUT ONLY REPITE WHAT OTHER IDIOIOT SAY. LIKE IN THE MEDIA IHERE THE USA. BUT ALL THAT IT CURES WHEN YOU START TO TRAVELED. AND YOU DISCOVERED BY YOUR OWN. I DONT KNOW IF YOU EVER BEING IN THE STREET OF ROME IN THE NIGHT??? HOW DANGER THEY ARE ??? AND THIS INDIGINAS. EXAGERATED WITH EL ZOCALO IN MÉXICO CITY.
I Love Mexico city, my advice would be if you are ever lost find a Starbucks. 👍🏽 I had such a good time, really good people. Can't wait to visit again next year
And there are lots of Starbucks there 🤭🤭🫶. Awesome, we are glad to hear you had a good time. Feel free to leave your tips in the comments that helped you with your trip 🙏🏼🙏🏼. Sending all the great vibes amigo 🫶
*Hola Jason* 👋👋 Thank you so much, we truly love making these videos and not sugar-coating things, we want to show travelers what they'd expect when they visit those destinations. Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏🥰
*@Tyra* Robinson Mexico is quite safe and we always encourage to follow the precautions using common sense, if we can suggest, perhaps join female solo travel groups perhaps there will be other female traveling at the same time as you, this can help you on your travels to feel safer 🫶
*Absolutely* amig@! CDMX is amazing and we love how many things it has. However we are not fans of big cities, but we love touring this one, there are still plenty more things to complete from our bucket list 🤩🙌. Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏🥰
JAJAJAJA I NEW IT THIS TWO INDIGINAS. ARE XEMOFOBIC TO CITY PPL. BECAUSE. THIS THINGS HAPPENS IN ALL BIG CITYS ARROUND THE WORLD NEW YORK , PARIS , LONDON , MUNIC, ROME MADRID LA ATLANTA ETC ETC AT LEASE THAT ONES I EVER BEING. SPECIALLY MÉXICO CITY THAT ITS TWO TIMES BIGGER THEN NEW YORK JAJAJAJA JAJAJAJA JAJAJAJA. PPL FROM THIS CHANBEL THIS THINGS ARE NORMAL IN BIG CITYS. AND CDMX ITS THE LARGEST IN THE CONTINENT AND ITS IN THE 5 BIGGEST CITYS IN THE WORLD JAJAJAJA JAJAJAJA JAJAJAJA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 MAKE A FAVOR TO BIG CITY PPL. DONT COME TO MÉXICO CITY. REMAIN IN YOUR VILLAGE PLEASE JAJAJAJA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just stay in Polanco and use Uber. Just spent 3 weeks there and felt as safe as anywhere else and no issues at all day or night. Although yeh I didn’t go walking around outside Arena México - Uber straight back to Polanco haha.
Awesome, we never visited Arena Mexico but the area at night seems a bit sketchy and overall we enjoyed CDMX and we cannot wait to do the things we missed 🤭🤭. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🙏🙏
Howzit Shoshi 😃😃 Ah, it's so nice to hear that I've got a fellow SAfrican here in MX 🇿🇦🇲🇽🙌🤩 And I'm so glad you love CDMX, I must say, the food in Mexico City and the variety of things to see and do is unreal 🤩🙌
We just returned from Mexico City and I wanted to share this lesson learned. After our day in the central historic district, we took a pink taxi parked in the street. We were charged 600 pesos in a typical 80 to 100 pesos ride. Looking back, there were many signs that tells us DON’T take this taxi but we didn’t listen to…Lesson Learned: Never use pink taxi can but use Uber instead for safety. The pink taxi cab we took is an old beat up car. The taxi does not have any identification displayed in the taxi. The taxi meter was not visibility seen. The meter was placed on his side (driver’s side) tucked deep down on the left dashboard and it was faced down. When we shared this to our hotel staff, he said that it was a good thing that we do not argued for we do not know how the driver would react. I am sharing this experience to avoid getting similar experience. Best to use Uber for transportation for SAFETY reasons. Mexico City is a beautiful city and has lots of amazing places to explore. Enjoy exploring and be safe!! Peace 😊❤
*Hola amig@,* Thank you for sharing your experience. It's always helpful to read insights from other travellers that can assist people when visiting CDMX or any other destination. On our most recent trip to Mexico City, which was a year after the video was taken, we encountered a situation. We had booked an Uber to take us to the airport, but due to a taxi strike, the Uber driver was unable to drop us off at our intended destination, which was CDMX airport. Since we had luggage and couldn't walk long distances, we decided to take one of the pink taxis. We placed our luggage in the trunk and closed it. However, we soon realized that the car didn't have license plates and was actually covered in plastic. Immediately, we asked the driver to open the trunk, and luckily, we retrieved our bags. However, in 99% of cases, these taxis are unregulated (illegal). Thank you for watching and sharing your experience. 🙏
This was a good review, one of the more realistic ones without rose-colored glasses or agendas. CDMX was great, I visited in March for 6 days with my wife & kids (14 & 11) from Houston, TX. We stayed between Polanco & Chapultepec. No issues there, but the vibe in that area changes dramatically after sunset. In broad daylight, two drunks in Alameda Park were shoving each other & yelling (in Spanish & English) near us, with big dogs barking in front of police who just stood by them, though it stopped pretty fast. And the airport (landside, by the entrances) was a bit sketchy with people loitering & sleeping on the floors. Otherwise all was good-- it was a great trip and we look forward to going back. It's an easy 2 hour flight from here, but is sadly overlooked due to certain politicians and "news".
Hola Toms 🙌 Awww, thank you so much! We always love sharing our personal opinions without sugarcoating things. The city truly transforms into a different world when it's dark. In some areas, it's for the better, but in others, it can get a bit sketchy. CDMX, like any other city in the world, definitely has its flaws, but it also offers a lot to see and do. Thank you very much for watching our video and for commenting. Your support means a lot to our channel. Saludos, amigo 🫶🥰
Great video! Love CDMX! What helps me to avoid "Montezuma's Revenge" is to take 1-2 pepto tablets every morning. That way, when I am exposed to bacteria - and I will be - my stomach will be protected and the likelihood of getting sick is fairly slim. (Also, no uncooked veggies, avoid most dairy, always avoid local water even for brushing your teeth, and never, ever drink ANYTHING with ice cubes.)
Hola Ralph 👋👋 Aww thank you so much for watching and leaving such a nice comment. As well thank you for sharing this interesting insight, we had never heard before, but this is good for other travellers to know! 🙏 Saludos amigo 🤗
Yup there are pick pockets both in metro and metrobus, they will stand around you and push you on the stops so that one of them can take your phone or wallet out. I don't use neither lately but what I do (as a guy) if I need to use them is that I put both wallet and phone in the same pocket and grab them both with one hand, the other hand is to hold to the tubes. Or if possible just don't get in if it's too full.
*Hola amig@*, thank you for sharing these inside tips. We found out that when it's full is when they have more chances to pickpocket you, unfortunately, most of the time and depending on the routes, public transportation is always full. Saludos and thanks for watching 🙌 🙏
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Yes, I loved the Riviera Maya Guide, I recommend anyone joined to your newsletter, I also loved the July edition 🙏. Thank you guys keep up the great work
Hola Malcom 🤗🤗 yayyy, we’re so glad to know that the guide was helpful for you 🥰🙌🇲🇽🌴 Let us know if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see in The Chisme, and we’ll see what we can do 🙌🤩 Un abrazo fuerte 🤗
It's so sad let tht city in hands of people who doesn't have idea how to be a big city.. maybe tha capital is going to be worst if they not have any invest on them... I would like the Vlley of Mexico is big but the mestizo who are the generation from Spain and indigenous mixed are losing because when the indigenous who speak spanish take power and the mestizos have to deal with the most indigenous people arriving to the city... the capital is great but it has been suffer from the same ones... the valle de Mexico need new people more invest.
I'm 76 and frequently go to Mexico City/ Over the past 10 years two attempts by pickpockets on buses. I broke the thumbs of both. I enjoy criminals thinking me an easy target. I served 32 years in the US Army and was a Colonel 0-6. But that is their mistake. I have practiced martial arts from age 9. I currently practice Muay Thai, Tai Chi Shoalin and Dim Mak. My blow with either hand is still in excess of 850 ft pounds. But stay away from drugs alcohol and prostitutes you won't encounter many problems. But should add I have complete confidence in any environment and a great sense in avoiding dangers. Certainly a lot safer than anywhere in the US where both criminals and police compete as threats to your well being.
This sounds like BS and a brag rather than advice. If you aren't a Mexican citizen or even if you are, I wouldn't recommend inflicting physical harm on another unless you absolutely have to, or you might be facing jail time yourself.
@@electricreflections No I am not a Mexican Citizen. Nor do I live in Mexico. Your ears must lap over. I said I served 32 years in the US Army. And I am completely good inflicting harm on those intent to inflict harm on others. Especially elderly, , disabled, women and children. 76 never been arrested yet. So must be doing things right. And been to 155 countries, lived in 8, You really need learn how to comprehend what you read
@@riskyron1416 Well first off, I didn't ask if you were Mexican. I wasn't even talking to you. I said if one was a citizen which is different, but I realize you are getting quite old now, so I will type slowly, LOL. The only sentence meant for you was the very first one. But let's act like I was talking to you. Just because you served in the US Army doesn't mean you haven't embraced a retired status as a citizen of another country as I have. I too had expatriate status in multiple countries prior but obviously you don't understand any nuance or lifestyle other than your own. So why do you choose to be a jerk in your response? Oh I know. You didn't like me calling you a braggart. Most people that learn martial arts are pretty chill but not you. Just because you haven't been arrested doesn't mean you are doing a good thing. It just means you've been lucky vigilante. Others are best to heed my advice which is who my comments were meant for anyways. I know you'll need to respond to this because your ego requires it. Self-absorbed, which is why you misinterpreted who I was talking to in the first place. A lack of control from a very likely control freak. I am quite sure you have the inability let things go even when there is nothing left to be said. Goes to show age has little to do with maturity.
With all due respect, I was born in Iztapalapa. Raised in Chicago my whole life. I know I have an accent when I speak in Spanish but every time I go to Mexico City. I always stay with my family and Iztapalapa. I have ventured out in the colonia on my own with no fear.
We totally understand and we didn’t mention Itztapalapa in any offensive way, we love Mexico City and I’m pretty sure your hometown has some beautiful hidden gems to explore but we believe should be visit with a true local to get the most of it 🤩. Saludos amigo
Hola *Noemi* 👋👋 That's awesome, so this will be your first time in the city? We bet you will have an amazing time, the food is something we highly recommend it 🙏. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment, this really helps us so much ❤️
Hola Garret and Lauren 👋👋 Thank you so much for watching 😊😊 Yes, we always love to share these first hand experiences to people traveling to a new place or even giving an update in some of the things you can do in the destination 🥰. Thank you again for watching, sending you great vibes from PDC 🏖 🇲🇽
Great and informative video this. I'm also from South Africa :) I'll be visiting Mexico for the first time over December for 4 weeks. I'm very excited but also a little nervous. How many days do you think should I allocate to being in Mexico City? I'll be flying in on the 3rd of December and departing again from Mexico City on 31 December.
Howzit Brian 🤗🇿🇦 That's awesome - I love to hear that more and more Saffas are travelling to Mexico, the culture is warm and friendly like it is back home 🫶 Well, it really depends on how much of a city person you are - if you love cities, I'd plan two weeks in CDMX. But if you really want to see other parts of Mexico, a good seven days in CDMX should give you enough time to see a lot of the major things like Chapultapec, Xochimilco, Centro Historico etc. I hope you have the most wonderful time here 🥰🇲🇽🫶
Hola Anthony 🤗🤗 Thank you so much, we are glad you found our video helpful 🙏🙏. Awesome you will have a great time in CDMX, we hope you can visit some of the places we recommended in our CDMX series. Make sure eat Churros at El Moro, they are delicious! 🤩🥰
@@normaalvarez4155 yes very safe. We walked everywhere, caught the metro to and from the airport, walked the parks. My wife even walked around by herself one of the days and said she never felt unsafe. Be sensible, use common sense, and ignore the fear propaganda put out by the media.
Hola Hamza 👋👋 Yeah, we are so used to the warm weather of the Caribbean when we have lived for the past few years, but definitely people that comes from colder climates CDMX weather is not a big deal. Are you planning to visit CDMX? if you do, we bet you'll have a blast there 🙏🤗
Hey Jose ☺️☺️ our channel is based in Mexico with the mission to share what it’s like to live & travel in Mexico, so we probably wouldn’t be making videos on any of those spots in the near future ☺️ Thank you for watching!
"Mexico City is both wonderful and dangerous city." 1.Dont take a taxi, maybe be Uber. 2.Dont ask directions. May be to the police. Metro bus or metro station(subway station) is the cheapest and relatively safest transportation. The historic center of MC is best to stay because most beautiful things are concentrated there. July is the rainest and the hottest season in MC like Ethiopia.
Hola Gebru 👋👋 Thank you for watching and sharing your insights with all of us 🙏. We did take taxi only once and was with a friend other than that we opt for Uber. Police has been always helpful when asking for directions or information at least in our personal opinion. We've used more metro than any other public transportation during our travels, most of the metro stations and wagons are clean, and we felt safe pretty much al the time. We actually stayed in Alameda area, which we do not know if it's considered the historic center, but we really really liked the area, very close to Palacio de Bellas Artes 🤩.
Howzit Craig 🤗🤗 Aaah, it's always so nice to find fellow South Africans on here 🇿🇦😍 Hahaha, I think the 'ya' is so deeply ingrained in all of us 🥲😅 Thanks for saying hi, we hope you have a wonderful time in Mexico City 🙌🇲🇽
Some of them work, we cannot guarantee. However you should check the prices for roaming! Nevertheless, buying a SIM card here in Mexico 🇲🇽 is affordable and easy to use as long as your phone is unlocked
Hola Luis 👋👋 Amazing, where in Mexico are you originally from? 🤗 True, definitely travelling helps you to get more inmersively in the culture, including one of the most important; The Food 🌮🌯. Saludos and take care amigo. 🙏🙏
Aw, gracias *Lorena* , la primera vez que fuimos juntos a CDMX fue para Septiembre 2020 y no hubo grito ni nada, queremos volver para esas fechas pero probablemente no sea esta vez, e igual para día de muertos quisiéramos celebrarlo allá. Gracias por ver nuestro video, y por comentar. Te lo agradecemos 🙌 🫶
Two questions. In tourist areas, do people in restaurants, cafes and museums speak good english? Second question. I watched a lot of videos about CDMX and most videos recommend Roma and La Condesa, nothing is mentioned about Centro Historico ? Is it less safe than Roma and La Condesa?
Hola amigo, yes English is widely spoken in the tourisity areas in Mexico City, but not as much as it is in the Riviera Maya, Cancun, Cabo. We recommend checking out this translator device: shrsl.com/4inwp Centro Historico is cool but it can be a bit noisy, we highly recommend Roma Norte/Sur, or even Condesa and Juarez You might be interested in this CDMX article: fortheroadtravels.com/the-ultimate-mexico-city-safety-guide/ Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏
You guys did a great job sharing tips! We feel like CDMX has been safe. Just have to be smart. We like your tip of the zip ties! We wear our backpack on the front of us when riding the metro.
Hola amigos 🤗🤗, Awww thank you so much, these were the things that helped us in our CDMX trip 🤭. Exactly, Mexico City has been stereotyped as being very very dangerous, but you just need to be aware of your surroundings, and of course there are some areas you should not visit, but other than that it's an incredible city. Yeah, we actually had those releasable cable ties, when we move to Mexico to tie Ted's kennel as requirement from the airline, and now we have used them for our trips, they're always in our backpacks. We hope you guys are enjoying Mexico, we miss you and we hope to see you guys again 🥰🤗🤩
Thank you for your fun & informative video & tips. I LOVE Mexico City!!! D.F. I was paranoid at 1st but once I got out there & explored I fell in LOVE with D.F./ ciudad de Mexico!!! It's a whole world of its own!! I always stay in Centro Historico--right off the Zocalo & have walked around on my own at night!! That said, I'm aware of my surroundings & avoid streets / areas with nobody around. And I love the street food!! I'm curious about the zip cable ties... You called them releasable?-- I only know them as requiring being cut to be removed? I rewound the video several times to try to see how you were using them but it was too short & fast. Thank you & gracias!!
Hola Willi, Thank you so much for watching we are so happy you found this video helpful. If you’re planning to visit CDMX , we wish you great travels 🫶🤩
Thank you very much! Your *kind* words mean a lot to us. 🫶 Travelling by bus is quite safe. We highly recommend choosing either the ADO or ETN bus companies, as they have a longstanding presence in the market. If you plan to stow your bag in the bus compartments, it's advisable not to place any valuable items there. Instead, it's better to keep them with you in the upper overhead compartment. 🙌🙏🤩
I am scared, me and friend are traveling to mexico city, and mexico for 1st time and landing at 12:40 AM (NIGHT). From what I hear from comments, I will be kidnapped, killed and organs sold. Is it true? What should I do, cancel the trip? I am going with a friend
You will *not* be kidnapped, this video is just to give a piece of better advice and you can be prepared. You can watch all our Mexico City videos, and everything was fine for us, hope this helps: th-cam.com/play/PL_dcTNHQ--LyBjI4Ipahrp31oQy4dNHfd.html
Hola Sra. Norma 🥰🥰 Awww muchas gracias por sus lindas palabras, nos da mucho gusto que le haya gustado. Esperamos todos ustedes se encuentren de lo mejor, les mandamos toda la buena vibra desde Playa del Carmen 🤩 🌊 🇲🇽
I lived in Mexico City in the late 80’s and was told by locals if ever pulled over by the cops to offer to buy them “a couple of cokes”. This was code for negotiating your infraction. In Mexico you are guilty until found innocent. Always offer a bride if the cops tell you they want to take you into the station.
*Hola amig@* Unfortunately is a reality of the country, and sometimes they just stopped you to see what they can take from you, without committing any offense. We now heard that are ways to report any corrupt cop via an app, and is not beneficial for them to take people to the station, gets more complicated to "get" something out of you. Well, luckily we have never experienced but we share what other tourists, travelers, and locals recommend based on their real-life situations. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment amigo
“Pues ponga pa los chescos joven” Jajaj yeh I’ve heard that one before. It’s kind of a common saying tho. Lots of people say that innocently asking for a tip. Or para los tacos.
I lived in Mexico for about 37 years. I was never stopped by the police and I never offered them. I think if we behave correctly, the police are never going to bother you. I also used all kinds of transportation and I never had an issue. I think sometimes something can happen to you in Mexico City, as it can happen to you in any place in the world.
Hola amigo! 👋 We have never been at *Mercado de la Merced*, however if we were to recommend to visit one Market is San Juan Market or even more La Central de Abastos (known as the biggest market in the world). Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏
Hola Martin 👋👋 When would the Grand Prix take place? , and thank you very much for watching and commenting, and also for the trust, we do our best to be as transparent in our videos based on our experiences, so other travellers can get the most out of the places we visit. Thank you again and warm regards from PDC 🏝🇲🇽
Very impressed with how much relevant information you packed in this short video. New to your channel but would be curious to know how the learning curve was to be able to make videos that are this information dense yet easy to follow. Perhaps, it comes naturally to you but it'd certainly be an acquired skill for me. Be it talent or skill, I do appreciate you making this video for first time travelers like me.
What a wonderful compliment - thank you so much 🫶 Well, we always plan out videos before hitting record, so we already know the structure and the main talking points we want to cover. This helps the keep the video as concise as possible 🙏 And when we plan, it's helpful to think of it from the perspective of 'if we were to travel to (any other country) right now, what would we want to know?' - so that helps us share the most relevant topics we can think of 🙏 It definitely didn't come naturally, it's been a skill we've worked on for at least the last 3 years of our TH-cam channel 🙌 You could definitely do it too - it's just about practice and actively working to improve over an extended period of time 🤗🤗 We hope you have a wonderful time in CDMX 🇲🇽🙌
@SelfScience Yeah ok buddy. Nothing harmful EVER happens to anyone having a good time. LoL Maybe you're a bought bot...paid to be a naysayer Enjoy your lollipops & cotton candy!!
DONT LESENING TO GOSSIPS. THIS ITS ONLY BRAIN WAZHED REPITHING. WHAT FAKE NEWS MEDIA TELLS. ONLY TO GAIN VIEWS IN THIS CHANNEL. DO YOU KNOW THE AMOUNT OF GREEN GOS ARE COMING TO LIVED AND WORK IN MÉXICO CITY??? BECAUSE ITS A BETTER QUALITY OF LIVING. LOTS OF INMIGRANTS FROM USA ARE COMING TO MÉXICO CITY AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THERES MORE THEN 3 MILLIONS OF INMIGRANTS FROM USA
MÉXICO CITY ITS SAFETY THEN ANY CITY HERE IN THE USA I DONT KNOW WHERE THIS TWO INDIGINAS CAME FROM OR WHERE RHEY LIVE ?, BUT. NON ONE CITY HERE IN THE. ARE SAFETY THEN MÉXICO CITY. EVEN WHEN MÉXICO CITY HAS TWO TIMES MORE PPL THEN NEW YORK. THIS IS FAKE NEWS VIDEO ONLY ONLY EXAGERATION AND RED NOTE. TOTALLY WRONG PROPAGANDA TO GAIN VIEWS. COME TO NEW YORK. AND WALK IN THE METRO TO SEE HOW SAFETY AND DIRTY ITS NEW YORK OR COME TO LOS ANGELES AND WALK IN THE STREET PLAGED OF HOME PPL. OR COME TO KENSINTONG STREET OF PHILADELPHIA. AND YOU WILL SE. MEXICO CITY ITS SAFETY THEN ANY CITY IN THE USA
*Hola Shreya* 👋👋, We have not visited either of them, however, we had in our plans Arena Mexico for the proximity to our hotel, but we had to cancel last minute. We'd say Arena Mexico, usually, the shows are from 8pm onwards and the one located at Tepito at night do not think is a great idea. Nevertheless, if you are a friend of a local and can advise you or even better go with you, it should not be a problem, but there is not much info we can provide on that 😔. Thank you for watching and commenting, we really appreciate it 🤗🥰
Hola Christina 🙌 Thank you for watching 🙏. No we have not been recently and we know that there are parts in the USA where can be a bit dangerous, as in any major city. Simone comes from South Africa, particularly Johannesburg and violent crime is really high. In fact South Africa has quite a few city in the list of most dangerous cities in the world 😔. Any way, taking the proper precautions, any city can be good for exploring 🤗. Thank you again for watching, and sending you all the great vibes 🙏❤️
I'm planning on going to Mexico city at the end of October next year to watch Formula One and celebrate the day of the dead. Is this a great time of the year to go? Greetings from The Netherlands 🇳🇱
Hola Noah 👋 Wow, we didn't even know that the Formula One was going to take place in Mexico City 🤭🤭, well the city itself is amazing and with this type of event it would be even better, we'd say October is the best time for visiting Mexico City and Day of the Dead is a unique celebration in the country and CDMX (Mexico City) is one of the most popular places to celebrate it, we bet you will love it. Thank you for watching and commenting we are happy to see comments from people from all over the world. heel erg bedankt vriend 🤭🤩
*Hola Willie,* We re-watch that timestamp and we could not hear it, but we assumed that might be the people that drive a little truck and buys scrap; typically they use a megaphone to grab the attention of the people inside their houses or businesses. It is very normal in Mexico, especially in Mexico City. Thank you for watching and commenting, we truly appreciate it 🙏
Hola Alexandro, Gracias por ver el video, y por el interés. Nuestro canal esta enfocado en como es vivir y viajar en Mexico, tal vez en un futuro expandamos a otros lugares, pero como lo que mencionas en tu comentario es un tema algo sensible, nos reservaríamos el derecho a hablar de ello; ya que no somos expertos en el tema y/o no lo hemos vivido de primera mano. Gracias de todos modos por tu comentario, te mandamos toda la buena vibra desde PDC 🙏🤗
Hola Diana 🙌 We never carry our passports with us if hotel has safes, we put them inside but we always try to have a picture of them in our phones just in case. We usually carry one I.D license or any other photo I.D. If you are traveling from abroad we also suggest taking a picture of the Immigration card (INM form provided on the plane before landing in Mexico). We hope our video has been helpful on your vacation planning. Saludos Diana 🤗🥰
We have never used USD in CDMX however paying in MXN peso is preferred. Nevertheless, finding a Casa de Cambio is a good option, the best place for us to change it’s at a Banco Azteca branch.
*Hola amig@* 👋👋 Awww thank you so much, we're so happy you found this video helpful. We have never hired a van for the day, but we found this that might be helpful: shrsl.com/41m89 They offer private transfers from the airport but it we saw that offer private tours too. We hope this info helps. Thanks for watching, we really appreciate it 🫶🙏
Hola Salvatore 👋👋 Tienes toda la razón, tuvimos esa incertidumbre al inicio, y por lo que habíamos leído, pero la verdad nos sentimos bastante seguros en la Ciudad de México. Claro, evitando ciertas áreas, pero en general la presencia policiaca da más seguridad y confianza; al menos en nuestro caso. Nuevamente gracias por ver nuestro video, te lo agradecemos muchísimo al igual que por tu comentario. Te mandamos toda la buena vibra y saludos desde PDC 🌊 🇲🇽
The city is safe the humans are the problem 😂 and not is not safe at all I know the city really well and is nice people but is not safe at all we have to say the true we just have to be careful is amazing city and is more dangers sometimes for the locals then the tourist but if u are clear complexion ( white and u can tell they are from another country ) and again sometimes so lest be honest and put it the way it is .
You can eat the street food you just have to make sure the water is filter… if you haven’t lived in Mexico for sometime your body is not used to the different bacteria like before.
Hola Chris 🤗🤗, I (Geo) think is what happened to me at Xochimilco with the michelada 🤭🤭 I was away from Mexico for couple of years and I really got sick that day 🤮🤢 We love street food and mainly the one in CDMX those tacos are delicious 😋🤤. Thank you for watching and commenting amigo 🙏🤩
@@ForTheRoadTravels I go to Mexico at least 5 times in a year CDMX or Cuernavaca my family and I have houses there and I have family there… so I said I can drink the water I’m not going to get sick 🤣 I ended up in the hospital 🏥 😩🙄 so now I just stick to bottled water if I’m going to drink…. if I need to brush my teeth I can use the sink just don’t swallow the water 💧🤣 🤮🤢
Hola Amigo, Thank you for watching and for your comment. Of course we shared the name of an avenue in this video where we showcased where we got Tamales when we visited CDMX last time: *How to travel MEXICO CITY 🧐 | 3-day ITINERARY + The BEST day trips* th-cam.com/video/NVtDw95PxtE/w-d-xo.html Saludos.
Hola Mo 🙌🏼 Yes, it automatically does. Uber works very well in Mexico but keep in mind that there are places where the service is not available. Mexico City is all ok 👍🏼
*Hola H,* Yes, another person mentioned that we did not know at the time of filming this video, but we really appreciate the input! Thank you so much for watching and wishing you a great day 🙏🤩
That's such a shame, Mexico City is such a wonderful city to visit 🙌🇲🇽 I'm sure tons of people who've been to CDMX before will encourage you to go, but just to be ware of certain things 😊
You're right to be concerned. Its beyond me why channels like this promote this country knowing good and well that it is not safe. Who wants to be on constant guard for corrupt police officers, being scammed by locals at every turn, restaurants, taxis. Stop PATRONIZING a country that does not value you. Yes there is crime everywhere but it is tenfold in Mexico. The only way change will happen is to bring tourism to a halt. Then they will perhaps see that if they stop killing, kidnapping, robbing and scamming visitors we may come back.
Lol, not all of us have the privilege of being born into a ‘safe’ country. I’m assuming you’re coming from a developed country? I come from a country that is ACTUALLY dangerous- like one of the highest murder/rape stats in the world. So for me,when people call Mexico unsafe, I can’t help but think how out of touch with reality they are. In the last three years I’ve lived here, I’ve throughly enjoyed being able to walk the streets at night and live in a home with minimal security- far different from my upbringing in South Africa 🇲🇽 If you’re so concerned with Mexico being unsafe, simply don’t visit.
@@ForTheRoadTravels you are missing the point. People are looking to get away from the crime of their own country and choose Mexico only to be faced with more crime and daily scamming. Not everyone is going to encounter the violent crimes that take place but you always have to be on guard for the basic everyday things, taking a taxi, withdrawing money from an ATM, eating in a restaurant...easy to say just don't visit. How about just fix it!
Love your videos! 1. The police in CDMX do nothing. I've regularly walked past groups of people shooting up drugs, smoking marijuana, etc. and cops will be standing right there ignoring it all. 2. It's not that bad here in July in my opinion. It rains in the evening/night mostly, so just wear rain booties and bring an umbrella with you. 3. We really enjoy staying in Coyoacan--for more peace and charm--or the area between Centro and Roma--easy walkability to both popular areas. 4. Definitely agree about not going past Garibaldi. I even know people who've gotten robbed or assaulted AT Garibaldi Plaza, so we just avoid it altogether. 5. I got such bad food poisoning here before that I ended up in the ER due to extreme hydration. Things I've learned to avoid with street food (I still eat it sometimes): there's no make-shift sink, the veggies are washed in tap water or not washed at all, the stand looks dirty, food that should be cold is sitting out all day, the employees are touching their phone or money constantly without gloves or washing hands.
Hola Bailey 🤗 First and foremost, thank you for watching, and commenting, really pushes our video to more people and helps us grow our channel. So, do you live in CDMX? that's cool 1. We saw something like this at the Estela de Luz (I think is the name of the tower right at the entrance of Chapultepec in front of BVVA Bank Offices) but we asked and seems to be a protest for legalisation so the police could not do anything, but we just got the info from one person 🤭. 2. Maybe the flooding is just in particular parts of the city, we suppose. 3. Yeah, we liked being at Roma Sur, we felt very safe and we were walking most of the time, we enjoyed the area. 4. Really, we like Garibaldi for the mariachi, but we were in the afternoon, but we did not feel pretty safe 🤭. 5. Great point, yeah, unfortunately, these bad hygiene practices are quite part of the culture, which sucks, because can make people very sick, is hardly seen a food stand with decent food handle practices, I (Geo) grew up eating street food, but this hasn't made me immune of not getting sick; as what happened to me at Xochimilco 😂😅. Thank you again for watching Bailey, we hope you are doing amazing, sending you great vibes from PDC 🌊 🇲🇽
@@ForTheRoadTravels I stay in Mexico City regularly during the parts of the year when I'm not teaching. My Mexican fiancé lives and works in CDMX while we await the approval of his K1 visa, so I've become pretty familiar with the city. Love your channel, great to see another international couple like us
@@joserobertoramirezarevalo4610 Even my Mexican fiancé gets sick from food here sometimes. He has even gotten typhoid from infected food. However, I am a "delicate princess" in the sense that my stomach is not accustomed to the tap water or some other things in Mexico, like most foreigners. :)
@@youneedacoldpop oh we see, so he's moving to US? that's amazing. Awww thank you so much, we also like to see couples from different countries, is great to see that love does not know, borders, languages, cultures, etc. Thank you so much for your support by watching, and commenting we really appreciate it 🙏🥰
Jy is baie welkom Amigo, ons is bly ons video was nuttig vir jou. So, besoek jy binnekort Mexikostad? Jy gaan mal wees daaroor. Jy sal dalk belangstel in ons Mexico City Guide (Vlog): th-cam.com/video/NVtDw95PxtE/w-d-xo.html
Hola *_Martha_* 👋👋 We do live in Mexico so we do not travel with our passports, however, we leave other IDs in the hotel safes when there is one available. We do not want to carry such an important document, so we recommend leaving them in the safes or inside your suitcases and for an extra layer of peace of mind, lock your luggage. We only carry one ID with us, the less valuable one such as a Driver's License or something similar that can be easily issued when coming back from your trip in case of loss.
Tell us how to stay safe in Churches, Malls, Restaurantes,Schools,MovieTeathers,Parades,Marathons,Concerts,Walmars Stores,Colleges,Festivals Etc. IN THE USA
Hi Geovanny and Simone, I just finished watching your TH-cam video on your visit to Mexico City. My husband how is Mexican are looking forward to relocating to Mexico City, Merida or Coyoacan next-door to year. I think you did a video on Merida and Coyoacan not sure ,we both love the outdoors green space and great museum and Mexican City was on our list, I have the catch-up on the rest of your video. Stay safe and well from hot Fort Lauderdale today.
Hola Dennis 🤗 Amazing, thank you so much for watching 🙏, we have still 2 more videos of our recently travel series in Mexico City to be released in the following weeks (and we also have others from our trip in 2020, you might like them as well 🤭). Yes, we did a video on Mérida about a year ago 🤩. Merida is amazing, the only downside is the weather can be pretty hot. We love Mexico city too, but more for vacation, we are not much of city people, we are still traveling around the country to find the perfect place that is for us, but meanwhile we will share our thoughts of every corner of Mexico, so you can decide which state is right for you 🥰. Thank you so much for your support, by watching and commenting you help us tremendously to grow our channel 🙏. Greetings from PDC Mexico 🌊 🇲🇽
Hola Raul 👋 Awesome, we had never heard about it, thank you we will check it out. This is only for Mexico City or for anywhere in Mexico / World? TIA 🙏🤩
If cops want to arrest you like they did with me for drinking on the street, most are actually just looking for a payoff because they make so little. I had to give them all my money in my wallet
*Yes,* unfortunately bribery is a thing in the country, and they're used to do, and has become somehow "normalized". Thank you, Sandro, for sharing your experience 🫶🙏
Basically travel there ate your own risk. No thank you. My dad is from Mexico City but unfortunately things have changed since the days we used to travel in the 70’s & 80’s 😞 Used to be the taxis were helpful and a good way to get around. But now that’s changed. We used to take the metro but damn you have to be fast getting in and out lol
Mexico has changed a lot from the 70 and 80s but still we believe the city is still safe, of course you have to listen some locals for their best recommendations. Metro is quite cool and some of the stations and wagons are pretty clean and new. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🏼☺️
Hola Ricardo 👋👋 Really? That's amazing, I believe S.A 🇿🇦 was the most of the time the only connexion to Angola 🇦🇴, right? No, I do not speak Afrikaans but I can understand the basics 🤭🤭. Saludos amigo 🤗
Wish you had done this video before we went 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 we went to Tepito and we stayed at a hotel in Garibaldi. 🤣🤣🤣 Garibaldi wasn’t to bad as it seems. People just want to sing and have a good time there. It was a very unique experience. Tepito only in Sunday with the Tianguis and you always stay in the middle isle. Never go to the edge where house entrances are. At least that’s what I was told. It’s funny I was with Daria who you know is guerita. It was a very scary experience at first because you feel like you might be targeted more. But actually we had an amazing experience. But I won’t go to Tepito again 2x was enough 🤣🤣🤣 oh and got a good deal on shoes and clothes. Turibus is the best. We did the 5 day one. It was the best.
Hola Frank and Daria, Exactly, I (Geo) visited Tepito with my parents when I was 9 or 10 years old, and was such an experience, but I had always that in my mind that if you go to Tepito you should be very careful, next trip to CDMX I'll take to Simone to the Tianguis 🤭. Yeah, tourist are more susceptible to get targeted by some scammers, it really helps them (our wife's) being with a local, they get somehow local and price preference because of us 🤭🤭. To be honest, the 2 times we've been in CDMX we have never felt the need of renting a car, we think might be more stressful having a car, while touring the city, so that's why the Turibus is the greatest option. Thank you again for watching guys, sending you a big big hug to both of you 🤗🤗🤗
When I realized that COVID-19 wasn’t the next plague (mid-April 2020) I booked a family trip to Mexico City. It was wonderful- but I’ve honestly learned things from this video. I thank you for that!👍🏼
*Hola amigo!* Thank you so much for watching our video, we're happy to know that you have a great time in Mexico City, we have visited it twice and still, we have lots of places to explore. We're happy that you found our video informative and that you learnt something from it. Hopefully, you have the chance to visit CDMX in the near future 🙏🫶
That’s something that we have read and never experience ourselves 🙏🏼 however fellow expats and tourist have experience some sort of issue with the police but this does not mean that happens all the time, are isolated cases and the times we have visited Mexico City everything has been great and the encounter with the police surprisingly have been so good, they have been so helpful. We hope you do not get discouraged to visit this city because it’s amazing and so much to learn from it 🙏🏼🤩😊. Saludos Ferenc
I don’t think you have heard of asset forfeitures here in America. The police can charge your cash or property with a crime and force you to defend it in court or it becomes there’s. Several rural law enforcement agencies use asset forfeiture to find their departments.
Hola Luis, No, no lo tomes a mal, la verdad fue meramente por recomendación, pero en un futuro cercano nos encantaría conocer Iztapalapa tal vez con un local ya que ellos saben donde ir, donde no y las cosas que se pueden hacer allá. Gracias por tu comentario y no tenemos duda que este lugar tiene lindas cosas también. 🙏🤩🥰
Hola April 😊😊 Really?? We've heard that people are randomly getting stopped for camera equipment. Sorry that happened to you 🫣 Oh my gosh, if you're looking for something really delicious in CDMX, we' say skip the restaurants and go straight to the street stands, everything we ate from street stands in CDMX was amazing 🤩 We hope your time in the city ends up meeting your expectations 🇲🇽😊
Don’t go to the restaurant the great food is n the streets !!!!!! Tacos de suadero omgsssssssss there’s a lot of great food but not n the restaurants. At the airport there r a pain !!!! 😂 is nice city . I’m gonna be eating tacos se suadero, sopes , quesadillas , tlacoyos etc etc tostadas de pata love it . Don’t take taxis n the street is dangerous Uber even is dangerous 😂 but is some the areas is call base n Spanish n is safe or more safe n don’t let people scam u . Happy to help u we can meet some day n the city n don’t worry we can talk where is a lot of people so u feel safe n im not a guy 😂 but I know is hard to trust believe meeeee
Hola Candelaria 🥰🥰 Nos da un gusto, ver tu comentario de nuevo 🙏🙏. Si, es un poco peligrosa, pero hay lugares muy seguros e igual tienen lindos puntos de referencia buenos para visitar, al menos en nuestra opinion 🙏🤗. Gracias por ver nuestro video y comentar, realmente nos ayuda mucho. Esperamos que te encuentres de lo mejor y nos da mucha felicidad ver tu comentario nuevamente 😍😍😍.
*HAHAHA* thank goodness nothing happened to me while wearing it in CDMX 🤭. Probably not a good idea at a Club America match in the Azteca Stadium 🤭🤭. Saludos Victor 👋
La Ciudad de México es MUY SEGURA! No se por qué preocupar a los turistas 😑 vean videos de españoles y de rusos como andan en la madrugada con todas sus cámaras en las calles, como van a Tepito si problema como han ido a una feria del Estado de México con TODO SU EQUIPO y no han tenido problema alguno 😑
Hola Arcadious, Gracias por tu comentario nuestra intención no es desalentar a turistas a visitar "X" destino sino todo lo contrario, compartimos nuestra experiencia, y basado en datos proporcionados por locales. De cualquier manera agradecemos compartas y expreses tu opinion, tal vez en un futuro cercano, visitemos los lugares que mencionas y demos una reseña basada en nuestra experiencia. Que tengas un excelente lunes, te mandamos toda la buena vibra!
Checkout our Mexico City Blog posts for even more info and insider tips:
✈ 3-Day Mexico City Itinerary - fortheroadtravels.com/the-ultimate-3-day-mexico-city-itinerary-plus-real-local-advice/
⛔ How To Stay Safe In Mexico City - fortheroadtravels.com/the-ultimate-mexico-city-safety-guide/
🫢 How To Avoid Getting Scammed In Mexico City - fortheroadtravels.com/how-to-avoid-getting-scammed-at-xochimilco-mexico-city/
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When I went in 2017, I traveled entirely by bus and subway. Apple and Google maps can tell you exactly what lines go where and where they stop. Just search using public transport.
And yes, pay close attention when using public transport in any city, because while it's mostly safe, there's always a chance you're caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Hola Zhang 🤗
Yeah, we found out that google maps is very helpful for using the public transportation, and of course as in any major city, you should be aware of your belongings and surroundings. We have some friends there so we always asked for some advice that helped us. Thank you amigo for watching we really appreciate it 🥰🙏
I was just in Mexico City this past August, hung out with someone who lives there, and she said in no uncertain terms to avoid the taxis. Supposedly the cartels and gangs work with them a lot, they are involved in Human trafficking.
Hola Amig@ 👋,
Thank you very much for watching and sharing this insight, we didn't even know about it but is interesting, we had used taxi once but just because we were with a local but we did not enjoy the experience TBH. Thank you again for sharing this information so other travellers can have an better idea of the transportation in Mexico City 🙏🤩😊
@@ForTheRoadTravels Here is a link to a TH-cam video on the matter. It seems like taxi kidnappings, rapes and murders are a very serious issue in Mexico city. th-cam.com/video/QSvOdgXCZi4/w-d-xo.html
Mexico city is safer than Portland
Is Uber recommended???
Hola Ceci 👋🏼👋🏼
Yes, way way better than taxis but always take your precautions it’s a big city, always share your live location if going alone. The two times we’ve always used Uber and haven’t had any issue.
I totally agree about safety in Centro historico, it is such a crowded and lively part of the city in the daytime but in the evening after most businesses shut down it is a different story 🤷🏻♂️
Saludos y se cuidan 😁👍✌️
Hola Fer 👋👋
Nice to see your comment 🤩🥰.
Yes, when starts getting dark, is another world, and we understand that happens in any major city like this one. We avoided walking at night and we did it like once or twice just because we did not have other option 🤭. Happy seeing your comment here Fer, we hope you're doing amazing, we're sending you a big abrazo from PDC 🤗
NO DONT BELIEVE EVERY THING THAT PPL SAY. IN THE NIGHT ITS ALSO SAFETY EVERY TIME IM THERE. DO YOU SEE THE AMONT OF PPL IN THE NIGTHS IN HISTÓRIC CENTER. EL ZÓCALO IN MÉXICO CITY ITS WAY SAFETY THE TIME SQUARE IN NEW YORK OR IN UNDERGROND IN ATLANTA. PPL LYE TO MUCH ABOUT ONLY REPITE WHAT OTHER IDIOIOT SAY. LIKE IN THE MEDIA IHERE THE USA. BUT ALL THAT IT CURES WHEN YOU START TO TRAVELED. AND YOU DISCOVERED BY YOUR OWN. I DONT KNOW IF YOU EVER BEING IN THE STREET OF ROME IN THE NIGHT??? HOW DANGER THEY ARE ??? AND THIS INDIGINAS. EXAGERATED WITH EL ZOCALO IN MÉXICO CITY.
I Love Mexico city, my advice would be if you are ever lost find a Starbucks. 👍🏽 I had such a good time, really good people. Can't wait to visit again next year
And there are lots of Starbucks there 🤭🤭🫶. Awesome, we are glad to hear you had a good time. Feel free to leave your tips in the comments that helped you with your trip 🙏🏼🙏🏼.
Sending all the great vibes amigo 🫶
I've lived in Mexico for 5 years. CDMX for about a year. Half way through the video and I appreciate the accuracy of your suggestions.
*Hola Jason* 👋👋
Thank you so much, we truly love making these videos and not sugar-coating things, we want to show travelers what they'd expect when they visit those destinations.
Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏🥰
@@ForTheRoadTravels absolutely. I subscribed and look forward to your videos. Thank you for your content 🙂
Thank you for watching our content, we really appreciate it 🫶🙏🏼
How is it?😊 I keep getting discouraged as a female traveler to move there because of the issues 😢 I at least want to be there for a year ❤
*@Tyra* Robinson Mexico is quite safe and we always encourage to follow the precautions using common sense, if we can suggest, perhaps join female solo travel groups perhaps there will be other female traveling at the same time as you, this can help you on your travels to feel safer 🫶
Most of these suggestions apply to any large city.
I love CDMX and plan to move there.
*Absolutely* amig@!
CDMX is amazing and we love how many things it has. However we are not fans of big cities, but we love touring this one, there are still plenty more things to complete from our bucket list 🤩🙌.
Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏🥰
JAJAJAJA I NEW IT THIS TWO INDIGINAS. ARE XEMOFOBIC TO CITY PPL. BECAUSE. THIS THINGS HAPPENS IN ALL BIG CITYS ARROUND THE WORLD NEW YORK , PARIS , LONDON , MUNIC, ROME MADRID LA ATLANTA ETC ETC AT LEASE THAT ONES I EVER BEING. SPECIALLY MÉXICO CITY THAT ITS TWO TIMES BIGGER THEN NEW YORK JAJAJAJA JAJAJAJA JAJAJAJA. PPL FROM THIS CHANBEL THIS THINGS ARE NORMAL IN BIG CITYS. AND CDMX ITS THE LARGEST IN THE CONTINENT AND ITS IN THE 5 BIGGEST CITYS IN THE WORLD JAJAJAJA JAJAJAJA JAJAJAJA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 MAKE A FAVOR TO BIG CITY PPL. DONT COME TO MÉXICO CITY. REMAIN IN YOUR VILLAGE PLEASE JAJAJAJA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nah
Just stay in Polanco and use Uber. Just spent 3 weeks there and felt as safe as anywhere else and no issues at all day or night. Although yeh I didn’t go walking around outside Arena México - Uber straight back to Polanco haha.
Awesome, we never visited Arena Mexico but the area at night seems a bit sketchy and overall we enjoyed CDMX and we cannot wait to do the things we missed 🤭🤭. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🙏🙏
I was waiting for this video, and cannot wait for the travel guide for our upcoming trip to Mexico City 🇲🇽✈
Thank you so much Malcom, we really appreciate your support 🙏🙏. Thank you very much for watching and commenting 🤩
This is super helpful! Thank you for this!
Hola Christi, we’re so happy to know that this video has been helpful 🙏🏼🫶. Thank you for watching and commenting ♥️
Hi fellow SAfrican...Mexico City is amazing. I've been living in Mexico for many years without problems. Thx for the vid..new subscriber now
Howzit Shoshi 😃😃 Ah, it's so nice to hear that I've got a fellow SAfrican here in MX 🇿🇦🇲🇽🙌🤩 And I'm so glad you love CDMX, I must say, the food in Mexico City and the variety of things to see and do is unreal 🤩🙌
@@ForTheRoadTravels howzit!!! There's actually a whole group..SA's in Mexico !! Quite alot of us. I visit for the the food...the best!
@@shoshi06 Amazing, we have met quite a few here in the Quintana Roo area as well. Yes, food in Mexico City is the best!
We just returned from Mexico City and I wanted to share this lesson learned. After our day in the central historic district, we took a pink taxi parked in the street. We were charged 600 pesos in a typical 80 to 100 pesos ride. Looking back, there were many signs that tells us DON’T take this taxi but we didn’t listen to…Lesson Learned: Never use pink taxi can but use Uber instead for safety. The pink taxi cab we took is an old beat up car. The taxi does not have any identification displayed in the taxi. The taxi meter was not visibility seen. The meter was placed on his side (driver’s side) tucked deep down on the left dashboard and it was faced down. When we shared this to our hotel staff, he said that it was a good thing that we do not argued for we do not know how the driver would react. I am sharing this experience to avoid getting similar experience. Best to use Uber for transportation for SAFETY reasons. Mexico City is a beautiful city and has lots of amazing places to explore. Enjoy exploring and be safe!! Peace 😊❤
*Hola amig@,*
Thank you for sharing your experience. It's always helpful to read insights from other travellers that can assist people when visiting CDMX or any other destination.
On our most recent trip to Mexico City, which was a year after the video was taken, we encountered a situation. We had booked an Uber to take us to the airport, but due to a taxi strike, the Uber driver was unable to drop us off at our intended destination, which was CDMX airport.
Since we had luggage and couldn't walk long distances, we decided to take one of the pink taxis. We placed our luggage in the trunk and closed it. However, we soon realized that the car didn't have license plates and was actually covered in plastic. Immediately, we asked the driver to open the trunk, and luckily, we retrieved our bags. However, in 99% of cases, these taxis are unregulated (illegal).
Thank you for watching and sharing your experience. 🙏
Thank you for sharing
@@PinkQB Thank you for watching 🥰
@@PinkQB 🫶
In fact nothing happened to you.
Thank you for the information very informative. Will be visiting soon.
You're most welcome 🫶🙌 We hope you enjoy your trip 🇲🇽✈️
This was a good review, one of the more realistic ones without rose-colored glasses or agendas. CDMX was great, I visited in March for 6 days with my wife & kids (14 & 11) from Houston, TX. We stayed between Polanco & Chapultepec. No issues there, but the vibe in that area changes dramatically after sunset. In broad daylight, two drunks in Alameda Park were shoving each other & yelling (in Spanish & English) near us, with big dogs barking in front of police who just stood by them, though it stopped pretty fast. And the airport (landside, by the entrances) was a bit sketchy with people loitering & sleeping on the floors. Otherwise all was good-- it was a great trip and we look forward to going back. It's an easy 2 hour flight from here, but is sadly overlooked due to certain politicians and "news".
Hola Toms 🙌
Awww, thank you so much! We always love sharing our personal opinions without sugarcoating things. The city truly transforms into a different world when it's dark. In some areas, it's for the better, but in others, it can get a bit sketchy. CDMX, like any other city in the world, definitely has its flaws, but it also offers a lot to see and do.
Thank you very much for watching our video and for commenting. Your support means a lot to our channel.
Saludos, amigo 🫶🥰
What about leaving the airport to our hotel? Should we order an Uber?
Great video! Love CDMX! What helps me to avoid "Montezuma's Revenge" is to take 1-2 pepto tablets every morning. That way, when I am exposed to bacteria - and I will be - my stomach will be protected and the likelihood of getting sick is fairly slim. (Also, no uncooked veggies, avoid most dairy, always avoid local water even for brushing your teeth, and never, ever drink ANYTHING with ice cubes.)
Hola Ralph 👋👋
Aww thank you so much for watching and leaving such a nice comment. As well thank you for sharing this interesting insight, we had never heard before, but this is good for other travellers to know! 🙏
Saludos amigo 🤗
Yup there are pick pockets both in metro and metrobus, they will stand around you and push you on the stops so that one of them can take your phone or wallet out. I don't use neither lately but what I do (as a guy) if I need to use them is that I put both wallet and phone in the same pocket and grab them both with one hand, the other hand is to hold to the tubes. Or if possible just don't get in if it's too full.
*Hola amig@*, thank you for sharing these inside tips. We found out that when it's full is when they have more chances to pickpocket you, unfortunately, most of the time and depending on the routes, public transportation is always full.
Saludos and thanks for watching 🙌 🙏
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Yes, I loved the Riviera Maya Guide, I recommend anyone joined to your newsletter, I also loved the July edition 🙏. Thank you guys keep up the great work
Hola Malcom 🤗🤗 yayyy, we’re so glad to know that the guide was helpful for you 🥰🙌🇲🇽🌴 Let us know if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see in The Chisme, and we’ll see what we can do 🙌🤩 Un abrazo fuerte 🤗
It's so sad let tht city in hands of people who doesn't have idea how to be a big city.. maybe tha capital is going to be worst if they not have any invest on them... I would like the Vlley of Mexico is big but the mestizo who are the generation from Spain and indigenous mixed are losing because when the indigenous who speak spanish take power and the mestizos have to deal with the most indigenous people arriving to the city... the capital is great but it has been suffer from the same ones... the valle de Mexico need new people more invest.
I'm 76 and frequently go to Mexico City/ Over the past 10 years two attempts by pickpockets on buses. I broke the thumbs of both. I enjoy criminals thinking me an easy target. I served 32 years in the US Army and was a Colonel 0-6. But that is their mistake. I have practiced martial arts from age 9. I currently practice Muay Thai, Tai Chi Shoalin and Dim Mak. My blow with either hand is still in excess of 850 ft pounds. But stay away from drugs alcohol and prostitutes you won't encounter many problems. But should add I have complete confidence in any environment and a great sense in avoiding dangers. Certainly a lot safer than anywhere in the US where both criminals and police compete as threats to your well being.
lol
You've mastered the mystic art of bullshito
This sounds like BS and a brag rather than advice. If you aren't a Mexican citizen or even if you are, I wouldn't recommend inflicting physical harm on another unless you absolutely have to, or you might be facing jail time yourself.
@@electricreflections No I am not a Mexican Citizen. Nor do I live in Mexico. Your ears must lap over. I said I served 32 years in the US Army. And I am completely good inflicting harm on those intent to inflict harm on others. Especially elderly, , disabled, women and children. 76 never been arrested yet. So must be doing things right. And been to 155 countries, lived in 8, You really need learn how to comprehend what you read
@@riskyron1416 Well first off, I didn't ask if you were Mexican. I wasn't even talking to you. I said if one was a citizen which is different, but I realize you are getting quite old now, so I will type slowly, LOL. The only sentence meant for you was the very first one.
But let's act like I was talking to you. Just because you served in the US Army doesn't mean you haven't embraced a retired status as a citizen of another country as I have. I too had expatriate status in multiple countries prior but obviously you don't understand any nuance or lifestyle other than your own.
So why do you choose to be a jerk in your response? Oh I know. You didn't like me calling you a braggart. Most people that learn martial arts are pretty chill but not you.
Just because you haven't been arrested doesn't mean you are doing a good thing. It just means you've been lucky vigilante. Others are best to heed my advice which is who my comments were meant for anyways.
I know you'll need to respond to this because your ego requires it. Self-absorbed, which is why you misinterpreted who I was talking to in the first place. A lack of control from a very likely control freak. I am quite sure you have the inability let things go even when there is nothing left to be said.
Goes to show age has little to do with maturity.
With all due respect, I was born in Iztapalapa. Raised in Chicago my whole life. I know I have an accent when I speak in Spanish but every time I go to Mexico City. I always stay with my family and Iztapalapa. I have ventured out in the colonia on my own with no fear.
Iztapalapa is the hood lol
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We totally understand and we didn’t mention Itztapalapa in any offensive way, we love Mexico City and I’m pretty sure your hometown has some beautiful hidden gems to explore but we believe should be visit with a true local to get the most of it 🤩. Saludos amigo
Loved this video! Going in the spring with my sister who is a frequent visitor to the city but I wanted to get an idea what I’m getting into!
Hola *Noemi* 👋👋
That's awesome, so this will be your first time in the city? We bet you will have an amazing time, the food is something we highly recommend it 🙏.
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment, this really helps us so much ❤️
I was sitting next to you on the plane to Cancun while you edited the thumbnail for this 😆
Haha, no wayyy, it’s such a small world 🫣👀 Are you still traveling Mexico?🇲🇽
Always good to know how to stay smart in a new city-thanks for sharing these tips!
Hola Garret and Lauren 👋👋
Thank you so much for watching 😊😊
Yes, we always love to share these first hand experiences to people traveling to a new place or even giving an update in some of the things you can do in the destination 🥰. Thank you again for watching, sending you great vibes from PDC 🏖 🇲🇽
Love this! Thanks!
Thank you Fern 🙏🙏
Are you planning to travel to CDMX soon? 🤔🤩
I was fan of the week. this is so nice of you guys! Grasias!!
Thank you for your support Malcom!!!! Saludos from PDC 👋🇲🇽🌊
Great and informative video this. I'm also from South Africa :) I'll be visiting Mexico for the first time over December for 4 weeks. I'm very excited but also a little nervous. How many days do you think should I allocate to being in Mexico City? I'll be flying in on the 3rd of December and departing again from Mexico City on 31 December.
Howzit Brian 🤗🇿🇦 That's awesome - I love to hear that more and more Saffas are travelling to Mexico, the culture is warm and friendly like it is back home 🫶 Well, it really depends on how much of a city person you are - if you love cities, I'd plan two weeks in CDMX. But if you really want to see other parts of Mexico, a good seven days in CDMX should give you enough time to see a lot of the major things like Chapultapec, Xochimilco, Centro Historico etc. I hope you have the most wonderful time here 🥰🇲🇽🫶
Are you still alive?
Very helpful video guys. We're visiting CDMX for a week in January so thank you for the tips and insights.
Hola Anthony 🤗🤗
Thank you so much, we are glad you found our video helpful 🙏🙏. Awesome you will have a great time in CDMX, we hope you can visit some of the places we recommended in our CDMX series. Make sure eat Churros at El Moro, they are delicious! 🤩🥰
How did it go? Did u feel safe?
@@normaalvarez4155 yes very safe. We walked everywhere, caught the metro to and from the airport, walked the parks. My wife even walked around by herself one of the days and said she never felt unsafe. Be sensible, use common sense, and ignore the fear propaganda put out by the media.
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Thank you Anthony for sharing your experience we really appreciate it 🤩🙏🏼
As a Canadian hearing 15° as a low means I'll be in a t shirt and shirt the entire time lool
Hola Hamza 👋👋
Yeah, we are so used to the warm weather of the Caribbean when we have lived for the past few years, but definitely people that comes from colder climates CDMX weather is not a big deal. Are you planning to visit CDMX? if you do, we bet you'll have a blast there 🙏🤗
So is your next video on how to stay safe in NY, Chi, and LA?
Hey Jose ☺️☺️ our channel is based in Mexico with the mission to share what it’s like to live & travel in Mexico, so we probably wouldn’t be making videos on any of those spots in the near future ☺️ Thank you for watching!
Lol
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"Mexico City is both wonderful and dangerous city."
1.Dont take a taxi, maybe be Uber.
2.Dont ask directions. May be to the police.
Metro bus or metro station(subway station) is the cheapest and relatively safest transportation.
The historic center of MC is best to stay because most beautiful things are concentrated there.
July is the rainest and the hottest season in MC like Ethiopia.
Hola Gebru 👋👋
Thank you for watching and sharing your insights with all of us 🙏.
We did take taxi only once and was with a friend other than that we opt for Uber.
Police has been always helpful when asking for directions or information at least in our personal opinion.
We've used more metro than any other public transportation during our travels, most of the metro stations and wagons are clean, and we felt safe pretty much al the time.
We actually stayed in Alameda area, which we do not know if it's considered the historic center, but we really really liked the area, very close to Palacio de Bellas Artes 🤩.
@For The Road
Thank you so much for helping us.By the way, is the Uber App the same as the one we have used in the United States?
Yes, exactly the same 😊
Lekker Video 😁. Im glad I can still recognize my home accent and the 'ja' in your video. Great info, thanks.
Howzit Craig 🤗🤗 Aaah, it's always so nice to find fellow South Africans on here 🇿🇦😍 Hahaha, I think the 'ya' is so deeply ingrained in all of us 🥲😅 Thanks for saying hi, we hope you have a wonderful time in Mexico City 🙌🇲🇽
hi , thanks, i want to know can i use usa sim card in maxico ?
Some of them work, we cannot guarantee. However you should check the prices for roaming! Nevertheless, buying a SIM card here in Mexico 🇲🇽 is affordable and easy to use as long as your phone is unlocked
Thank you very much for this perfect video ♡
Aw, *thank you* so much amig@, we hope you got great value out of it 🙏🫶
Thanks for the tips, you two are GREAT! And I also Subscribed😍
Ah thank you so much, we’re so glad you’re enjoying our content 🤗🇲🇽 un abrazo de Mexico 🤗🥰
La vida es un riesgo carnal jajaja un fuerte abrazo y beso, mil bendiciones y éxitos!!!
Siiii hahahah, y más cuando se trata de comida en México 🤭🤭. Mil gracias, te mandamos un fuerte abrazo y bendiciones 🥰🥰
Thanks for the tips!
Thank you Elida 🙏.
Are you planning to visit CDMX soon? We're glad to hear our video is helpful for you! 🤩. Thanks for watching
@@ForTheRoadTravels yes, we are.
Awesome we bet you will have an amazing time 🙏🏼🙏🏼🤩😍
Hi, I would like to ask you from Airport to my hotel (downtown), would you please recommend to me which transportation I should take , Thanks you.
We'd highly recommend using Uber. 🙏🫶. Never any type of Taxi
I'm from Mexico but I'm in Miami beach and I like to travel, it's also one of the ways people eat food
Hola Luis 👋👋
Amazing, where in Mexico are you originally from? 🤗
True, definitely travelling helps you to get more inmersively in the culture, including one of the most important; The Food 🌮🌯. Saludos and take care amigo. 🙏🙏
@@ForTheRoadTravels in Coatzacoalcos Veracruz but currently I am living in Miami beach 👍
Amazing next year we might go to Veracruz, even this December to Orizaba 🥰🥰🎅
Yo vivo e la CD de México,si viajen en Septiembre y en noviembre para día de muertos,es hermoso 🎉🎃👻
Aw, gracias *Lorena* , la primera vez que fuimos juntos a CDMX fue para Septiembre 2020 y no hubo grito ni nada, queremos volver para esas fechas pero probablemente no sea esta vez, e igual para día de muertos quisiéramos celebrarlo allá.
Gracias por ver nuestro video, y por comentar. Te lo agradecemos 🙌 🫶
I recognized that South African accent! This is very helpful thank you so much!!!
Yayyy, haha I don't hear that from many people on this side of the world 🥹🫣🤩 You're most welcome, we're glad you've gotten value from it 🙌🤗
Two questions. In tourist areas, do people in restaurants, cafes and museums speak good english? Second question. I watched a lot of videos about CDMX and most videos recommend Roma and La Condesa, nothing is mentioned about Centro Historico ? Is it less safe than Roma and La Condesa?
Hola amigo, yes English is widely spoken in the tourisity areas in Mexico City, but not as much as it is in the Riviera Maya, Cancun, Cabo. We recommend checking out this translator device: shrsl.com/4inwp
Centro Historico is cool but it can be a bit noisy, we highly recommend Roma Norte/Sur, or even Condesa and Juarez
You might be interested in this CDMX article: fortheroadtravels.com/the-ultimate-mexico-city-safety-guide/
Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏
You guys did a great job sharing tips! We feel like CDMX has been safe. Just have to be smart. We like your tip of the zip ties! We wear our backpack on the front of us when riding the metro.
Hola amigos 🤗🤗,
Awww thank you so much, these were the things that helped us in our CDMX trip 🤭. Exactly, Mexico City has been stereotyped as being very very dangerous, but you just need to be aware of your surroundings, and of course there are some areas you should not visit, but other than that it's an incredible city.
Yeah, we actually had those releasable cable ties, when we move to Mexico to tie Ted's kennel as requirement from the airline, and now we have used them for our trips, they're always in our backpacks. We hope you guys are enjoying Mexico, we miss you and we hope to see you guys again 🥰🤗🤩
Thank you for your fun & informative video & tips.
I LOVE Mexico City!!! D.F.
I was paranoid at 1st but once I got out there & explored I fell in LOVE with D.F./ ciudad de Mexico!!! It's a whole world of its own!!
I always stay in Centro Historico--right off the Zocalo & have walked around on my own at night!! That said, I'm aware of my surroundings & avoid streets / areas with nobody around. And I love the street food!!
I'm curious about the zip cable ties...
You called them releasable?-- I only know them as requiring being cut to be removed?
I rewound the video several times to try to see how you were using them but it was too short & fast.
Thank you & gracias!!
Great tips!
Hola Yen 👋👋
Thank you very much for your comment and watching 🙏. Are you planning to visit Mexico City soon? 🇲🇽
Does IBIS Hotel have personal safes?
Yes, they have!
Really good helpfull video!
Hola Willi,
Thank you so much for watching we are so happy you found this video helpful. If you’re planning to visit CDMX , we wish you great travels 🫶🤩
@@ForTheRoadTravels Thank you and you guys are awesome!
@@willimantic80 🤭🫶🙏
Best travel video
Hola Elijah 👋👋
Thank you so much amigo 🙏
Are you planning to travel to Mexico City soon?
Great video guys, qq how safe are buses specially if im looking to visit a state outside of CDMX? Thanks in advance
Thank you very much! Your *kind* words mean a lot to us. 🫶
Travelling by bus is quite safe. We highly recommend choosing either the ADO or ETN bus companies, as they have a longstanding presence in the market. If you plan to stow your bag in the bus compartments, it's advisable not to place any valuable items there. Instead, it's better to keep them with you in the upper overhead compartment. 🙌🙏🤩
@@ForTheRoadTravels thanks!! I'll follow your advice 😊
@@abec8929 You're most welcome amigo 🙏
I have frequently walked around late at night in Centro Historico. The only problem I have ever had is tripping over some exposed rebar.
We walked at night as well, but we were always on well-lit streets, avoiding dark alleyways.
Looks like bus and metro minus pickpockets is best bet to see the city ✌️ thx
Definitely, we found that was an even *faster* way to move, traffic can get chaotic in CDMX. Thanks for watching 🙏🤩🫶
I am scared, me and friend are traveling to mexico city, and mexico for 1st time and landing at 12:40 AM (NIGHT). From what I hear from comments, I will be kidnapped, killed and organs sold. Is it true? What should I do, cancel the trip?
I am going with a friend
You will *not* be kidnapped, this video is just to give a piece of better advice and you can be prepared. You can watch all our Mexico City videos, and everything was fine for us, hope this helps:
th-cam.com/play/PL_dcTNHQ--LyBjI4Ipahrp31oQy4dNHfd.html
Saludos chic@s, muy buen documental, abrazos
Hola Sra. Norma 🥰🥰
Awww muchas gracias por sus lindas palabras, nos da mucho gusto que le haya gustado. Esperamos todos ustedes se encuentren de lo mejor, les mandamos toda la buena vibra desde Playa del Carmen 🤩 🌊 🇲🇽
I lived in Mexico City in the late 80’s and was told by locals if ever pulled over by the cops to offer to buy them “a couple of cokes”. This was code for negotiating your infraction. In Mexico you are guilty until found innocent. Always offer a bride if the cops tell you they want to take you into the station.
*Hola amig@*
Unfortunately is a reality of the country, and sometimes they just stopped you to see what they can take from you, without committing any offense. We now heard that are ways to report any corrupt cop via an app, and is not beneficial for them to take people to the station, gets more complicated to "get" something out of you. Well, luckily we have never experienced but we share what other tourists, travelers, and locals recommend based on their real-life situations. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment amigo
“Pues ponga pa los chescos joven” Jajaj yeh I’ve heard that one before. It’s kind of a common saying tho. Lots of people say that innocently asking for a tip. Or para los tacos.
I lived in Mexico for about 37 years. I was never stopped by the police and I never offered them. I think if we behave correctly, the police are never going to bother you. I also used all kinds of transportation and I never had an issue. I think sometimes something can happen to you in Mexico City, as it can happen to you in any place in the world.
Hi, what about Merced market? Is it safe to go there?
Hola amigo! 👋
We have never been at *Mercado de la Merced*, however if we were to recommend to visit one Market is San Juan Market or even more La Central de Abastos (known as the biggest market in the world).
Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏
Thanks for the tips. Going for the grand próx and I’ll rely heavily on your videos 😅haha
Hola Martin 👋👋
When would the Grand Prix take place? , and thank you very much for watching and commenting, and also for the trust, we do our best to be as transparent in our videos based on our experiences, so other travellers can get the most out of the places we visit. Thank you again and warm regards from PDC 🏝🇲🇽
Mexico City is actually one of the safest cities. It’s safer than most of the major cities in the United States.
Yes, and we do agree, we felt so safe in CDMX the 3 times we have visited the city. Thanks for watching and commenting 🫶🙏
I think so many bloggers get hits with posts like this. I’m in Mexico City and it’s all common sense in Mexico City to California to Texas etc.
Very impressed with how much relevant information you packed in this short video. New to your channel but would be curious to know how the learning curve was to be able to make videos that are this information dense yet easy to follow. Perhaps, it comes naturally to you but it'd certainly be an acquired skill for me. Be it talent or skill, I do appreciate you making this video for first time travelers like me.
What a wonderful compliment - thank you so much 🫶 Well, we always plan out videos before hitting record, so we already know the structure and the main talking points we want to cover. This helps the keep the video as concise as possible 🙏 And when we plan, it's helpful to think of it from the perspective of 'if we were to travel to (any other country) right now, what would we want to know?' - so that helps us share the most relevant topics we can think of 🙏 It definitely didn't come naturally, it's been a skill we've worked on for at least the last 3 years of our TH-cam channel 🙌 You could definitely do it too - it's just about practice and actively working to improve over an extended period of time 🤗🤗 We hope you have a wonderful time in CDMX 🇲🇽🙌
Nothing relevant is in this video. None of those ideas are helpful when you are enjoying life.
@SelfScience
Yeah ok buddy.
Nothing harmful EVER happens to anyone having a good time.
LoL
Maybe you're a bought bot...paid to be a naysayer
Enjoy your lollipops & cotton candy!!
DONT LESENING TO GOSSIPS. THIS ITS ONLY BRAIN WAZHED REPITHING. WHAT FAKE NEWS MEDIA TELLS. ONLY TO GAIN VIEWS IN THIS CHANNEL. DO YOU KNOW THE AMOUNT OF GREEN GOS ARE COMING TO LIVED AND WORK IN MÉXICO CITY??? BECAUSE ITS A BETTER QUALITY OF LIVING. LOTS OF INMIGRANTS FROM USA ARE COMING TO MÉXICO CITY AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THERES MORE THEN 3 MILLIONS OF INMIGRANTS FROM USA
MÉXICO CITY ITS SAFETY THEN ANY CITY HERE IN THE USA I DONT KNOW WHERE THIS TWO INDIGINAS CAME FROM OR WHERE RHEY LIVE ?, BUT. NON ONE CITY HERE IN THE. ARE SAFETY THEN MÉXICO CITY. EVEN WHEN MÉXICO CITY HAS TWO TIMES MORE PPL THEN NEW YORK. THIS IS FAKE NEWS VIDEO ONLY ONLY EXAGERATION AND RED NOTE. TOTALLY WRONG PROPAGANDA TO GAIN VIEWS. COME TO NEW YORK. AND WALK IN THE METRO TO SEE HOW SAFETY AND DIRTY ITS NEW YORK OR COME TO LOS ANGELES AND WALK IN THE STREET PLAGED OF HOME PPL. OR COME TO KENSINTONG STREET OF PHILADELPHIA. AND YOU WILL SE. MEXICO CITY ITS SAFETY THEN ANY CITY IN THE USA
Do you recommend going to arena mexico or arena coliseo (near tepito) for watching lucha librae? I'm concerned about the safety of arena coliseo,
*Hola Shreya* 👋👋,
We have not visited either of them, however, we had in our plans Arena Mexico for the proximity to our hotel, but we had to cancel last minute. We'd say Arena Mexico, usually, the shows are from 8pm onwards and the one located at Tepito at night do not think is a great idea. Nevertheless, if you are a friend of a local and can advise you or even better go with you, it should not be a problem, but there is not much info we can provide on that 😔.
Thank you for watching and commenting, we really appreciate it 🤗🥰
Have you been to New York latterly ? Chicago the shootings are incredible
Hola Christina 🙌
Thank you for watching 🙏. No we have not been recently and we know that there are parts in the USA where can be a bit dangerous, as in any major city.
Simone comes from South Africa, particularly Johannesburg and violent crime is really high. In fact South Africa has quite a few city in the list of most dangerous cities in the world 😔.
Any way, taking the proper precautions, any city can be good for exploring 🤗.
Thank you again for watching, and sending you all the great vibes 🙏❤️
Great info
Aw, thank you so much, we're *happy* to know that you got good info from the video 🙏🫶
I'm planning on going to Mexico city at the end of October next year to watch Formula One and celebrate the day of the dead. Is this a great time of the year to go? Greetings from The Netherlands 🇳🇱
Hola Noah 👋
Wow, we didn't even know that the Formula One was going to take place in Mexico City 🤭🤭, well the city itself is amazing and with this type of event it would be even better, we'd say October is the best time for visiting Mexico City and Day of the Dead is a unique celebration in the country and CDMX (Mexico City) is one of the most popular places to celebrate it, we bet you will love it. Thank you for watching and commenting we are happy to see comments from people from all over the world. heel erg bedankt vriend 🤭🤩
🇲🇽 멕시코시티 다시한번 가보고 싶어요.
좋은정보 감사합니다 🙏😊
할 일이 많고 체크아웃할 곳이 많은 멕시코 시티를 즐기셨다니 정말 기쁩니다. 봐주시고 좋은 말씀해주셔서 감사합니다. 곧 멕시코로 돌아갈 수 있는 기회가 있기를 바랍니다. 살루도스 😊❤️
What’s at 12:57 In The background ? It’s a kid in a loud speaker recording. I heard that almost everyday outside my hotel in condessa. Kinda creepy
*Hola Willie,*
We re-watch that timestamp and we could not hear it, but we assumed that might be the people that drive a little truck and buys scrap; typically they use a megaphone to grab the attention of the people inside their houses or businesses.
It is very normal in Mexico, especially in Mexico City.
Thank you for watching and commenting, we truly appreciate it 🙏
He’s selling stuff😂
Y porque no hacen uno de como mantenerse seguro de tiroteos y masacres en NY ,Chicago ,Los Angeles o Ditroi.
Hola Alexandro,
Gracias por ver el video, y por el interés. Nuestro canal esta enfocado en como es vivir y viajar en Mexico, tal vez en un futuro expandamos a otros lugares, pero como lo que mencionas en tu comentario es un tema algo sensible, nos reservaríamos el derecho a hablar de ello; ya que no somos expertos en el tema y/o no lo hemos vivido de primera mano. Gracias de todos modos por tu comentario, te mandamos toda la buena vibra desde PDC 🙏🤗
Do you carry your passport and liscencia with you or leave it at the hotel?
Hola Diana 🙌
We never carry our passports with us if hotel has safes, we put them inside but we always try to have a picture of them in our phones just in case. We usually carry one I.D license or any other photo I.D. If you are traveling from abroad we also suggest taking a picture of the Immigration card (INM form provided on the plane before landing in Mexico). We hope our video has been helpful on your vacation planning. Saludos Diana 🤗🥰
Can you use American cash for museums or restaurants?
We have never used USD in CDMX however paying in MXN peso is preferred.
Nevertheless, finding a Casa de Cambio is a good option, the best place for us to change it’s at a Banco Azteca branch.
Great video, very informative, Q For a group of ten , can you lease a van with driver for the day.
*Hola amig@* 👋👋
Awww thank you so much, we're so happy you found this video helpful.
We have never hired a van for the day, but we found this that might be helpful:
shrsl.com/41m89
They offer private transfers from the airport but it we saw that offer private tours too. We hope this info helps.
Thanks for watching, we really appreciate it 🫶🙏
@@ForTheRoadTravels perfect, 🙏 I’m organizing a trip sometime in the fall. Late November- early December
@@wisdomcalls2475 Awesome friend 🙌🙏
Con toda confianza....la CDMX es súper segura....!!!
Quién dice lo contrario...
Hola Salvatore 👋👋
Tienes toda la razón, tuvimos esa incertidumbre al inicio, y por lo que habíamos leído, pero la verdad nos sentimos bastante seguros en la Ciudad de México. Claro, evitando ciertas áreas, pero en general la presencia policiaca da más seguridad y confianza; al menos en nuestro caso. Nuevamente gracias por ver nuestro video, te lo agradecemos muchísimo al igual que por tu comentario. Te mandamos toda la buena vibra y saludos desde PDC 🌊 🇲🇽
La mitad de la ciudad si, la otra mitad (Iztapalapa, GAM, Tlahuac, Iztacalco) es decir la zona oriente, no).
@@giovannihernandez3208 Hemos escuchado eso de esas colonias/barrios. Gracias por compartir tu opinion Giovanni, saludos
The city is safe the humans are the problem 😂 and not is not safe at all I know the city really well and is nice people but is not safe at all we have to say the true we just have to be careful is amazing city and is more dangers sometimes for the locals then the tourist but if u are clear complexion ( white and u can tell they are from another country ) and again sometimes so lest be honest and put it the way it is .
Thank you so much MM for sharing your insights, we really appreciate you all comments 🙏🏼🙏🏼
You can eat the street food you just have to make sure the water is filter… if you haven’t lived in Mexico for sometime your body is not used to the different bacteria like before.
Hola Chris 🤗🤗,
I (Geo) think is what happened to me at Xochimilco with the michelada 🤭🤭 I was away from Mexico for couple of years and I really got sick that day 🤮🤢
We love street food and mainly the one in CDMX those tacos are delicious 😋🤤.
Thank you for watching and commenting amigo 🙏🤩
@@ForTheRoadTravels I go to Mexico at least 5 times in a year CDMX or Cuernavaca my family and I have houses there and I have family there… so I said I can drink the water I’m not going to get sick 🤣 I ended up in the hospital 🏥 😩🙄 so now I just stick to bottled water if I’m going to drink…. if I need to brush my teeth I can use the sink just don’t swallow the water 💧🤣 🤮🤢
How would we know? Do we ask them?
Any places you recommend for tamales?
Hola Amigo,
Thank you for watching and for your comment. Of course we shared the name of an avenue in this video where we showcased where we got Tamales when we visited CDMX last time:
*How to travel MEXICO CITY 🧐 | 3-day ITINERARY + The BEST day trips*
th-cam.com/video/NVtDw95PxtE/w-d-xo.html
Saludos.
Question. For Uber does it convert the American money to pesos automatically??
Yes, it is.
Hola Mo 🙌🏼
Yes, it automatically does. Uber works very well in Mexico but keep in mind that there are places where the service is not available. Mexico City is all ok 👍🏼
Thank you Roberto 🙏🏼🤩
Didi is a Chinese app just so you know. It's been around for a long time in China.
*Hola H,*
Yes, another person mentioned that we did not know at the time of filming this video, but we really appreciate the input! Thank you so much for watching and wishing you a great day 🙏🤩
do you need a car to live in cdmx or is it like nyc?
More like NYC. We have never driven in CDMX TBH
We're plan on going in April, and this video about safety has certainly scared me enough to not want to go, now.
That's such a shame, Mexico City is such a wonderful city to visit 🙌🇲🇽 I'm sure tons of people who've been to CDMX before will encourage you to go, but just to be ware of certain things 😊
You're right to be concerned. Its beyond me why channels like this promote this country knowing good and well that it is not safe. Who wants to be on constant guard for corrupt police officers, being scammed by locals at every turn, restaurants, taxis. Stop PATRONIZING a country that does not value you. Yes there is crime everywhere but it is tenfold in Mexico. The only way change will happen is to bring tourism to a halt. Then they will perhaps see that if they stop killing, kidnapping, robbing and scamming visitors we may come back.
Lol, not all of us have the privilege of being born into a ‘safe’ country. I’m assuming you’re coming from a developed country? I come from a country that is ACTUALLY dangerous- like one of the highest murder/rape stats in the world. So for me,when people call Mexico unsafe, I can’t help but think how out of touch with reality they are.
In the last three years I’ve lived here, I’ve throughly enjoyed being able to walk the streets at night and live in a home with minimal security- far different from my upbringing in South Africa 🇲🇽
If you’re so concerned with Mexico being unsafe, simply don’t visit.
@@ForTheRoadTravels you are missing the point. People are looking to get away from the crime of their own country and choose Mexico only to be faced with more crime and daily scamming. Not everyone is going to encounter the violent crimes that take place but you always have to be on guard for the basic everyday things, taking a taxi, withdrawing money from an ATM, eating in a restaurant...easy to say just don't visit. How about just fix it!
Love your videos!
1. The police in CDMX do nothing. I've regularly walked past groups of people shooting up drugs, smoking marijuana, etc. and cops will be standing right there ignoring it all.
2. It's not that bad here in July in my opinion. It rains in the evening/night mostly, so just wear rain booties and bring an umbrella with you.
3. We really enjoy staying in Coyoacan--for more peace and charm--or the area between Centro and Roma--easy walkability to both popular areas.
4. Definitely agree about not going past Garibaldi. I even know people who've gotten robbed or assaulted AT Garibaldi Plaza, so we just avoid it altogether.
5. I got such bad food poisoning here before that I ended up in the ER due to extreme hydration. Things I've learned to avoid with street food (I still eat it sometimes): there's no make-shift sink, the veggies are washed in tap water or not washed at all, the stand looks dirty, food that should be cold is sitting out all day, the employees are touching their phone or money constantly without gloves or washing hands.
Hola Bailey 🤗
First and foremost, thank you for watching, and commenting, really pushes our video to more people and helps us grow our channel.
So, do you live in CDMX? that's cool
1. We saw something like this at the Estela de Luz (I think is the name of the tower right at the entrance of Chapultepec in front of BVVA Bank Offices) but we asked and seems to be a protest for legalisation so the police could not do anything, but we just got the info from one person 🤭.
2. Maybe the flooding is just in particular parts of the city, we suppose.
3. Yeah, we liked being at Roma Sur, we felt very safe and we were walking most of the time, we enjoyed the area.
4. Really, we like Garibaldi for the mariachi, but we were in the afternoon, but we did not feel pretty safe 🤭.
5. Great point, yeah, unfortunately, these bad hygiene practices are quite part of the culture, which sucks, because can make people very sick, is hardly seen a food stand with decent food handle practices, I (Geo) grew up eating street food, but this hasn't made me immune of not getting sick; as what happened to me at Xochimilco 😂😅.
Thank you again for watching Bailey, we hope you are doing amazing, sending you great vibes from PDC 🌊 🇲🇽
Mmm funny...I never get poisoned for food, maybe the places I go have nice hygine or I not a delicate Princess.
@@ForTheRoadTravels I stay in Mexico City regularly during the parts of the year when I'm not teaching. My Mexican fiancé lives and works in CDMX while we await the approval of his K1 visa, so I've become pretty familiar with the city. Love your channel, great to see another international couple like us
@@joserobertoramirezarevalo4610 Even my Mexican fiancé gets sick from food here sometimes. He has even gotten typhoid from infected food. However, I am a "delicate princess" in the sense that my stomach is not accustomed to the tap water or some other things in Mexico, like most foreigners. :)
@@youneedacoldpop oh we see, so he's moving to US? that's amazing. Awww thank you so much, we also like to see couples from different countries, is great to see that love does not know, borders, languages, cultures, etc. Thank you so much for your support by watching, and commenting we really appreciate it 🙏🥰
Baie dankie! Video het my baie gehelp!
Jy is baie welkom Amigo, ons is bly ons video was nuttig vir jou. So, besoek jy binnekort Mexikostad? Jy gaan mal wees daaroor. Jy sal dalk belangstel in ons Mexico City Guide (Vlog): th-cam.com/video/NVtDw95PxtE/w-d-xo.html
@@ForTheRoadTravels Inderdaad ek immigreer oor ñ paar maande juis na Mexikostad toe en ek soveel voorberei as wat ek moontlik kan.
Can I ask if you carry passport with you or left it in the hotel room?
Hola *_Martha_* 👋👋
We do live in Mexico so we do not travel with our passports, however, we leave other IDs in the hotel safes when there is one available. We do not want to carry such an important document, so we recommend leaving them in the safes or inside your suitcases and for an extra layer of peace of mind, lock your luggage. We only carry one ID with us, the less valuable one such as a Driver's License or something similar that can be easily issued when coming back from your trip in case of loss.
Tell us how to stay safe in Churches, Malls, Restaurantes,Schools,MovieTeathers,Parades,Marathons,Concerts,Walmars Stores,Colleges,Festivals Etc. IN THE USA
We focus of life and travel in Mexico, so I'm afraid that's out of our area of expertise 😊
Not downloading any app that tracks my whereabouts lol
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Hi Geovanny and Simone, I just finished watching your TH-cam video on your visit to Mexico City. My husband how is Mexican are looking forward to relocating to Mexico City, Merida or Coyoacan next-door to year. I think you did a video on Merida and Coyoacan not sure ,we both love the outdoors green space and great museum and Mexican City was on our list, I have the catch-up on the rest of your video. Stay safe and well from hot Fort Lauderdale today.
Hola Dennis 🤗
Amazing, thank you so much for watching 🙏, we have still 2 more videos of our recently travel series in Mexico City to be released in the following weeks (and we also have others from our trip in 2020, you might like them as well 🤭). Yes, we did a video on Mérida about a year ago 🤩. Merida is amazing, the only downside is the weather can be pretty hot. We love Mexico city too, but more for vacation, we are not much of city people, we are still traveling around the country to find the perfect place that is for us, but meanwhile we will share our thoughts of every corner of Mexico, so you can decide which state is right for you 🥰. Thank you so much for your support, by watching and commenting you help us tremendously to grow our channel 🙏. Greetings from PDC Mexico 🌊 🇲🇽
メキシコに行きたい🇲🇽❤🇯🇵
ああ、アミーゴに感謝します。この美しい国をきっと気に入っていただけるはずです🫶🇲🇽🇯🇵
Pro tip. Use Cittymapper to move around.
Hola Raul 👋
Awesome, we had never heard about it, thank you we will check it out. This is only for Mexico City or for anywhere in Mexico / World? TIA 🙏🤩
@@ForTheRoadTravels A lot of big cities, actually. :)
Awesome Raul, thank you for sharing all this insights 🙏🏼🤗
If cops want to arrest you like they did with me for drinking on the street, most are actually just looking for a payoff because they make so little. I had to give them all my money in my wallet
*Yes,* unfortunately bribery is a thing in the country, and they're used to do, and has become somehow "normalized".
Thank you, Sandro, for sharing your experience 🫶🙏
Basically travel there ate your own risk. No thank you. My dad is from Mexico City but unfortunately things have changed since the days we used to travel in the 70’s & 80’s 😞
Used to be the taxis were helpful and a good way to get around. But now that’s changed.
We used to take the metro but damn you have to be fast getting in and out lol
Mexico has changed a lot from the 70 and 80s but still we believe the city is still safe, of course you have to listen some locals for their best recommendations. Metro is quite cool and some of the stations and wagons are pretty clean and new. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏🏼☺️
I use yo work in Angola AND stop by in Oliver Tambo airport un Jo Burg, Grate City , do you speak Africaans?
Hola Ricardo 👋👋
Really? That's amazing, I believe S.A 🇿🇦 was the most of the time the only connexion to Angola 🇦🇴, right? No, I do not speak Afrikaans but I can understand the basics 🤭🤭. Saludos amigo 🤗
Good ol years for me,
I love SAA , the best
@@rViajero63 Awww we are happy to hear that 🥰 Where are you living now, Mexico? 🇲🇽
@@rViajero63 Yes, SA 🇿🇦 is a beautiful country 🥰
Wish you had done this video before we went 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 we went to Tepito and we stayed at a hotel in Garibaldi. 🤣🤣🤣 Garibaldi wasn’t to bad as it seems. People just want to sing and have a good time there. It was a very unique experience. Tepito only in Sunday with the Tianguis and you always stay in the middle isle. Never go to the edge where house entrances are. At least that’s what I was told. It’s funny I was with Daria who you know is guerita. It was a very scary experience at first because you feel like you might be targeted more. But actually we had an amazing experience. But I won’t go to Tepito again 2x was enough 🤣🤣🤣 oh and got a good deal on shoes and clothes. Turibus is the best. We did the 5 day one. It was the best.
Hola Frank and Daria,
Exactly, I (Geo) visited Tepito with my parents when I was 9 or 10 years old, and was such an experience, but I had always that in my mind that if you go to Tepito you should be very careful, next trip to CDMX I'll take to Simone to the Tianguis 🤭. Yeah, tourist are more susceptible to get targeted by some scammers, it really helps them (our wife's) being with a local, they get somehow local and price preference because of us 🤭🤭. To be honest, the 2 times we've been in CDMX we have never felt the need of renting a car, we think might be more stressful having a car, while touring the city, so that's why the Turibus is the greatest option. Thank you again for watching guys, sending you a big big hug to both of you 🤗🤗🤗
Good video, slow down your speech, it’s hard to follow in places, especially the young lady. However, I enjoyed it, lots of good advice.
Thanks for watching! You can set captions and slow down the video if you need by clicking the gear ⚙️ icon in the video 😉
When I realized that COVID-19 wasn’t the next plague (mid-April 2020) I booked a family trip to Mexico City. It was wonderful- but I’ve honestly learned things from this video.
I thank you for that!👍🏼
*Hola amigo!*
Thank you so much for watching our video, we're happy to know that you have a great time in Mexico City, we have visited it twice and still, we have lots of places to explore.
We're happy that you found our video informative and that you learnt something from it.
Hopefully, you have the chance to visit CDMX in the near future 🙏🫶
Being robbed by the police and not being able to anything about it? I was thinking of going there but now there is absolutely no way!
That’s something that we have read and never experience ourselves 🙏🏼 however fellow expats and tourist have experience some sort of issue with the police but this does not mean that happens all the time, are isolated cases and the times we have visited Mexico City everything has been great and the encounter with the police surprisingly have been so good, they have been so helpful. We hope you do not get discouraged to visit this city because it’s amazing and so much to learn from it 🙏🏼🤩😊. Saludos Ferenc
I don’t think you have heard of asset forfeitures here in America. The police can charge your cash or property with a crime and force you to defend it in court or it becomes there’s. Several rural law enforcement agencies use asset forfeiture to find their departments.
DiDi is a Chinese company
Yep 👍
Nadie quiere a mi Iztapalapa 😔 siendo que es el México más real que puede tener, la verdadera vida de un local.
Hola Luis,
No, no lo tomes a mal, la verdad fue meramente por recomendación, pero en un futuro cercano nos encantaría conocer Iztapalapa tal vez con un local ya que ellos saben donde ir, donde no y las cosas que se pueden hacer allá. Gracias por tu comentario y no tenemos duda que este lugar tiene lindas cosas también. 🙏🤩🥰
It’s safe but be careful the police may mug you thats definitely a place I want to go.
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How to stay safe in Mexico?
Step 1: Look lika a Mexican
And what does a Mexican look like? 👀
I'm in Mexico Vlogging right now... had a lot of trouble with airport staff and immigration there, also have not found any delicious food.
Hola April 😊😊 Really?? We've heard that people are randomly getting stopped for camera equipment. Sorry that happened to you 🫣 Oh my gosh, if you're looking for something really delicious in CDMX, we' say skip the restaurants and go straight to the street stands, everything we ate from street stands in CDMX was amazing 🤩 We hope your time in the city ends up meeting your expectations 🇲🇽😊
@@ForTheRoadTravels Thanks 😊
@@ForTheRoadTravels I didn't bring any camera equipment... just an android phone.
Don’t go to the restaurant the great food is n the streets !!!!!! Tacos de suadero omgsssssssss there’s a lot of great food but not n the restaurants. At the airport there r a pain !!!! 😂 is nice city . I’m gonna be eating tacos se suadero, sopes , quesadillas , tlacoyos etc etc tostadas de pata love it . Don’t take taxis n the street is dangerous Uber even is dangerous 😂 but is some the areas is call base n Spanish n is safe or more safe n don’t let people scam u . Happy to help u we can meet some day n the city n don’t worry we can talk where is a lot of people so u feel safe n im not a guy 😂 but I know is hard to trust believe meeeee
@@MM-sx4uh good advice 👌 😉
Buenos días pareja hermosa… no entiendo la razón de ir a esta ciudad peligrosa
Hola Candelaria 🥰🥰
Nos da un gusto, ver tu comentario de nuevo 🙏🙏. Si, es un poco peligrosa, pero hay lugares muy seguros e igual tienen lindos puntos de referencia buenos para visitar, al menos en nuestra opinion 🙏🤗. Gracias por ver nuestro video y comentar, realmente nos ayuda mucho. Esperamos que te encuentres de lo mejor y nos da mucha felicidad ver tu comentario nuevamente 😍😍😍.
Cuídense mucho y gracias por acordarse de mi
Siempre, muchas gracias amiga. Esperamos que estés de lo mejor te mandamos un fuerte abrazo 🥰
@@01cmedina Es un placer y siempre nos alegra ver tu comentario Candelaria 🥰🥰
Que that nada should that nada cuando want nada should that nada when that
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What a nightmerish video.
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Rule number one don’t wear a chivas shirt in Mexico city 😂
*HAHAHA* thank goodness nothing happened to me while wearing it in CDMX 🤭. Probably not a good idea at a Club America match in the Azteca Stadium 🤭🤭. Saludos Victor 👋
@@ForTheRoadTravels Im jk brotha my jefa from Guadalajara and likes chivas it’s 50/50 como dicen los chilangos es pura carrilla saludos great video 🙏🏽
Hahaha got it 🤣🤣. Yeah chilangos are divided 50-50 with Chivas and America. Thank you amigo, thanks for watching 🤗
La Ciudad de México es MUY SEGURA! No se por qué preocupar a los turistas 😑 vean videos de españoles y de rusos como andan en la madrugada con todas sus cámaras en las calles, como van a Tepito si problema como han ido a una feria del Estado de México con TODO SU EQUIPO y no han tenido problema alguno 😑
Hola Arcadious,
Gracias por tu comentario nuestra intención no es desalentar a turistas a visitar "X" destino sino todo lo contrario, compartimos nuestra experiencia, y basado en datos proporcionados por locales. De cualquier manera agradecemos compartas y expreses tu opinion, tal vez en un futuro cercano, visitemos los lugares que mencionas y demos una reseña basada en nuestra experiencia. Que tengas un excelente lunes, te mandamos toda la buena vibra!
promosm 😌
Thank you Allen for watching, we really appreciate. We hope this video is helping you to plan your trip to Mexico City 🇲🇽🙏🤩
Don’t challenge them? Man when it gets that way that a red flag.
Fortunately, we did not experience anything bad during our trip, but these tips can be helpful 🙏🫶