Tag: Mexico City

Destinations, Mexico, Travel

Your Guide to Lucha Libre Matches at Arena Mexico in Mexico City

A Luchador Mask

I think I caught Michael off-guard when I asked him the following one day: “Do you want to go to a Lucha match in Mexico City?” “…Are you being serious?” he asked, scanning my face for hints of sarcasm or joking. “Of course I’m being serious,” I replied, smiling. He couldn’t contain his excitement, and …

Destinations, Mexico, Travel

Long Weekend Escape: A Travel Guide for Three Days in Mexico City, Mexico

Alyssa stands with a row of cacti in Mexico City

Three days in Mexico City was not enough. But I have a feeling that a week, or a month, or a lifetime would still be not enough time to spend in the city. The capital of Mexico is beautifully chaotic and vibrant, with patches of quiet and green space filling in the gaps. With year-round …

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Journal | 9.1.18

¡Hola de Mexico! Michael and I are here in Mexico City, taking advantage of the long weekend. Does it seem like too much hassle to leave the country just for a weekend? We’ve only done it once before (and that was back before we signed up for Global Entry!) on a visit to Aruba, but …

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Journal | 8.11.18

If you had asked Michael and me this time last week where we would be today, we would tell you that we would be in Lido Key (an island off the coast of Sarasota, FL) soaking up the sun and celebrating our tenth anniversary. But due to the rapidly-spreading red tide in the area, we had …

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Journal | 7.7.18

Alyssa writes in a journal set on a map

What a weird week, right? Having a day off in the middle of the week really threw me for a loop, like having a Monday and Friday back-to-back, twice. If you’re in the U.S., did you do anything fun to celebrate the Fourth? Typically we make a long weekend of it, but with a Wednesday …