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  1. chris0daniel avatar

    RE: Thoughts on Tlaxcala for a month?

    by chris0daniel 30 May 2012

    Viajero--It sounds as if you are looking for a medium sized city with many university students, graduates where cultural events regularly…

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    Thoughts of Tlaxcala for a month?

    by viajeroabcd 27 May 2012

    I have the opportunity to spend a month in Mexico. Flight is to DF, and I was planning to spend the whole time there, and may very well…

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    RE: Mexico in September

    by alterigor 27 May 2012

    Hi, coincidentally, I just run upon this article in SFGate. Perhaps, you may want to take a look. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.…

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    RE: Mexico in September

    by box-of-rain 27 May 2012

    Mexico City, Oaxaca and Guanajuato are all awesome. But if I had 2 weeks and it was an inaugural visit, it would be as follows: 1) Mexico…

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    RE: Mexico in September

    by ref_traveller 26 May 2012

    I reiterate the above posters. If you stay in Condesa or Roma, you will feel you are in a quiet and laid-back town. Likewise, neighbourhoods…

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    RE: Mexico in September

    by CascadeBob 26 May 2012

    starchild - Don't sell Mexico City short. There's a lot so see and do there, Lots of budget accomodations. it's the cultural ub of the…

  7. bobster101 avatar

    RE: Mexico in September

    by bobster101 26 May 2012

    I've lived in both Guanajuato and Oaxaca, but there are actually a lot of other places you might consider if you just have a couple of…

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    Re: Mexico in September

    by doublethinker 26 May 2012

    #5 Yeah I would still recommend the city. The pollution isn't THAT bad, at least in my opinion. (I suffer from asthma and I haven't…

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    RE: Mexico in September

    by Anonimo 26 May 2012

    Ruins: near Mexico City and Oaxaca, but not near Guanajuato. OTOH, Guanajuato is fantastic, but a week may be too much. It's not far to…

  10. StarchildPDX avatar

    RE: Mexico in September

    by StarchildPDX 26 May 2012

    Hi doublethinker! I guess we've maybe been a bit intimidated by the idea of Mexico City, but the comments are making me rethink? If we…

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    Re: Mexico in September

    by doublethinker 26 May 2012

    Spend more than a day in Mexico City! If I were you I'd do a week in Mexico City, doing day trips to the surrounding areas, and a week…

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    RE: Mexico in September

    by Yose01 26 May 2012

    Mexico City will definitely meet all your criteria and surpass your expectations. Shorter trips to Guanajuato and Morelia would be a…

  13. StarchildPDX avatar

    Mexico in September

    by StarchildPDX 26 May 2012

    Hello! My friends and I have the awesome opportunity to travel together (4 of us) for two weeks this September. We are flying out fro…

  14. aquamaureen avatar

    Re: Help with an itinerary....

    by aquamaureen 22 May 2012

    You might also research Querataro which is a lovely inland city a fairly short bus ride from Mexico City. The downtown is preserved…

  15. alterigor avatar

    RE: Insanely bad service at Villas Kin-Ha (Palenque)

    by alterigor 16 May 2012

    Well, recalling OP's Guanajuato post, the response you guys are going to get is that "Jesus, I was posting about terrible service and…

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    Mexico Central Highland cities/towns in June

    by sulimaan 16 May 2012

    Now contemplating a trip to Mexico City and surrounding areas (Teotihuacan,Taxco, Puebla) including the cities/towns in the central highland…

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    Re: Looking for interesting pockets of culture close to Mexico City

    by palindroma 11 May 2012

    For colonial architecture with heavy indigenous influence you cannot do much better than Santa Maria Tonanzintla, near Puebla, with its…

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    Looking for interesting pockets of culture close to Mexico City

    by Perizoso 10 May 2012

    In late June I am traveling to DF with a senior colleague (about 70, but not afraid to rough it). We have about 10 days to travel, and…

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    RE: Best City to Stay in Mexico

    by stewbear 10 May 2012

    How long are you staying? My choices would be Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo for the beach & either Morelia or my favorite Guanajuato a most fabulous…

  20. chris0daniel avatar

    RE: Oaxaca or San Cristobal de las Casas?

    by chris0daniel 09 May 2012

    "I asked him if I should devote a couple of days to another silver city like Aguas Calientes, Potosi or Zacatecas...he said...Guanajuato…

  21. rakso79 avatar

    Re: Oaxaca or San Cristobal de las Casas?

    by rakso79 08 May 2012

    Funny but I'm currently in Guanajuato (which is beautiful and exceeded all expectations) and met a native of Aguas Calientes. I asked…

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    RE: ,,,some tips for the region of Mexico City

    by Yose01 06 May 2012

    I would recommend that you take advantage of your time in Mexico city. However, if you are going to see another town, congratulations…

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    RE: ,,,some tips for the region of Mexico City

    by Anonimo 05 May 2012

    Guanajuato is a top destination for its charm and its Spanish Colonial buildings set in a narrow valley, with labyrinthine streets. I…

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    RE: ,,,some tips for the region of Mexico City

    by Queretaro 05 May 2012

    Guanajuato is about 5 hours from Mexico City by bus. You could do a 4 day tour covering Guanajuato, San Miguel and QuerĂ©taro easily enough…

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    RE: Best Spanish Language School in Mexico

    by clothesline 05 May 2012

    Guanajuato is a really cool town. It is really beautiful. I went to Instituto Falcon. I don't know if its still there.

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