--- title: "Mexico - a mixed experience -" description: "We've spent close to two months in Mexico, starting in Mexico City and celebrating Día de Muertos, followed by a road trip across Yucatán." date: "2025-12-21T18:24:27+02:00" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://patrickposner.com/blog/mexico-a-mixed-experience/" source_url: "https://patrickposner.com/blog/mexico-a-mixed-experience/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- We’ve spent close to two months in Mexico, starting in Mexico City and celebrating Día de Muertos, followed by a road trip across Yucatán. ## Mexico City Mexico City is a wonderful place – the city itself is huge, so we barely scratched the surface of the things you can explore here. Our primary reason for getting here was to celebrate Día de Muertos, so let’s start with some photos from our experience: [![Mexico - a mixed experience 2](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06300-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06300-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 3](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06350-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06350-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 4](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06362-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06362-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 5](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06210-766x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06210-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 6](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05972-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05972-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 7](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06120-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06120-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 8](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05966-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05966-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 9](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06082-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06082-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 10](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06078-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06078-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 11](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06071-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06071-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 12](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05952-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05952-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 13](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05949-743x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05949-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 14](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06101-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06101-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 15](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06359-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06359-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 16](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06061-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06061-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 17](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05939-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05939-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 18](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06154-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06154-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 19](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06235_GEN-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06235_GEN-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 20](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06032-739x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06032-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 21](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06354-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06354-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 22](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05997-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05997-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 23](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06015-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06015-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 24](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05942-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC05942-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 25](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06057-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06057-scaled.jpeg) Once the celebration was over, we spent a few more days in Mexico City and rambled around the city – we visited a museum, checked out the astonishing library, and made a trip outside the city centre to see one of the ruins: [![Mexico - a mixed experience 26](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06347-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06347-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 27](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06343-1-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06343-1-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 28](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06383-1024x682.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06383.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 29](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06395-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06395-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 30](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06408-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06408-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 31](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06417-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06417-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 32](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06421-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06421-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 33](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06433-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06433-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 34](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06461-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06461-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 35](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06489-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06489-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 36](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06510-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06510-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 37](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06514-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06514-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 38](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06519-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06519-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 39](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06497-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06497-scaled.jpeg) We had a fantastic time here, and we’ve been pretty sure this would be just the start of an incredible journey across Mexico, but then came Yucatán. ## Yucatán We’ve done a road trip with three stops: Mérida, Tulum, and Cancún. I’m sure there are lots of people who love all-inclusive hotels with big pools and an occasional step outside of the hotel zone, but that’s definitely not us. Looking back, we would have been much better off spending more time in Mexico City and adding other cities like Oaxaca to the mix, rather than going where all the tourists go and wasting all their money. It’s really disheartening seeing how the people living here take care of their ancestors’ heritage – souvenir shops right next to the pyramid, parking scams all over the place – it’s all made for a quick sale without even blinking an eye (don’t even get me started on the entrance fees for some of the most touristy places). We clearly aren’t the right kind of people for these places – we like to explore, we want to dive into culture, we stay in local areas and not hotels. We don’t take guided tours – we’ve been travelling for 12 months now, all across the globe – I think we are just fine handling things on our own, we don’t need your scams, your overbooked tours, and your overpriced souvenirs. Anyway.. here are some photos from our trip: [![Mexico - a mixed experience 40](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06534-1024x731.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06534-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 41](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06563-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06563-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 42](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06568-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06568-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 43](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06573-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06573-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 44](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06576-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06576-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 45](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06584-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06584-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 46](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06600-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06600-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 47](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06613-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06613.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 48](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06612-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06612-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 49](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06635-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06635-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 50](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06636-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06636-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 51](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06647-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06647-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 52](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06661_GEN-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06661_GEN-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 53](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06668-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06668-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 54](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06676-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06676-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 55](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06692-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06692-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 56](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06691-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06691-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 57](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06698-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06698-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 58](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06701-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06701-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 59](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06702_GEN-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06702_GEN-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 60](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06715-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06715-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 61](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06716-803x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06716.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 62](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06741-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06741-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 63](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06752-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06752-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 64](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06761-683x1024.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06761-scaled.jpeg) [![Mexico - a mixed experience 65](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06764-1024x683.jpeg)](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06764-scaled.jpeg) ![Mexico - a mixed experience 66](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06787-2-1024x683.jpeg) ![Mexico - a mixed experience 67](https://patrickposner.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSC06903-1024x683.jpeg) If you are the usual all-inclusive hotel tourist, by all means, you will have a great time, just plan your finances accordingly. If you are up for a bit of adventure, culture, and learning something about the country, stay in the bigger cities, rent a car, and do your thing – you will have a much better time. That’s a wrap, folks. We are about to take off for Milwaukee now, as we’re spending Christmas and New Year’s Eve with Mike and his family before heading to our final destination: New York City. I wish you a wonderful Christmas! The following post will most likely be published in January, once I have sorted all the photos taken from our short US trip – stay tuned!