EER086: Living in Mexico City with Kids — Globetotting’s Katja Gaskel

How would you enjoy living in Mexico City with kids? Katja Gaskel, one-half of family travel adventure blog, Globetotting, has called Mexico City home for several years now, and she has a lot to say about it.

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Living in Mexico City with Kids

Mexico has so much to offer traveling families, and in this Epic Education interview, Katja and I discuss much of what the country has to offer. Our focus is on living in Mexico City with kids, but we also talk about what traveling families in Mexico City can do if they are passing through for just a few days. Listen in if you’re interested in things to do in Mexico City, day trips from Mexico city, and other great places to go in Mexico with kids.

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IN THIS EPISODE

• 03:32 Intro
• 06:46 Expat life, & living in Mexico City with kids
• 14:00 More about Mexico City for traveling families
• 17:18 Getting around Mexico City with kids
• 20:39 Kid-friendly Mexico City museums
• 24:32 Day trips from Mexico City
• 26:36 Food and eating in Mexico City
• 28:28 Opening hours in Mexico City
• 30:oo Places to stay in Mexico city
• 31:52 Other great places in Mexico for families
• 35:04 What’s in Katja’s bag

ABOUT

• Names: Katja Gaskel, her husband, Nick, and their three kids Alfie, Tess and Sam (9, 7, & almost 2 years old)
• Hold passports from: UK
• Type of travel: Living abroad, travel during school/work holidays
• A few places they’ve been: Lived in Australia, India & now living in Mexico City with kids. Has traveled even further.

IN THEIR BAGS

• E-Bags Packing Cubes
• North Face Duffel Bags
• Phil & Ted’s Travel Cot
• Mountain Buggy travel high chair
• Panasonic Lumix ZS100
• GoPro Hero5
• Top Trumps card game
• iPads
• iPhones

LINKS & RESOURCES

• Mexico City Street Food Tours
  • Eat Mexico
  • Sabores Mexico
• Hotels in Mexico City
  • The Red Treehouse Hotel in Condesa neighborhood
  • The Condesa DF Hotel
  • St. Regis Hotel

FIND THEM ON

Globetotting | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

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