We went to 35+ restaurants, cafes, street carts, diners, lunchrooms, food halls, and rooftops in 5 weeks’ time. We ate out twice a day, so all in all, we know where to eat in Oaxaca City! Let us show you who made it into the top 10 list. These are our favorite and the very […]

Oaxaca is known by foodies, insiders, and all Mexicans, as the food capital of Mexico. This colorful city has the most famous cuisine in the whole of Mexican cuisine. You will find all the traditional dishes here, of which the Mexicans are (justified) very proud on. We went to Oaxaca for more than 5 weeks! […]

Oaxaca City has been chosen by travel experts and the staff of the acclaimed Travel+Leisure magazine as the number one 1 best city in the world. That´s a big claim for a city many of us never have heard of. We needed to find out for ourselves if that is even remotely true. Spoiler-alert; they […]

Oaxaca City was amazing, we loved staying there for more than five whole weeks, but there are downsides to every city, and Oaxaca is quite the broken paradise (just like most of Mexico is)… We tend to be realistic about our storytelling from our travels, so here we go with some harsh truths about Oaxaca […]

Holy mole! The very best Mexican mole can be found in Oaxaca City. And after spending a month in this authentic city, we can safely say that we ate all variants and on all sorts of dishes. Mole is delicious! Before visiting Mexico we had never heard of Mexican mole (the right pronunciation is mo-lay). […]

When staying in wonderful Oaxaca City, you also need a good hotel/luxury hotel/hostel to stay in. There is no greater feeling after a long day exploring this authentic city than dropping yourself in a big nice comfy bed! But what accommodations are the very best and provide the most value for your money? Let’s see […]

Monte Alban was the old city of the Zapotec Indians. And one of the first major cities in Mexico! Today, Monte Alban is a beautiful and interesting archaeological site, and perfect for a half-day visit from Oaxaca City. Monte Alban is the most important and most popular archaeological site of Oaxaca. The site is located […]