Micro Trip: I Went To Mexico City For 36 Hours

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  • Опубліковано 19 лис 2024

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  • @expeditious1322
    @expeditious1322 5 років тому +126

    We got to see almost 1/36 of his trip

  • @emilyjayne5753
    @emilyjayne5753 5 років тому +173

    No one:
    Toycat: ᵐⁱᶜʳᵒᵗʳⁱᵖˢ

  • @harryfarrar1540
    @harryfarrar1540 5 років тому +109

    I think it would be cool if you did straw polls: have few select countries you wouldn't mind going to and have subscribers vote on your next destination for you to visit and vlog, preferably places you haven't been to yet.

    • @brandon9172
      @brandon9172 5 років тому +5

      Countries, along with specific regions in countries that are culturally different. (For example, catalonia)

    • @harryfarrar1540
      @harryfarrar1540 5 років тому +2

      @@brandon9172 Good idea

    • @morbidlyjane
      @morbidlyjane 5 років тому +5

      Visit north korea :D

    • @Cyrribrae
      @Cyrribrae 5 років тому +1

      Terrible idea. Never let the internet decide anything haha. But I'd vote if he did it ;)

  • @mmkjijhuks1841
    @mmkjijhuks1841 5 років тому +54

    Interesting video. Some people from Azerbaijan gifted a statue of their dictator to the city to put in that park. They were oblivious about who he was until people started complaining. The compromise was to remove the statue and leave that map in its place.
    Mexico is in North America though. Come back any time.

  • @fireleafwa4140
    @fireleafwa4140 5 років тому +12

    8:43 that transition is smoother than anything ive ever seen. oh my god, thats amazing.

  • @TnT_edgell
    @TnT_edgell 5 років тому +54

    20:10 The kid back there better be playing some Minecraft on that switch

    • @prowthegamer
      @prowthegamer 5 років тому

      TnT edgell
      Lol
      (8/25/19)

    • @yossarian8561
      @yossarian8561 5 років тому +1

      @@prowthegamer why did you date that
      Nov. 24 2019

    • @flametaco5461
      @flametaco5461 4 роки тому +1

      @@yossarian8561 You dated your reply too.
      6/27/20

    • @yossarian8561
      @yossarian8561 4 роки тому

      @@flametaco5461 I know
      6/27/20

    • @swag_8884
      @swag_8884 4 роки тому

      Bruhther Momentum What?
      (25/7/2020)

  • @ricequin
    @ricequin 5 років тому +27

    When you mentioned Madrid I wondered if you had managed to wrangle a seat on the recent inaugural flight of the shiny new BA Airbus A350-1000.

    • @ibx2cat
      @ibx2cat  5 років тому +14

      haha, I actually almost switched the flight after they announced them, but the timing would've made me lose my evening, and I was lucky enough to be upgraded on the 777 anyway. Sometimes you gotta focus on the destination and not the journey, even if you lose out on a new plane haha

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 років тому +38

    It's called Independence Square (Plaza de la Independencia) because of the Dos de Mayo Uprising, a rebellion in 1808 by the people of Madrid against the occupation of the city by French troops. It was part of the Peninsular War

  • @KobeanHistory
    @KobeanHistory 5 років тому +26

    Watch until the end for some bonus clips, you won't regret it!

  • @markmorgans4606
    @markmorgans4606 4 роки тому +4

    Currently I'm stuck at home for 14 day self isolation... And so I'm thoroughly enjoying seeing your travel videos. Thanks very much for making them.

  • @70n24
    @70n24 5 років тому +8

    Maybe I just like busy places, but Mexico City is one of my favorite cities in the world. There's a little bit of everything, good and bad, just like any other large city must. Also, "eerie place" seems like a nice way to describe Tlatelolco, I've never gone there but just thinking about it gives me the chills.
    And! 4 years after EDIT because algorithm got me here again!
    I've now been to Tlatelolco and it became a must stop for me. The eerie is just a misconception, and yeah, massacres happened there YEARS ago, but it's one of the chilliest (as in, calm and happy chill) places in Mexico City, a very quiet neighborhood with some beautiful hidden corners and sooo much history. It's calm at all hours. People there are mostly 50+ years olds that have lived through everything and have built a very nice community of "hey we may never speak but if I see you I'll wish you a good day and if you ever need anything I'll be glad to help". Also I found a cheap sushi restaurant to stop by before returning to the more chaotic parts of the big city. The eerie is just magic now.

  • @scottsimon1
    @scottsimon1 5 років тому +50

    I think a mcro trip on a long haul flight from Europe to Mexico City for just a day & a 1/2 is a waste of time & money for a few reasons. 1) You're travel time is longer than your entire trip. I's at ;east 12 hours each way to & from Mexico to Europe. 2) There is tons to see & do. The main tourist attractions can't all be enjoyed in 1 day. 3) Mexico city is very cheap. I stayed in a 4 star hotel in the center of the city for 6 days & it only cost me $173 ($29 night). You can stay in decent hotels/hostels for $10 night. 4) Food & travel in Mexico City is very cheap. Because the peso is low you can dinner in a nice restaurant for under $10, good street food for $1. Uber is a great way to get around the city. A cross-city trip was only $5. To the airport about $10. Also Mexico City is very safe. Just use common sense.
    A Micro trip might make sense to a small city, or a small city or a small country like Lichtenstein where you can see everything in 1 day & where a hotel would be very expensive, probably more than the flight for 1 night if you're traveling from Europe. Even a long 1 day stopover in Singapore would make sense if you were already traveling in Asia, bit flying 12 hours form London to Mexico city, which is the fastest with a direct flight is just foolish.

    • @td000
      @td000 4 роки тому +1

      buddy you don't get it.. he is in a fuckking hurry!!!!

    • @rafaelalbiter6923
      @rafaelalbiter6923 3 роки тому

      yes... yes yes as a Mexican I can say mexico city is "very safe"

    • @rodrigoe.gordillo2617
      @rodrigoe.gordillo2617 2 роки тому

      @@rafaelalbiter6923 safer than Chicago

  • @YellowToomNook
    @YellowToomNook 5 років тому +10

    Oh hey!! I live in Mexico City! Thanks for coming to my state! :)

  • @steffen6987
    @steffen6987 5 років тому +9

    Like the guy casually playing nintendo switch with limited edition arms joy cons at 20:10

  • @DuckOfRubber
    @DuckOfRubber 4 роки тому +1

    The kid with the Switch on the Madrid-Mexico City flight was really into whatever game he was playing.

  • @impulzs8372
    @impulzs8372 5 років тому +22

    I do like a large flag

  • @donnamurray4266
    @donnamurray4266 5 років тому +10

    Damn toycat got speed down that escalator

  • @kosmikal
    @kosmikal 5 років тому +8

    I dont travel nor care about it but watching u travel is interesting

  • @kriss23v21
    @kriss23v21 5 років тому +3

    I was in Bremen for 2 weeks recently, but when my stay there finished, I still had 2 days to my flight from Hamburg to Sofia. That's why I decided to go to Amsterdam since it's like only 5 hours with an IC train. So I spend there 24 hours and it was actually a really cool experience!

  • @MrTrondhjem
    @MrTrondhjem 5 років тому +26

    One day Ill build up enough courage to do this. Which you seem to do weekly hahah

  • @centeno2254
    @centeno2254 5 років тому +3

    There are many things to see in Mexico City. It all depends what it is one likes to do. It has an insane number of museums. The restaurants are wonderful across a wide spectrum of costs. Hanging out in neighborhoods can be fun and absorbing the cultural is also worthwhile. But it depends what one likes to do. Three days of a month would not be an unusual amount of time although most people like to move from one Mexican city to the next and mix big city life with colonial towns and/or beach front relaxing trips or "spring break" type destinations.

  • @HarrisonGray
    @HarrisonGray 5 років тому +14

    2:10 now THAT is scary 😳🤩

  • @davidwebb4904
    @davidwebb4904 5 років тому +17

    Mexico D.F. is perfectly safe. Its not Sao Paulo, its not Santo Domingo. As in every city in the world, just don’t go looking for ghettos. I love Mexico D.F. Visited there twice back in the 90’s. Hope to visit again soon. Great travel vlog.

    • @Khloya69
      @Khloya69 5 років тому +6

      David Webb it’s not DF anymore. It’s CDMX now since 2016

    • @davidwebb4904
      @davidwebb4904 5 років тому +2

      @@Khloya69 Thank you 😊

    • @turritopsisrockola
      @turritopsisrockola 4 роки тому +1

      X for doubt

    • @Randomdive
      @Randomdive 3 роки тому

      São Paulo is pretty comparable in safety to CDMX and both are much safer than where I live in Chicago (which is still much safer than St Louis)

  • @AlbertoLopez-mn8ms
    @AlbertoLopez-mn8ms 5 років тому +2

    Good to see you had a nice time over here Toycat. I live an hour flight away to Mexico City and have never considered that sort of micro trip option lol

  • @lincolnabraham4695
    @lincolnabraham4695 5 років тому +21

    9:30-12. Nope you’re not mistaken. Welcome to Spain 😂

  • @ignaerium487
    @ignaerium487 5 років тому +13

    There's independence square on madrid because the french betrayed Spain during th napoleonic wars and spain got independent by kicking the french out (first napoleon defeat)

    • @ackel113
      @ackel113 5 років тому

      The British kicked the French out of Spain

    • @ignaerium487
      @ignaerium487 5 років тому +3

      @@ackel113 Not at all, if it wasn't for the spanish guerrillas the british woukd have lost portugal and spain, both did the same efort to kick the french out including portugal

  • @pajafaudree7542
    @pajafaudree7542 5 років тому +4

    Lol he said the flag in Spain is big
    Me: wait till u see Mexico City

  • @SomeNot
    @SomeNot 5 років тому +2

    You should see the union jack painted on the ben ainslie racing sailing boat development warehouse in cowes on the isle of wight. It’s huge.

  • @luisdaa
    @luisdaa 4 роки тому +3

    For a person that knows a lot about maps, I’m surprised you keep saying that Mexico is in Central American when in fact it’s in North America.

  • @iampie0
    @iampie0 5 років тому +2

    This was very entertaining! You should totally do more

  • @kaymillerfromTX
    @kaymillerfromTX 2 роки тому +1

    It took me all week to finally adjust to London time from Houston just to fly back home and arrive at 4pm and went straight to sleep. 36 hours sounds exhausting lol

  • @gdaxe3439
    @gdaxe3439 5 років тому +8

    Take me to the CEO of Trotskyism
    I just wanna talk⛏

    • @swag_8884
      @swag_8884 4 роки тому

      GD Axe Yeah... Talk...

  • @ThisDudeDaShawn
    @ThisDudeDaShawn 5 років тому +6

    Your trips have inspired me, one day I'd like to travel around the world!

    • @CastorRabbit
      @CastorRabbit 2 роки тому

      I have done but these are giving me itchy feet again... then I remembered I'm old now and have kids and stuff

  • @yaboigavin13
    @yaboigavin13 5 років тому +3

    Theres always a fun fact, toycat is big brain

  • @TnT_edgell
    @TnT_edgell 5 років тому +2

    This was really cool to watch because I flew just recently flew in a plane for a first time. Thanks Toycat!

  • @AstroAvenger
    @AstroAvenger 5 років тому +3

    Oh god 36 hours? I went to Mexico city for a week and I still missed out on a lot, very nice and interesting video tho!

  • @msinfo32
    @msinfo32 5 років тому +4

    just wish that money didn't matter and I could do this. I would love a journey like this.

  • @blitz4168
    @blitz4168 5 років тому +7

    Noooooo. I was asked if I wanted to go to Mexico. I could have met you :(

  • @john_mcal
    @john_mcal 5 років тому

    Your little tapas rant from like 11.10 sums my thoughts up exactly

  • @CarJul666
    @CarJul666 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for sharing more unusual attractions. That's my cup of tea.😎

  • @mybumbrash
    @mybumbrash 5 років тому +1

    One of the biggest flags in the world is in your own country. The Queens flag which flies over Buckingham palace when she is there has two sizes.
    One for normal occasions but another big one for ceremonial occasions like the queens birthday and opening of parliament etc.

  • @turritopsisrockola
    @turritopsisrockola 4 роки тому

    Come to San Salvador, you can explore the city, climb the volcano and go to the beach on the same day. We use dollars too. Just stay around Antiguo Cuscatlán/Santa Tecla and SS west, it's very safe.
    Guatemala City and Antigua are like 4 hours away by car too

  • @santinomamone2674
    @santinomamone2674 5 років тому +1

    Another mad video :) Andrew I just got back from the states I loughed when you pat the horse 🐴

  • @foreverlikethestarss
    @foreverlikethestarss 2 роки тому

    When you were talking about coyoacan I literally just drove past it.

  • @EnderStarr
    @EnderStarr 5 років тому +3

    18:13 Wait, you got seat 4J? 🤔

  • @Pete_YT
    @Pete_YT 5 років тому +1

    Love these vids. Travel is such a wonderful thing ❤️

  • @hayleyvioletmcsweeney9898
    @hayleyvioletmcsweeney9898 5 років тому +3

    Very interesting! Thanks honey muffin!🥳

  • @dmeads5663
    @dmeads5663 5 років тому +2

    Can you make a video about the US buying Greenland?

  • @Gayd1
    @Gayd1 5 років тому +3

    Can you ecept your sponsorship offer from doller shave club so you have a reason to shave your...?

  • @pandeajo8277
    @pandeajo8277 3 роки тому

    Omg
    I just discovered your channel and I really like it, I hope you liked the city
    (Sorry for my bad English)

  • @TheCatagator
    @TheCatagator 5 років тому +2

    I'm wondering how soon you get to airports before your flights? It seems you travel only with a backpack, but you also vlog a lot. Wondering if that effects the time you try and get there at all.

    • @ibx2cat
      @ibx2cat  5 років тому +4

      Internationally from London? 90ish minutes. Internationally from an airport I don't know? 2.5ish because it can get stressful fast

  • @flouro4782
    @flouro4782 4 роки тому +1

    whenever you fly business for some reason i just s a l i v a t e over all the food. i havent been to a buffet or nice restaurant in months and that looks absolutely delicious. i dont even eat meat and it looks so good.

  • @Roca005
    @Roca005 5 років тому +1

    @ Ibx2cat
    It is called Independence Plaza because when Napoleon betrayed the Spaniards and annexed Spain, the Spaniards fought back and regained their independence. Hence...

  • @SilvanaDil
    @SilvanaDil 5 років тому +6

    Double "travel sickness": (1) These crazy trips and (2) What happens in Mexico
    (We won't talk about that "goatee.") :D

  • @meteoman7958
    @meteoman7958 5 років тому

    I went to Mexico City and got Montezuma's revenge.
    My first flight was on BOAC to London in 1964. I requested to visit the cockpit and got to sit with the pilot for a while. Then in London at the British Museum, I requested to see the ancient gold coin collection and got to handle the rarest items in the back room. Those days are over.

    • @carlosdgutierrez6570
      @carlosdgutierrez6570 Рік тому +1

      Let me guess. Did you drink the tap water?

    • @meteoman7958
      @meteoman7958 Рік тому

      @@carlosdgutierrez6570 Shrimp cocktail at a fancy restaurant.

  • @matthew6863
    @matthew6863 5 років тому +2

    6:35 loud metro system, pretty normal.
    6:36 *E C H O*

  • @mattihp
    @mattihp 3 роки тому

    48:30 that trip would also be a great way of getting to know security personnel who think you are up to something :D

  • @creamy6271
    @creamy6271 5 років тому +1

    I think you should do a video about Poland

  • @yossarian8561
    @yossarian8561 5 років тому +2

    Literally every officer has a gun in the us

  • @K1989L
    @K1989L 5 років тому

    Ten years ago I used 2400€ to travel in Europe for a month. That did not include the interrail ticket. I totally recommend it!

    • @wixx0801
      @wixx0801 5 років тому

      When someone is saying ten years ago, im thinking about 2005-2006, its just me?

  • @commonomics
    @commonomics 2 роки тому

    I will never know the infamous 1st channel

  • @madmex123
    @madmex123 5 років тому +1

    They’re close together because the Spaniards destroyed some of the pyramids and use the rocks to build their church. You can see this also on some of the old buildings at the historic center.

  • @paulhartson1
    @paulhartson1 5 років тому

    you have to travel more often to maintain gold status? Hope you found more of the orange Fanta with the High Fructose Corn Syrup? Thanks for showing the food!
    Saw that some airlines like Norwegian have flights cheaper to Madrid than other cities in europe so maybe fly to London or Paris via Madrid?

    • @ibx2cat
      @ibx2cat  5 років тому +1

      Next March I have to travel a bunch, but then it's only once every 2 years I have to do a big run. Not sure if I'll keep doing it, but the benefits have been cool so far :)

    • @paulhartson1
      @paulhartson1 5 років тому

      @@ibx2cat 25:03 you walked past the orange cornsyrup fanta at the 7 11 haha
      cant wait to see all those place you go to in March. Hope one of them is Porto and at least one tour of the Port wineries. That's on my list. Can't drink alcohol much but tawny port is a new fun discovery for me.

  • @4forey
    @4forey 5 років тому +1

    WOW !! this guy is the fastest talking person i have seen...I wonder when he breathes ?

  • @valimback5109
    @valimback5109 5 років тому +1

    Have you been to New York City yet

  • @j2simpso
    @j2simpso 2 роки тому

    The video is almost as long as the trip!

  • @nicholasmackenzie-rowe68
    @nicholasmackenzie-rowe68 5 років тому +1

    Just about to go on a micro trip trip to Seoul, have you been? Anything I must not miss?

    • @ibx2cat
      @ibx2cat  5 років тому +1

      I haven't, it's something I'm so excited to one day (and excited that you get to!)

    • @nicholasmackenzie-rowe68
      @nicholasmackenzie-rowe68 5 років тому

      @@ibx2cat Thank, so kind of you.

    • @nicholasmackenzie-rowe68
      @nicholasmackenzie-rowe68 5 років тому

      @@ibx2cat I get to experience a little of Japan to, due to transfers from ANA to Austrian Airlines meaning a transfer of airports from Haneda to Narita.

  • @TheCutePyro
    @TheCutePyro 5 років тому +1

    You must have some balls to quietly say "terrorism" in an airport.

    • @ibx2cat
      @ibx2cat  5 років тому +1

      to be fair, most terrorists don't say terrorism, or think of themselves as terrorists

  • @RobertoBC
    @RobertoBC 5 років тому +7

    In called indenpendence scuare because of Dos de Mayo Uprising, by the early nineteen century Spain was occupied by france.

  • @weswilliams4995
    @weswilliams4995 5 років тому +3

    dip that chin in some milk and let some kittens lick it off. Great vlog btw!

  • @seanmyatt-philosophy1860
    @seanmyatt-philosophy1860 4 роки тому

    There is an RV dealer in a small Chicago suburb that has a USA flag that’s bigger than any of those.

  • @luciusvannieuwenhoven4428
    @luciusvannieuwenhoven4428 5 років тому +1

    How many stray dogs did you see?

  • @angelgames9351
    @angelgames9351 5 років тому +1

    I flew the same route a year ago, but there was only 10 people on business class
    Btw where I live in spain there’s almost no policemen with guns
    Independece plaza in my city is about the napoleonic wars

  • @valimback5109
    @valimback5109 5 років тому +1

    Have you been to NYC?

  • @Thomdizzle
    @Thomdizzle 5 років тому

    awesome video! very informative

  • @SixHundredandThirteen
    @SixHundredandThirteen 2 роки тому

    Thank god I speak English and spanish , that's almost half of the world I can visit

  • @LordMelbury1953
    @LordMelbury1953 5 років тому

    That looked like a Totem from BC

  • @kabalofthebloodyspoon
    @kabalofthebloodyspoon 3 роки тому

    The Mexican flag looks kind of big on camera must be absolutely massive irl

  • @EmmetTheFox
    @EmmetTheFox 5 років тому +3

    Toycat es sí in Spanish

  • @omegawii
    @omegawii 4 роки тому

    For us Spanish/Mexican people, eggs is a staple food. lol

  • @ala0284
    @ala0284 5 років тому

    BA fly the 74m 9 seat wide A350-1000 on this route

  • @AD-hq2uz
    @AD-hq2uz 5 років тому +1

    Love it

  • @bjrnbjrnsson4012
    @bjrnbjrnsson4012 5 років тому +1

    Drink some Topo Chico

  • @binancehighlights4038
    @binancehighlights4038 3 роки тому

    Lol, my motorcycle costs less than your micro trip

  • @thedemotivationalspeaker3090
    @thedemotivationalspeaker3090 3 роки тому

    I just realized he had a beard...

  • @cuff1626
    @cuff1626 5 років тому

    Yay

  • @jahanitahani
    @jahanitahani 5 років тому +2

    Petition to make the kid on the Nintendo switch a meme

  • @davidwebb4904
    @davidwebb4904 5 років тому

    When I was there, it is ‘normal’ to simply urinate in the street. Typically up a tree or someones car.

  • @deleteduser87
    @deleteduser87 4 роки тому

    20:37
    Pov: you arr sleeping on toycat

  • @valeriskuratov
    @valeriskuratov 5 років тому

    nice

  • @impulzs8372
    @impulzs8372 5 років тому

    Wait a minute...
    Book?

  • @SWLinPHX
    @SWLinPHX 4 роки тому +1

    Damn I’m tired just watching you go through all that much less doing it myself for just 36 hours. Way too much effort and expense. But I’ve traveled all over and lived in Europe and I’m more into quality time than traveling all around nowadays.

    • @SWLinPHX
      @SWLinPHX 4 роки тому

      I watch so many of your videos during my downtime in the quarantine I feel like I know you personally by now. Where do you get all this money to travel so often at such a young age? Is this all from UA-cam videos or do you have another job or career?

  • @_mike628
    @_mike628 3 роки тому

    Spain was under France rule a Napoleon king

  • @privateryan2125
    @privateryan2125 5 років тому +2

    Spain has gained independence god knows how many times like from The Arabs or more recently Napoleon or even more recent independence from there old fascist government

  • @william2glaser227
    @william2glaser227 4 роки тому

    Did anyone say “ibxtoycat es sí”?

  • @valimback5109
    @valimback5109 5 років тому +1

    When you visit San Francisco are you you should take the BART from San Francisco to Oakland

  • @sallylauper8222
    @sallylauper8222 4 роки тому

    Mexico City?

  • @epscproductions1373
    @epscproductions1373 4 роки тому

    So girlfriend! 😂

  • @cyanstar4023
    @cyanstar4023 5 років тому +1

    I am looking forward to your video on flight emissions, I'm avoiding flying for that exact reason (also the price tag).
    But I do like to see others visit far away place and relaying what they find.

    • @ibx2cat
      @ibx2cat  5 років тому +2

      I'm not sure how many people want to watch it honestly, emissions are the least sexy thing to talk about for any subject

  • @charliezard7997
    @charliezard7997 3 роки тому +1

    o