Guest post by Adventurely

Digital Freelancers Rejoice! With several mandatory “return to office full time” demands happening across the corporate and tech sectors recently for employees, as a Digital Freelancer with the ability to work completely online, you will always have full control over your ability to work from home, or to work from anywhere for the matter.

If you’ve been thinking about taking advantage of the freedom you have as a digital freelancer to work from anywhere as a digital nomad, combining a spark of adventure and travel into your work routine, we’re happy to help!

We’re Adventurely- a travel club for digital nomads and remote workers, offering month long group remote work and travel programs in inspiring destinations where you can experience digital nomading as a freelancer, with a community of like-minded people blending work, adventure & play. Our programs include concierge support to help you get settled & and guidance on ways to approach your nomad journey with thoughtfulness around sustainability & local impact. Learn more here.

Adventurely is excited to partner with Freelancers Union and Freelancers Hub for a year of programming via the NYC Nomad Village IRL & URL Community & Event series on responsible approaches to digital nomading- an initiative created to promote and advance ways to make digital nomading more sustainable for local communities that welcome digital nomads.

Join us on Wednesday February 15th, 2023 at 2PM EST for a virtual panel talk on Responsible approaches to digital nomading in Mexico City on the Freelancers Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIOpplvIr-k

During the virtual panel event, you’ll hear from panel speakers Patty Castaneda, a freelance Senior UI/UX Designer who spent time working remotely in Mexico City to share how she grew her freelance business successfully in the US and also on the road; the Co-Founders of Mexico City locally-owned Coliving Space Terracotta Mexico to hear tips from a Mexico City local on how to best experience Mexico City and meaningfully support the local community; Adventurely’s CEO Mita Carriman as Panel Moderator; and Darren Buckner, CEO of remote work tech startup Workfrom to share a quick demo on how Workfrom and their products can help you work remotely efficiently on the road.  Stream the panel live here on February 15th 2pm and join us!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIOpplvIr-k

Here’s also a mini guide from on Remote Working in Mexico City with 10 important things to know:

1. Arriving/ Airports

If you're booking flights to Mexico City, you will usually want to fly into the Mexico City International Airport (MEX) which is officially known as Benito Juárez International Airport. Benito Juárez International Airport is Mexico's and Latin America's largest and busiest airport, located about four miles from Downtown Mexico City.

2. Getting Around

Uber is widely available in Mexico City. There’s also a bike share program, buses, and metro trains available there. While there are some locals and nomads who have mixed feelings regarding the safety of the metro, Uber, bikes, & buses tend to be popular, safe choices, generally trusted and used frequently by many. There are also local taxis in Mexico City, but they usually only accept cash.

3. Neighborhoods

Roma, Condesa, Polanco & Juarez are four of the most popular neighborhoods for digital nomads in Mexico City. Roma and Condesa are known for their artsy vibe, and green spaces, while Juarez is known for its bustling cultural scene. Polanco is known for having luxury shopping and accommodations. There’s many other great neighborhoods in Mexico City to consider and visit, be sure to explore and not stay in a nomad bubble!

4. Housing

Airbnb is a popular choice for digital nomads, and Airbnb recently partnered with UNESCO & The Mexico City Government to promote Mexico City as a major digital nomad hub. Read more on that here. There's also several co-living brands and apart-hotel options  for housing.

5. Coworking

According to coworker.com, there’s currently approximately 180 coworking spaces in Mexico City! You’ll have a wide range to choose from. Some of our favorite Cowork offices in Mexico City include Publico Cowork, Homework, El 3er Espacio, and The Pool. If you’re a WeWork member, there’s currently 16 WeWorks to work remotely from in Mexico City.

6. Language

With Spanish as the national language of Mexico, it’s important to do your best to speak the language as much as possible while you’re in Mexico City. If you don’t speak Spanish, there’s many apps like Duolingo and Babbel to help you learn a few important basics and greetings.  A great opportunity to take advantage of while you’re in Mexico City as a digital nomad, is enrolling in some of the local language classes there. Lengua y Cultura and Celcum are two popular language schools in Mexico City that you can explore for taking live Spanish classes there.

7. Travel Insurance

It’s crucial to travel with medical travel insurance as a digital nomad, to ensure that if you get ill or injured on the road, that you can meet the expenses and not burden the local economy. Luckily travel insurance is relatively affordable. Two popular choices for travel insurance for digital nomads that we partnered with at Adventurely are SafetyWing and Insured Nomads.

8. Historical sites & Museums

• Templo Mayor: this was was one the principal temples of Tenochtitlan, the former capital of the Aztec empire, which you can visit in the historic center of Mexico City
• Teotihuacan: this is the site of many of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas, namely Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon.
• Museo Nacional de Antropología: This is often regarded as the most visited museum in all of Mexico, and houses over 600,000 historic artifacts from Mexico. One of the most famous artifacts to see there is the “Piedra del Sol”  (“stone of the sun") - commonly known as the Aztec calendar.
• The Frida Kahlo Museum: Frida Kahlo is one of the most iconic artists in the world. At the Frida Kahlo Museum in the Coyoacan neighborhood of Mexico City, you’ll have a chance to get a profound close look at Frida’s personal art studio, her belongings, art work, personal photos, family memorabilia and home.
• Templo Mayor: this was was one the principal temples of Tenochtitlan, the former capital of the Aztec empire, which you can visit in the historic center of Mexico City
• Teotihuacan: this is the site of many of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas, namely Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon.
• Museo Nacional de Antropología: This is often regarded as the most visited museum in all of Mexico, and houses over 600,000 historic artifacts from Mexico. One of the most famous artifacts to see there is the “Piedra del Sol”  (“stone of the sun") - commonly known as the Aztec calendar.
• The Frida Kahlo Museum: Frida Kahlo is one of the most iconic artists in the world. At the Frida Kahlo Museum in the Coyoacan neighborhood of Mexico City, you’ll have a chance to get a profound close look at Frida’s personal art studio, her belongings, art work, personal photos, family memorabilia and home.

9. Restaurants & dining

Mexico City is an absolute foodie capital! It’s going to be difficult to eat tacos anywhere else in the world after you get accustomed to the amazing local tacos and food throughout Mexico City.

Aside from tacos, you’ll also want to try other popular local dishes like pozole (Mexican stew with hominy), tortas (Mexican sandwiches with thick bread), chile en nogado (stuffed poblano chiles with cream sauce), and pambazos (Mexican sandwiches usually filled with potatoes and meat, and dipped in tomato sauce).

There’s an endless and growing list of exciting restaurants to visit in Mexico City and across a wide range of budgets. You’re going to really love the food there! Most would agree- it’s simply some of the best cuisine in the entire world.

9. Fun things to do

A great thing about digital nomading anywhere in the world, is that as a slow traveler you’ll have time to focus on your remote work during the week, and comfortably fit in fun weekend adventures after. Mexico City has endless fun things to do!

Some of our favorite fun things to do in Mexico City include enjoying a boat ride in Xochimilco; going to see a Lucha Libre wrestling match; checking out the thriving live music and nightlife scene; going to see Mariachi music in plaza garibaldi; and enjoying the many lush beautiful parksin Mexico City, especially Parque Mexico which is our favorite!

There’s many things to love about Mexico, and especially mexico City.

Learn more about experiencing a digital nomad journey in Mexico City by joining a month-long Adventurely Welcome Meetup http://www.adventurley.app/welcomemeetups

And remember to join our virtual panel event with Freelancers Union on Responsible approaches to digital nomading in Mexico City on Wednesday February 15th, 2pm EST here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIOpplvIr-k
Hope you can tune in, and keep in touch with us on Instagram & Tiktok & Twitter at @adventurely