![]() Either way, I was willing to accept it and off we went. I am fully willing to admit I may have made a mistake, however I have no idea how my phone would have been set to UberBlack. At this point I knew it had to be UberBlack instead of the UberX I thought I had requested. The driver arrived shortly thereafter in a BMW 3 Series sedan. We then headed outside to meet the driver and the data cut out. My phone has international data, however for some reason it was taking awhile to acquire a signal so I connected to the Boingo WiFi and requested a ride. It was about twice as long as the route Uber quoted. My Uber Mexico City Ride As you can see, we weren’t taken on a direct route. After exiting customs, we headed to one of the exit doors and called a ride. ![]() Since I have been generally loving both Uber & Lyft lately, I decided that I would take Uber from the airport to our hotel in Mexico City’s historical center. Uber really does seem like a great solution. You can of course pay for a licensed taxi which seems to be fairly legitimate, however you have to deal with cash. When you exit customs at the airport, there are a ton of “unofficial” taxi drivers who would love to take your money drive you. Of course there are a ton of places around the globe where taxi drivers are known to be absolutely corrupt. ![]() I don’t like taxis in most situations, however I won’t make blanket statements regarding them anymore. While my opinion comes from numerous bad experiences around the world, I have adjusted my overall view. In my post about Berlin’s UberTaxi service, I was called out asking why I feel that way. I have made no secret on this blog that I am not a huge fan of taxis in general. This post may contain affiliate links please read our advertiser disclosure for more information. ![]()
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