Destinations · Portugal · Lisbon
Things to Do in Lisbon, According to Travelers Who Went
Aggregated from six of our interviewees, most on the D8 digital-nomad visa route.
Travel Dialog editors · Updated July 2026
Destinations · Mexico · Oaxaca
Last verified: July 2026 · Next review: January 2027
Five of our interviewees have based themselves in Oaxaca City in the last 18 months. Two returned a second time. What follows is the aggregate of their notes on where to sleep, where to eat, and the two mistakes they all made in the first week.
Getting there
Fly into Oaxaca (OAX). Volaris and Aeromexico run direct from Mexico City for around $70 USD one-way. Two of our interviewees took the ADO GL overnight bus from Mexico City TAPO for $32 USD; both said the seats reclined enough to sleep, and neither would do it a second time.
Fly it. The bus was fine. Fine is not what you want on day one of a month in Oaxaca.
Priya V., writer, Oaxaca, six-week stay
Staying
Reforma and Xochimilco were the two neighborhoods our interviewees kept coming back to. Reforma is a 12-minute walk to the zocalo and cheaper; Xochimilco is quieter, greener, further out. Rents ran $650 to $1,050 USD a month for a one-bedroom on Airbnb monthly rate in 2025 to 2026.
Xochimilco was worth the extra 15-minute walk. My street was a courtyard, not a corridor.
Julian A., architect, Oaxaca, three-month stay
Eating
Itanoni on Belisario Dominguez for tlayudas made on a comal in front of you. Los Danzantes for a sit-down mezcal-and-mole dinner, reserve. Mercado 20 de Noviembre for the smoke aisle: pick your meat, hand it to a woman with a grill, order agua fresca while you wait.
The smoke aisle is not a hidden spot, it is signposted, and it is still the best meal I had in Mexico.
Miranda G., editor, Oaxaca, one-month stay
Practical tips from our interviewees
- Buy mezcal at Mezcaloteca, not at the airport. Guided flight of six for 480 pesos; the staff will tell you which producer runs which palenque.
- Cash first, card second. The corner store on Garcia Vigil is the closest reliable ATM to Reforma; take out 4,000 pesos and stop worrying.
- Coworking: Convivio Coworking on Reforma runs 3,200 pesos a month. Three of our interviewees used it; one said the wifi drops for 20 minutes around 4pm every day.
Related reading
- Mexico Digital Nomad Route: Temporary Resident Visa
- How Julian A. spent three months apprenticing with a mezcal maker
- Budget travel with a family, from our interviewees
The editorial team
Named editors, real bylines.
Elena Martz
Editor in chief
Ten years at Roads and Kingdoms and Afar. Runs interviewing cadence. Based Brooklyn, New York.
Priya Bhandari
Destinations editor
Former Lonely Planet contributing writer. Writes the destination deep-dives that cite our interviews. Lisbon-based.
Jonas Reid
Planning editor
Digital-nomad visas and practical planning. Filed the Portugal D8 himself in 2024. Verifies every visa page every six months.
