There's never been a more exciting moment to be there.
Aesthetic Mexico is a small-group journey into the creative heart of Mexico City, timed for the week the city is at its most electric: the opening of Art Week.
Home to more than 20 million people, CDMX (Ciudad de México) spins energy and ideas at a remarkable pace.
It's a lot to absorb. Too much, actually. So we've done the distilling for you: a focused, carefully paced few days, with local guides and friends opening doors along the way. Anyone can find their way to Mexico City, but it's far easier to enjoy when there's a steady hand leading the way.
As a duo, Emily and Charlie are more fun than Barbie and Ken, and way more down to earth.
Charlie has spent more than three decades in high-end experiential travel, researching, planning and guiding trips through Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas. He's obsessed with design and loves sharing what he's discovered, including on the Ditoui Substack, where he writes about travel, design and brand.
Emily is a seasoned art consultant with more than 30 years of experience curating contemporary art collections for corporations, developers, hospitality brands and private clients. She's the founder of Eye Buy Art, an award-winning e-commerce platform that supports emerging artists.
Gently structured, deeply personalised. Here's the shape of the week; the day-by-day comes later, on purpose. During Art Week, openings land, artists say yes and the best tables appear at the last minute, so we keep planning right up until you arrive, around the city as it is that week and the ten people in the group.
Mexico City is built in layers, sometimes literally. We'll start where it started, with the foundations of Tenochtitlan beneath the colonial centre, then lose ourselves in the Museo Nacional de Antropología, one of the world's truly great museums.
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are two of Mexico's most celebrated artists, each with a distinctive vision of their country. We'll discover their remarkable artistic legacies, explore Coyoacán on foot and step inside Barragán's houses. In between, the city's most compelling galleries and design shops.
Art Week at its peak: ZONAMACO, Latin America's leading contemporary art fair, plus the satellite fairs, gallery openings and parties that spill out across the city. We'll be there for the opening rush without letting it swallow the rest of the trip.
Through doors most visitors never see.
Colima 71 sits in Roma Norte, the city's coolest neighbourhood: leafy streets, Art Nouveau mansions, and cafés, galleries and restaurants on every corner. It holds a MICHELIN Key, and the building is by celebrated Mexican architect Alberto Kalach (the mind behind the Biblioteca Vasconcelos).
There are just 16 rooms, each a generous studio, and art fills every space. Mornings start with pastries from the beloved Rosetta bakery, and there's an honesty bar for evenings in.
This trip was exactly what I needed, when I needed it… After spending years (decades really) thinking about everyone else… it was a real treat to have this time for myself.
It felt perfect, like I was travelling with friends.
Sound like you? Let’s talk.
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Aesthetic Mexico is for people who want to understand a place, not just see it. If you’re generally curious about the way culture expresses itself through design, art, architecture, and objects then you’ll love this trip.
We're focused on aesthetic immersion:
Small. Interesting. Interested. And fun.
Charlie Scott & Emily McInnes will be leading the trip from start to finish. Charlie has worked in high-end experiential travel for over three decades. He’s obsessed with design and loves sharing what he’s discovered. Emily is a seasoned art consultant with over 30 years of experience curating contemporary art collections for corporations, developers, hospitality brands, and private clients. She is the founder of Eye Buy Art, an award-winning e-commerce platform that supports emerging artists. As a duo, Emily & Charlie are more fun than Barbie & Ken—and way more down to earth. Local guides, experts, and friends will join us at numerous points along the way.
There will be a reasonable amount of walking most days, as it’s the best way to explore the places we’ll be visiting. You’ll get some exercise but it’s not a high-key active trip.
¡Ay, caramba! We’ll be eating exceptionally well. Some meals will be refined and fancy, others will be roll-up-your-sleeves rustic. Everywhere we go will be delicious and healthy. Please let us know if you have food allergies or dietary restrictions well in advance, to be sure we can accommodate your needs.
If you want to stretch your time in Mexico beyond the Aesthetic Journey, we’ll be happy to help you coordinate those plans at no extra cost.
Early February is a lovely time to visit Mexico City, with generally sunny skies, warm days and pleasantly crisp evenings. Daytime temperatures typically reach around 23°C (73°F), although evenings and early mornings can be considerably cooler. Rain is exceptionally rare at this time of year, making it an ideal season for exploring the city on foot.
Your safety and comfort is essential, so we’ve planned the itinerary in a way that ensures we visit the right places, at the right time, in the right way. We’re not interested in taking chances with your well-being.
Once you’ve sent us a message expressing interest in joining Aesthetic Mexico, we’ll coordinate a call so you can ask us questions and we can ask you questions. We want to be sure this trip is the right for you.
Send us a message anyway. We're always planning future trips to Mexico and other destinations.
You can fly non-stop between Mexico City and several cities, including Toronto, Montreal, Newark, London, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
We highly recommend you purchase both travel medical and trip cancellation/interruption insurance. Our cancellation policies are not flexible. We can provide travel insurance options for most travellers.
Talk to your accountant. We’re not tax professionals. If your work involves design, hospitality, brand strategy, or creating experiences, there's a possibility this trip can be considered professional development.
