When traveling with kids, especially young ones, there will inevitably be laundry. In Mexico, you will find a wide range of laundry choices.
While many families will wash clothes in a washing machine like you find in the US, there are many additional options. Just like you might drop clothes off at a dry cleaner, you can drop your clothes off at a laundry service to be washed if you are short on time. Typically they will weigh your dry clothes and charge you by kilogram. Then you come back later (usually later that afternoon or the next day) to pick up your completed laundry. We tried this option and for less than what we would have paid at our local coin Laundromat back home, we had clean and folded clothes in hand. A great option for anyone who prefers to use their time exploring instead of washing and folding!
Additionally, most homes in Mexico will also have a utility sink with a built in washboard. This was a great option for us to use when we wanted to wash just a handful of items right away.
We had fun showing the kids how this would work:
- Wet the clothing item
- Soap it up
- Rub it on the washboard
- Rinse and repeat until happy with the results
Juliana couldn't believe that her mom washed *all* her clothes this way when studying for a semester abroad in college.
Finally, when it comes to drying clothes, everyone has a clothesline in their house. Whether it be on a rooftop or in a patio someplace, solar is the way to go! And bonus - your whites stay white and everything smells really fresh when it comes off the line! :)
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