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June 6th, 2012 | Mexico

The Pyramids of Teotihuacan…!!

After visiting the Pyramids on the Giza Plateau in Egypt in 2010, I figured that any other pyramids I would see would not be nearly as impressive… Until today, I had been proved right…!!

The pyramid like structures of the Mayans of Tikal in Guatemala, Chichen Itza in the Yucatan, and Palenque in southern Mexico, […]

June 5th, 2012 | Mexico

Ride to Mexico City…

It rained heavily for most of the night… By early morning, it was still drizzling and while I loaded the bike, I wondered if Eloy would still be willing to ride in the rain, and lead me out onto the road that would take me north towards Mexico City…

Minutes later he arrived on his […]

June 4th, 2012 | Mexico

My Spirit Soars…

We left Huajuapan and rode the 70 km to the little village of Amatitlan de Azueta…

We rode through a range of low mountains on the way to Amatitlan….

The narrow road that led there took us through dry and dusty countryside, where small communities eked out an existence by tending small fields […]

June 4th, 2012 | Mexico

Huajuapan de Leon and the Venado Bikers…

For once, I was lucky enough to find the exit to a city and be out on the open road within a few minutes of leaving my place of lodging… Normally, we have to run the gauntlet of heavy traffic and take a few unexpected detours before we can pin the throttle back…

I took […]

June 2nd, 2012 | Mexico

Problem Solving in Oaxaca…

Having reached Oaxaca after a rather torturous ride from Puerto Escondido, I needed to find the Paris Hotel that Roberto had recommended…

Although Oaxaca is not a big city, it is the capital of the province with the same name, and I expected to run into some traffic as I rode into the southern part […]

May 28th, 2012 | Mexico

Back on the Road… The Ride to Palenque…

It had been almost two weeks since I had sat astride a fully loaded Big Fella…

I was up at 5.30 am and began loading the last of my kit onto the bike, while Roberto gave his drivers their instructions for the day… We shared a last cup of strong black coffee together, and chatted […]