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September 30, 2009 by Harry, 1,404 views
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While we were watching the locals dance on Isla Cozumel I realized that exactly a year ago we had started out in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, more than 10,000km/6250mi North-West of here. One of the main paradoxes of time showed itself, as it seemed light-years away, while it also felt like we only started yesterday.
But [...]
As mentioned in the previous post, we have parked our bikes for a few weeks as both our mums are visiting us on the Yucatan Peninsula. After the ruins of Chichen Itza & Ek Balam, it is now time for the beach!
Playa del Carmen, overcrowded and overrated
“Don’t go to Cancun, move to Playa de Carmen!”, [...]
Tags: Beach, Cities, Couchsurfing, Cozumel, Mexico, mothers, Playa de Carmen, Quintana Roo, ruins, WarmShowers, Yucatan
CouchSurfing host Ivan works with his US girlfriend; together they help tourists rent great places on the Island of Cozumel.
Though there is always a lot of work to do, he still enjoys the small island he grew up on, snorkelling, relaxing, walking his dogs and showing friend around his little paradise.
Photos: relaxing in Cancun
We started our holiday with a few days in a Hostel and some visits to the beach as well as the nice local park. The park is not visited much, but is basically a part of original jungle in the middle of the city. It has some great trails, a turtle pond, [...]
Lee has emigrated from Canada to build up a an ecologically friendly retreat in the Yucatan jungle in Mexico.
The result is the Genesis retreat, filled with local plants, animals and trees and close to the ruins of Ek Balam and the Maya village of the same name.
Meeting old friends in Cancun
A few years ago, I was on my way to run the Amsterdam Dam-to-Dam run. Ivana was joining me to the start when we saw two biketravellers pass by; loaded bikes, with a Mexican flag on the back.
While I went to run, Ivana caught up with the cyclists and asked if [...]
Hector works during the days, in computer repair, fixing laptops and desktops, both hardware as well as software. But late at night, when the heat of Cancun takes a rest, he goes out to run on the bike path leading to the Zona Hotelera.
Hector was part of the Mexican Mountain Bike demonstration team during the [...]
Veronika is not only a massage therapist, she is also a dancer in the Maria Felix dance company. Together with her colleagues she performs several times per week in exclusive resorts around Cancun, whirl-winding through many Mexican regions in Dance and clothing.
Off stage, she is a timid, quiet woman, but the moment the lights [...]
18 June 2009: Election tricks, graffiti & handwork
We did a quick tour around the central Plaza in Tlachichuca for some Wi-Fi search and some posing for pictures. I noticed a huge truck unloading hundreds of boxes with a growing crowd gathering around.
The boxes contained live chickens and were handed out to the villagers. The magazine [...]
Tags: Beach, Cancun, down, downhill, Election, free miles, Hotel, Mexico, Politics, rides, roadtrip
Francisco –Pancho for friends- is a gentle man who runs a moving company, near the border with Texas.
He has a fleet of about 20 trucks and regularly drives himself as well and knows every road in Mexico.
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