It was less than 10km from Cholula to Puebla and the cities are basically connected. With 1.5 million people the city is huge (3rd largest of the country), but the historic centre has remained largely intact and is very attractive.
We had been invited by
CouchSurfing host Hiram and his
family, who own and run a [...]
Samuel & Emilia have build up a popular
family restaurant in Puebla, which is now mainly run by their sons. They had invited us into their home and made sure we were well taken care of.
They were worried about our trip and when we left Puebla, they hugged us close and shed some tears when [...]
It felt weird to cycle fully loaded once again. Once we closed the door of Brian’s apartment behind us we were back on the road, even if it was just for 5km
We headed into the Marina on the North side of La Paz as agreed with Michael & Deborah. They had come over [...]
Michael & Deborah have traded their home for a trip around the world on a small boat, the Good News.
They will try to help out local communities where they can in an evangelistically way. Firm believers, they put their faith in their God to take them safe across the open seas, but they are [...]
Gerardo thanks his Lord every minute for his life and the challenges in it. Having been a fisherman and now a small farmer and land worker, he trust completely in his faith and his
family to make ends meet.
Shot by candlelight in his small house outside Colonet, built and donated by a church group.
Pain, ethics & Doctors: getting treated in SF
Once we arrived in San Francisco, my knee got some rest, but it did not get better. After we moved to Bradley & Saskia’s place, I could not even walk and we spent X-mas inside the house.
I asked around and a friend of Ali referred us to a [...]
For the First Peoples, the land is the source of Life- a Gift from the Creator. “Mother Earth” is the center of their universe, the core of their culture , the origin of their identity as a people, the provider of their material needs.
“The land cannot be given or taken away, we belong to the [...]
Tags: 1000 Americans, British Columbia, Canada, Cassiar Highway, First Nation, Indians, inspirational, Native, Politics, Religion, Yellowhead Highway
Holly Eden from Dease Lake had told us to visit Willie if we had the opportunity.
Willie is one of those persons that can fill a documentary all by himself. We arrived late, uninvited but were welcome and spend hours talking about his history, present and future. We talk about the history of the Tahltan people [...]
Holly passed us when we were having lunch at Dease Lake, outside the library. She told us that we might be able to come to her place for a shower if needed, and that she would come back later that night. As it was getting cold and dark, we set up our tent behind the [...]
Hi all, apologies for not posting before, we were too busy cycling, getting fed by friendly Canadians, watching bears and visiting doctors. I wil write about all of that soon, but first as promised, our day in Champagne:
We woke up to a nice day, which means: no rain Before heading out towards the [...]
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