Guatemala (part 1): Atitlan and Antigua

A rainy start in Guatemala
The first raindrops fall when I’m about to checkout at my hotel in Paso Hondo. At first it’s a very…

+++ Route information updated +++

Unfortunately not a new story of my experiences in Central America, but I’ve spent almost a full day to rework the route page. You…

+++ The Ruta Maya – from Palenque to the border of Guatemala +++

Palenque was my last big highlight in Mexico. Originally I also wanted to cycle the Yucatan peninsula. But as I already spend more time…

+++ from San Cristobal to Palenque +++

When I leave San Cristobal it’s already noon. Since Mexico also switched to daylight savings time the last weekend I still have more than…

+++ no tengo dineros – I got robbed +++

Many times I was asked wether I already encountered a dangerous situation during my travels. And a o far I had been lucky -…

+++ from Barra de la Cruz to San Cristobal de las Casas +++

After i stayed two full days in Barra de la Cruz relaxing and reading books it was finally time to ride up to San…

+++ Back on the road +++

After almost four weeks where I only moved my bike between La Punta and Zicatella (less than 5 km) I finally continued my journey…

+++ still in Puerto Escondido +++

It’s the 23rd of February when I arrived first in Puerto Escondido and now, more than three weeks later I’m still here.

The next day…

+++ a tough ride to Puerto Escondido +++

When I leave Puebla it’s still more than 620km to Puerto Escondido and some mountains in between that I need to pass. I have…

+++ Goodbye CDMX! Hello Puebla +++

After only three nights I had to leave Ciudad de Mexico again. I tried to explore the city as good as I could in…