Author: Lilith Hollich

Adventure Off-Bike: Guatemala City, Antigua and hiking the Accatenango Volcano

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Long before arriving in Guatemala, we had decided to go on the famous hike up the Acatenango volcano. The inactive Acatenango offers the perfect viewing platform for the active twin volcano Fuego, which erupts very regularly and frequently. Just below the summit of Acatenango, countless tour operators have set up their basecamp and guide several hundreds to thousands of tourists there each day. As we had almost all the equipment we needed ourselves, and guided hikes aren’t really our thing anyway, we decided to do the hike on our own…

Our first Weeks in Central America: Belize and Guatemala

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Before we knew it, we were cycling the last 35 kilometres in Mexico. We used our last cash for buying some delicious fresh coconut water from a stall next to the road. Slowly, we cycled through the Mexican border area. There wasn’t a single building on our side of the road and nobody who asked us for anything. It felt a bit odd, but as we had encountered borders like this before…

From Pine Forests to Pineapples and Palm Trees – Mexico’s Tropical East

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We left Oaxaca and cycled towards the mountains. One last mountain ranges was left to cross before we’d reach the coast for the first time in ages! Before though, just outside of Oaxaca, was a small highlight that we didn’t wanna miss: The Tree of Tule (Spanish Árbol de Tule). With a circumference of 46 metres it is the widest known tree of the world! Funnily enough, from far away it looks just like a fairly big, ordinary tree.

Falling in Love with Mexico, its Cities and its People: Zacatecas to Oaxaca

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We had settled in really well and thoroughly enjoyed the life on the streets of Mexico. The people were incredibly friendly, and it was rare for us to cycle through a village, or even on the main road, without someone greeting us enthusiastically. Almost every small village had everything we needed – a shady spot, a little shop, and a “Purificadora de Agua” where we could buy drinking water day and night. As the tap water in Mexico…

Culture, Chaos and Spectacular Scenery – our first weeks on Mexicos Mainland

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So there we were – finally on the mainland of Mexico! A few times we had heard of the Baja California being described as “Mexico light” and being noticeably different from the mainland. And to be honest, after a little time we could feel what they meant by that. The Baja Peninsula felt very touristic and we can’t remember a day without seeing at least one European, American or Canadian number plate. Around La Paz…

Baja California Part 2 – Holidays, Remoteness and Kitesurfing

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What I haven’t talked about in the last blog post about Mexico is how off the local time zone felt to us. Ever since we crossed into Mexico and started cycling on the Baja California, we had adapted our daily routine to match the sunrise and sunset. One of our unspoken rules in Mexico was (and still is) to avoid cycling in the dark as best as possible. Unfortunately for us, it was winter and the sun set super early at around 4:30 pm. In contrary…

Off to Mexico! Desert, Cacti and Coast in Baja California

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Heading to Mexico from San Diego gave us two options: crossing the border in Tijuana or crossing it in Tecate. Tijuana would have been just south of San Diego, but the border crossing there is super busy, with lots and lots of lanes. On the map, Tecate looked a lot calmer, with only one small crossing point and the extra day of cycling seemed worth it to us. On top of that…

The last Stretch in the US: Las Vegas to San Diego

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It was a tough week of riding from Las Vegas into Palm Springs. Not necessarily because the route was hard (it was quite beautiful to be honest), but because of bad weather and a leaking tire on Sebis bike. It was a steady uphill with headwind out of Las Vegas. At some point, a cut in Sebis tire that has previously been sealed by the tubeless sealant, started leaking ever so slightly. Rain was approaching…

From National Parks and Desert into the City: Page to Las Vegas with lots of Reunions along the Way

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We left the city of Page and cycled over the Glen Canyon Dam. The weather continued to be nice and warm and our rain gear sank deeper and deeper into our bags. Our next stop: Buckskin Gulch, a beautiful slot canyon with red walls. In contrary to the Antilope Canyon, which is bigger and more popular, but at the same time very expensive, this one was open to anyone for just a few dollars. We…