Professional Travel and Trek

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El Salvador

El Salvador. Twenty-five years ago, it would have been nearly impossible to cross El Salvador, from one end to another, on a motorcycle. Civil war raged between leftist rebels, on the one hand, and an extreme-right wing oligarchy, on the other, which was known for its human rights abuses, including the execution of American nuns. [...]

Guatemala

Crossing the border from Mexico to Guatemala introduced me to what the crossing for all Central American borders.  It takes about 3 – 5 hours to cross a Central American border with a vehicle, on average. As one parks the motorcycle to deal with immigration and customs, one is surrounded by no less than a [...]

Oaxacan Coast

Oaxacan Coast Oaxaca’s coast has something for everyone.  Puerto Escondido, for example, attracts surfers from around the world with some of the best waves outside of Hawaii, and each November there is a major competition. Puerto Escondido is a small fishing village, and despite tourism it retains its soul. The fisherman carry their catch up [...]

Monte Alban

Monte Alban Ancient Zapotec ruins can be found just outside of the city of Oaxaca, on top of a flat mountaintop. Actually, the Zapotects flattened the entire mountain before building the city, removing an enormous amount of dirt in order to construct the city of Monte Alban. The first impressive landmark one sees when entering [...]

Oaxacan Highlands

The Oaxacan Highlands The Oaxacan highlands range from 3,000 to 8,000 feet, and they include the most indigenous populations of Mexico, along with the state of Chiapas. The city of Oaxaca has the best zocalo, or central square, in all of Mexico. There are daily open-air concerts, cafes and restaurants around the perimeter, and an [...]

Mexico City Megacity

Mexico City Megacity Usually, I write something about a place, but it is hard to wrap words around a city reaching back into Aztec times, and heavy with Spanish colonialism, and yet thrusting itself into the 21st-century. Mexico City is more of a universe, or a cosmos, than a city. The only thing I will [...]

To Mazatlan

To Mazatlan The best way to take a motorcycle from Baja to the mainland is from La Paz. One choice involves a 6 hour trip to Topolobampo, the port of Los Mochis. The other choice is a 14 hour trip or so to Mazatlan, farther south in the state of Sinaloa. Sinaloa, for those who [...]

Baja

Baja Baja is so perfect for riding and driving that it lures people from all over the world. Most of the road is beautifully maintained and remains faithful to the landscape, curving gracefully and rising and falling over the undulating hills. In fact, the road is so inviting that the authorities had to put up [...]