“You don’t have anyone in your family?” the indigenous woman asked me. There was a long pause between us. She stared at me for a while and then moved on. In Guatemala, I was strolling in Antigua city when a Maya woman selling handicrafts approached me. “Would you like to buy this?” she showed me … Read more
A visit to the charming colonial Mexican town San Cristóbal de las Casas is not complete if one does not visit its nearby indigenous villages Zinacantán and Chamula. There is a picture of them in every tourist agency office and tourism brochure. These villages are somewhat different as even today the locals staunchly maintain their … Read more
Carmen is one of the many people who travel from San Antonio de Aguas Calientes to Antigua every day to sell handicrafts. She is of Maya descent and speaks the Maya language Kaqchikel as a native language and Spanish as a second language. Despite half a century of European dominance in Guatemala, most of the … Read more
11 countries, 9000 kilometers through flat and hills, rain and sunshine, and countless experiences. You were so precious to me, the most trustworthy travel companion. How could I sell my dream to someone else? Goodbye Maya!
On Oryahovo ferry port in Bulgaria. Romania is only 0.5 km across the river. Maya on the ferry
Hello from Pomáz, Hungary. I am staying with my dear friend Anna’s family.
In a bicycle naming ceremony held on Jan 25, 2011 in StarterCafe Rostock, my HP Velotechnik Street Machine GTe gets a name Maya. She has 9 beautiful girls as godmothers who named her and cut the ribbon.
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