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Walking around the world in six years. That means 25.000 miles (40.000 km) on five continents: Europe, Africa, the Americas, Australia and Asia. Two brothers—Ferenc and István Ivanics—walk 15-25 miles a day to reach their goal: to arrive home. T
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Little Hungary in Mexico
Villa Benito JuárezOctober 25th, 1:00 PMNorth: 18.175089West: 93.907142by FERENC IVANICSThere's a small village between La Venta and Magallanes, called Villa Benito Juárez. It has a nice Hungarian ambient. :) If you take a look at the Mexican flag,...
Bikers
by FERENC IVANICSWe spotted two bikers on October the 23rd, some six miles before La Venta. They were having a break at a cheap diner. We had seen them before passing by, but the speed difference was too much. It was obvious that they weren't locals,...
Waking in Pools
by FERENC IVANICSAt uninhabited places we often find jungle by the side of the road 180 (which is called here a main road but doesn't look like one). When dusk approaches we get more and more unsettled, it's hard to find a camp spot. It's been rainin...
Sugar Cane for a Sweet World
Sugar Cane FieldsOctober 17th, 12:00 AMNorth: 18.202549West: 95.218570by FERENC IVANICSLeaving Eyipantla there were more and more sugar cane fields around us. We tried this plant in Africa as well, it’s sweet and fibrous. It’s a good pastime chew...
Eyipantla Falls
WaterfallOctober 16th, 1:00 PMNorth: 18.384960West: 95.207756by FERENC IVANICSWe have one goal only: to get home! In the meantime we try to complement each other, to hold ourselves together. This is what serenity means to us. Our economic possibiliti...
Record Setting Cigars
Puros Santa ClaraOctober 15th, 5:45 PMNorth: 18.453252West: 95.217583by FERENC IVANICSSmoking with moderation is a habit of ours, not a frequent one, though. But this tropical climate is perfect for tobacco cultivation. That means, there are some int...
Poorness
Casa de ManuelOctober 13th, 8:20 PMNorth: 18.625796West: 95.510191by FERENC IVANICSManuel was a simple, poor and kind host for us. He’s unemployed and lives in really humble conditions. He shared his humble food and let us camp in his yard and use ...
Walk-a-ton
by FERENC IVANICSIstván “eats” the heel of his shoes in a relatively short time. The black rubber cover has been almost worn off of his pair. We don’t have enough money to buy new shoes, and it’s been too little time for a new pair. We bough...
Tooth Fairy, Away!
by FERENC IVANICSMy tooth broke off. The false tooth, the one I managed to get replaced in Spain (and had lost in the Sahara). What can you do... the life-span of these acrylic teeth is short. It’s pretty uncomfortable, not only because I look scar...
Jaws
Sharky BeachOctober 9th, 2:30 PMNorth: 19.062594West: 95.993171by FERENC IVANICSWe decided to wash away the dirt of the road in Antón Lizardo. We dipped ourselves into the sea. The water was calm, warm and pretty shallow. The kind of beach where you...
As Healthy as it Gets
Mango TreesOctober 6th, 8:00 AMNorth: 19.605505 West: 96.399397by FERENC IVANICSWe found a camp spot thanks to the owner of a small diner. We slept below some mango trees, we liked the birds singing during dusk and dawn. Another interesting experienc...
Fish Tanks... Only Bigger
Fish TankOctober 5th, 5:20 PMNorth: 19.623110 West: 96.400791by FERENC IVANICSWe passed by a huge lake. Suddenly I spotted some strange pools. They were bubbling. We figured out that they probably breed fish here. Freshwater fish, Moharra Tilapia, to...
A Night in Palmasola
Hotel PalmasolaOctober 5th, 10:00 AMby FERENC IVANICSWe arrived to Palma Sola after dark. We tried to find a spot to camp for an hour with no luck. The recommended places were too public, or the folks rambling around looked too suspicious or too drun...
Waves and Turtles
Turtle KindergartenOctober 4th, 1:00 PMNorth: 19.902471West: 96.504598by FERENC IVANICSOn hot days we sweat a lot. Trucks and coaches pass us on the dusty road, so in two or three days we get pretty filthy. That’s when seawater comes handy. We were...
Mangrove Lakes
Mangrove LakeOctober 4th 11:00 AMNorth: 19.919574West: 96.530406by FERENC IVANICSThere are more and more lakes and rivers on our path. Quite often we cannot tell if a lake is freshwater or saltwater. Most of these lakes contain mixed water, probably....
A Day Off at the Sea
by FERENC IVANICSWe’ve been walking for days without a rest. We promised each other that when we reached the sea, we would take one day off. Tourist season is over, or it hasn’t started yet, so we found some nice, calm places to stay. We put up o...
Coconut Zone
Coconut GroveSeptember 29th 1:45 PMNorth: 20.381953West: 96.934175by FERENC IVANICSUp until now we haven’t seen coconut palms but in gardens, mostly cultivated for its beauty, not for its nutritional merits. As we reached the sea nea Barra de Nautl...
Bananas, Part 1
by FERENC IVANICSBananas, they are well known around the globe so I don’t have to introduce them as I did with other strange fruits. But while—at least in Hungary—you won’t find but only one type of bananas in grocery stores, here it’s a di...
The City of Thunder
The City of ThunderSeptember 27th, 09:00 AMNorth: 20.447773West: 97.377598by FERENC IVANICSThis is the misterious ancient city: El Tajín. It kept most of its secrets from us: there was only a few English descriptions around the site.The city was bui...
The Streets of Papantla
Papantla StatueSeptember 26th, 06:00 PMNorth: 20.449693West: 97.324104by FERENC IVANICSAt first look we thought Papantla was definitely a tourist destination, due to the proximity of El Tajín, a pre-Columbian city. The town has some extremely steep ...
Camping with Fortuna and with Kids
Covered ShelterSeptember 23rd, 10:00 AMNorth: 21.0400West: 97.4373by FERENC IVANICSFortuna seems to like us, she haven’t given a chance to test our tents in serious rains. Although it rains often, we’ve spent our nights under a roof. But as we wa...
Giant Bananas at the Bay
Cattle EncounterSeptember 21st, 06:50 PMNorth: 21.2783West: 97.4452by FERENC IVANICSTamiahua bay, Tamiahua village. The major part of the locals fish for a living. It wasn’t on our route, wasn’t “a port of call”, we could have passed it, but ...
Beat Your Greens
by FERENC IVANICSLike I was mentioning in my previous post, roadside weeds grow tall and dense. Usually they are cut by machete-workers, but it seems that they cannot cope with this challenge in the rainy season.The signposts are slowly swallowed by ...
Cows and Breaks
Cattle EncounterSeptember 21stNorth: 21.3147West: 97.6124by FERENC IVANICSIt’s hard to find a place to have a rest at the side of these narrow roads. Vegetation grows almost at the edge of the paved surface. But when you walk some 20 miles a day, y...
A Roof above Your Head
Night ShelterSeptember 20th 8 PM and 21st 09:00 AMNorth: 21.4039West: 97.6592by FERENC IVANICSYesterday we managed to walk into the night. Considering that it’s a lot harder to find a camping spot after dark, that’s not good... Fortunately we ran...
Shades and Wasp Nests
Wasp NestSeptember 17th, 4:45 PMNorth: 21.8984West: 97.7332by FERENC IVANICSBetween Tampico and Naranjos tarmac disappeared sometimes and we walked on dirt roads, dusty and muddy dirt roads, but fine, we’seen worse. The weather is still hot, and it...
The Land Belongs to Those Who Work It
Emiliano Zapata StatueSeptember 17th 11:30 AMNorth: 22.0036West: 97.7612by FERENC IVANICSWe were hungry. Passing by various small villages in hope of finding a buffet or some place to get something to eat. Finally we gave up and stopped at the—prob...
Roadside Laundry
WorldWalk were [Washing] HereSeptember 17th, 10:45 AMNorth: 22.0293West: 97.7668by FERENC IVANICSIt’s really hot, sweltering, humid hot. Our backpacks are heavy. We sweat like pigs. The dirt and the dust stick to our clothes, we have to wash. OK, w...
Welcome to the Jungle again via Destination Finder at Tripbase.com
You're right, it’s a re-edited old post for the Creative Writing Competition on Tripbase.com. Yes, it’s pure marketing: a marketing action of our blog, and a marketing action of Tripbase’s Destination Finder. And yes, again, I’m writing this...
Coconut Refreshment
Dos Hermanos DinerSeptember 17th 8:50 AMNorth: 22.0473West: 97.7717by FERENC IVANICSThe whole thing began when I started to see coconut palm trees all around us. I wanted to buy coconuts somewhere. But they had only green coconuts on sale: too much l...
