In Juan Villoro’s short essay “The Metro” about traversing Mexico City he talks about the city’s boundaryland — The Desierto de los Leones National Park — and its peculiar commonality with the hic sunt leones of medieval maps — the...
My Neighbors: José Luis & Mexico’s Bike Movement
José Luis’ arrow-shaped mohawk makes him appear as if he’s always in motion, or just stepped off a bike racing down the highway. And he just might have. We met working on a mobility committee for a local organization...
The New Roma Guide — Coming Soon!
Hey Readers, If you like this blog you will LOVE my upcoming guide to living in the Roma. I need your help to make all these hours of research and writing pay off. Please help me raise money to...
Rolling by: Biking in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is really a bike riding paradise. The city has designed over 100 kilometers of bicisendas (bike lanes) and greenways and has 30 more planned. We decided to take the day to explore the city by bike, borrowing...
Mexico City Bicycle Film Festival
Last night the Galería Prophaeta On Alvaro Obregon in the Roma hosted the art exhibit JoyRide as part of the Mexico City Bicycle Film Festival this weekend. The Bicycle Film Fest has been a global phenomena since 2001. That...
Mexico City’s Deadly Ride
I had no peripheral vision with my cat mask on. NOT a good idea when you’re riding a bike, balancing your camera for the perfect motion shot and surrounded by hundreds of people. For some, the idea of thousands...