Screenshot Infobae 2011-09-23
Screenshot Infobae This story was seen in almost every country in the Western Hemisphere.

My most popular story in the Americas

He traveled the world and found happiness.

Here is one of my most popular articles on Infobae, the giant Spanish news agency. It appeared in various forms in almost every country from Argentina all the way up to Canada and with thousands of shares. Quite probably millions of people read this story and — I trust — were inspired by this story. Viajó por el mundo en bicicleta y halló la felicidad. Meaning: “He traveled the world and found happiness.” In this archived version of the story, you’ll have to scroll through all the pictures to get to the story, which you can translate online.

Another one of my favorite stories was this article that originally appeared in the Buenos Aires Herald, titled “Soul Rider“.

Update: Here is the follow-up story on Infobae: The Ambassador of the United States Vilma Martinez visits the neighborhood of Carlos Tevez to celebrate the publication of the new book, “Cayendo Hacia Arriba,” illustrated by the local Argentina schools.

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