The Copper Canyon with questionable maps. Part one.

We left with a Map. Well, OK, that isn’t entirely true. We left with a scrap of paper with the names of a couple of towns we would need to drive through written on it. Since we were in the neighbourhood, we thought we might as well pay a visit to the famous Copper Canyon […]

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El Fuerte

After a late night arrival on the Mexican mainland, we were slow to get started on the first day of the New Year. It took a quiet New Year’s Day in Los Mochis before we were ready to start thinking about the next stage in our journey.  We hadn’t actually planned on being in this area at all, […]

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Riding south through Argentina

After Christmas we decide to try and cover some miles and ride south through Argentina, which is less expensive than Chile.  We ride south on Ruta 40 through San Rafael and on to Malargue the first night. The road leads… Read More ›

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Semuc Champey: Gnarley roads and Bat Poo

Dan We arrived in Nebaj with every intention to do a little hiking, but the weather had other plans. The […]

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The Best Hike in Europe? Sucha Bela – Slovakia

South of the High Tatras, nestled comfortably in the Slovensky Raj National Park lies Sucha Bela. A 15km trek, which winds up through a mountain gorge, over wooden bridges, up metal ladders and through the bed of the creek itself. Walking it is a thoroughly exhilarating experience and one of the highlights of our trip. It feels like you are… Read more →

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Good old fashioned fun…and mummified toes

Visiting Dawson City is like travelling back in time to the gold rush era. The dirt streets are lined with wooden boardwalks all leading to buildings that cause you to believe you have accidentally hit 88mph and travelled back to the wild west. Although, the cars parked outside are a bit of a giveaway that no time […]

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08/09/2014 – 401 days/32372 miles

I got back into Darwin a few days ago, and was thrilled to see that my new sprocket had arrived. I picked up the parts, and ended up getting a new front tire as well, (which I’ll change in the … Continue reading →

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CRAAAACK!

When I went to bed at 11:00 or so there were lightning flashes everywhere. No thunder just lightning all around. At 2 am we were pulling into port at Juruti, the rain was coming down hard, I saw a flash and instantly there was a sound I had never heard before. I have heard thunder […]

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Another Beautiful Day on the Amazon

Slow?
No way.
This trip is just our speed.
 
 
 
 
 

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Fever Dreams

The last thing I expected while traveling up the Amazon was to be cold, but there I was laying in my hammock wrapped in a sheet with my teeth chattering. It was becoming painfully cold and nobody else seemed to notice. The mild discomfort in my stomach that I had experienced for the last two […]

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03/08/2014 – 247 days/22472 miles

Today had to be my most physically exhausting day so far. It involved good asphalt, crap asphalt, gravel covered asphalt, hard packed dirt, loose gravel, looser gravel, washboards, rocks, ruts, sketchy bridges, steep hills, sand, silt, river crossings, and falling. … Continue reading →

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Riding the Pamir Highway – The Wakhan Valley – from Langar to Khorog

It was a struggle leaving Langar. After a night in a bed (=mattress on floor), I was more tired than usual. Not much energy either (soup and bread for dinner is not enough calories for a cycle-tourer, even after you wake in the night and eat a Snickers bar). So I lingered over breakfast and [...]

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Would you like fried tarantula with that?

The sun was setting and the tuk-tuk drivers were swarming… welcome to Phnom Penh. Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s bustling and confusing capital city. The glossy, neatly paved Riverfront area boasts travel agents and tourist restaurants as far as the eye can see. A short walk will take you...
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