Riding across Alberta

Canmore is in a stunningly beautiful part of the world, the front range of the Rocky Mountains.  We take advantage of the time we have here to go see Banff and Lakes Louise and Moraine.  Nevil suggests we take the… Read More ›

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The Copper Canyon with questionable maps. Part two.

So how far can two overland monkeys with no maps get exploring the infamously labyrinthine roads of Mexico’s Copper Canyon region? It turns out that they can make it pretty far. The Copper Canyon region actually consists of several different canyons covering an area approximately six or seven times larger than the Grand Canyon in the United […]

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Fire and Water

Dan We departed the beach and headed to Lago de Apoyo (lago meaning lake in Spanish and Apoyo means, well […]

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El Salvador Christmas Vacation

Dan Can’t say that crossing into El Salvador was difficult but it was worryingly disorganized, with the exception of the […]

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Argentina’s Lake District

After getting some good sleep in Junin we pack up and move south another few hours, about 100 miles, through San Martin de Los Andes and on to Villa la Angostura.  Our friend, Pete, is there and we hope to catch… Read More ›

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Pristine Lakes and Soviet Statues: First Days in Lithuania

Arriving typically late at the Lithuanian border after failing to get our transit Visa for Kaliningrad, we were desperate to arrive at our campsite. When we finally got to Siliciai Camping, we were deflated as in the dark we had assumed that the place was closed. Luckily, as we turned around to move on, the…

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12/11/2014 – 525 days/46969 miles

I did two wonderful hikes in Wanaka. The first was to the Rob Roy Glacier. Not only was the glacier itself really neat to see, but there was plenty of great views along the way in the valley below.   … Continue reading →

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12/09/2014 – 523 days/46904 miles

From the Franz Josef Glacier, I continued south towards Wanaka, with a quick stop at the Fox Glacier on the way. Somewhere behind those clouds is Mt. Cook. Hopefully I’ll be able to see again in a few weeks from … Continue reading →

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Jasper and Banff

I suspect it is considered a crime to visit British Columbia or Alberta and not pay a visit to Jasper and Banff. Not wanting the Canadian Mounties to angrily chase us out of the country we made the detour to check out these two stunning but expensive highlights of Southwestern Canada. The first stop was […]

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Slovakian Mountain Lakes in the High Tatras

If a picture is worth 1000 words, then what follows is a short novel regarding our recent trek up to the stunning and serene Popradske Pleso, in the High Tatras of Northern Slovakia.         Read more →

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Macedonia

Macedonia Back in high-spirits, we headed across to Macedonia, knowing that as it was the first non-EU country we were visiting and the first that my insurance did not cover, and it was a Sunday, so we were expecting to find the border crossing difficult and lengthy. This couldn’t have been further from the truth, in…

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Romania

I’m writing this post in the shadow of Vlad Dracul’s Castle in the Făgăraş Mountains  It is what I had originally imagined and what I’m sure most do as they think of Romania  but apart from the odd tourist hot-spot like this one, that could not be further from the truth. I have found Romania to be an exhilarating,…

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Slovenia and Hungary

Slovenia aving spent a little time with the family and topping up the bank balance, we are on the road again. We set off from Spain a few days ago, with the intention of blasting through France and Italy in as little time as possible and starting this new trip in Slovenia, where I am sitting writing this. Having driven through France…

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Guatape and El Penol

We ride out of Medellin and head east out of the city over the mountains toward the small town of Guatape. Not far away is the giant monolith of El Penol which rises out of the rolling land in way… Read More ›

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06/23/2014 – 354 days/30259 miles

After the komodo dragon trip, we got back to Flores and headed east, wanting to see the Kelimutu lakes. This is a pretty normal thing to see through India and SE Asia, but I don’t think I’ve every really posted … Continue reading →

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Horse-Riding Kyrgyzstan – Part 3 Photos from Family Stay at Song Kul

It had been a long day to reach Song Kul. As soon as I found some puddles of water in the dried-up riverbeds, we stopped to camp for the night. It took some further searching to find fresh enough water that Sarala would actually drink. Who’d have thought a horse could be so fussy. I [...]

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