Ecuador: Part 2 – Cuenca to Loja
After almost 6 weeks off the bike due to a 3 week trip to Europe for David’s sister’s wedding, a 4 day trip to the Amazon Rainforest and an 8 day “Island hopping tour” through the Galapagos Islands, we were…
After almost 6 weeks off the bike due to a 3 week trip to Europe for David’s sister’s wedding, a 4 day trip to the Amazon Rainforest and an 8 day “Island hopping tour” through the Galapagos Islands, we were…
Here is an overview of our travels from Pereira to San Juan (near Ipiales). It is detailed for our own records, so feel free to skip ahead to the photos! Wednesday 24th June: Pereira – La Paila, Colombia From…
We had a FANTASTIC time cycling through Colombia! Although it may not have the best reputation, it quickly became one of our favourite countries on this trip. The scenery is diverse and absolutely stunning, the people are friendly (and very…
Although we’re meant to be cycling through Ecuador at the moment …. we’re actually in Germany as of today! David’s sister is getting married this weekend, so we have found a friendly hostel in Quito (Casa Helbling) that is willing to look after our bikes and panniers for a couple of weeks and are taking a little break in Europe to attend the wedding and catch up with friends and family. We have been on the road for nearly a year now, so we are VERY excited about our “little holiday from our holiday”, although we are a bit anxious about losing our hard-earned, climbing fitness! We are looking forward to getting back on the road again soon – there will be much more camping, dirt roads and high mountain passes from Quito onwards! :)
We spent 11 wonderful days in stunningly beautiful Costa Rica! We really loved this country (although it’s a little hard on the budget). It is safe, the people are well educated and friendly, and the scenery is amazing – it…
We spent 2 weeks in Nicaragua. Although it wasn’t our favourite country for cycling, we loved the colonial cities of Leon and Granada and had a great time on Little Corn Island and Ometepe Island with David’s cousin Simon and…
I was a little anxious about cycling in El Salvador; it doesn’t have the safest reputation and we had heard from friends that it wasn’t the friendliest place to cycle through. Thankfully, our experience was quite the opposite! We absolutely…
13th – 27th April: Antigua After the eventful night in Guatemala City, I was determined to follow the advice of the travel guides and get a private shuttle to Antigua. We contacted one of the company’s recommended in the travel…
We spent just over 4 weeks in beautiful Guatemala, primarily in the colonial city of Antigua, where we took Spanish classes. We didn’t cycle as much as we would have liked in Guatemala, due to safety concerns, traffic and…
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