We recently cycled from the border of Argentina to Salta via the Jama Pass (Paso Jama). We had originally been planning to cycle to Salta via the Sico Pass, as it is meant to be the more interesting and beautiful…
We recently cycled from San Juan, Bolivia to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, along what is generally referred to by cyclists as the “Laguna Route”. We have certainly had some tough days on our tour, but for us, this was…
We didn’t fancy trying to cycle out of La Paz, so we took a bus to Oruro and started cycling towards Bolivia’s salt flats from there. We decided to cross both Salar de Coipasa and Salar de Uyuni. The cycling…
In addition to cycling the Laguna Route and the Salar de Uyuni, the one thing that David really wanted to do in Bolivia was cycle the famous “Death Road”! We considered taking a tour with one of the many tour…
Here is an overview of our journey from Ayacucho to Abancay, Peru. It is detailed for our own records, so feel free to skip ahead to the photos! Friday 30th October: Ayacucho to wild camp We left Ayacucho quite late,…
This section of our trip marked the start of my (Jo) love affair with dirt roads, or more correctly, a love for where they would take us! It certainly wasn’t “love at first sight”, and I went to bed on…
We have had a wonderful time cycling from San Ignacio to Cajamarca in North Peru! This has been one of the more remote areas that we have cycled through and the scenery was amazing! As expected, the dogs have been…
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…
I was quite sad to leave Colombia, but at the same time, I was breathing a huge sigh of relief that we made it through totally unscathed! We cycled from San Juan to Quito with Andre and Tobi (although Tobi…
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…
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