Cuenca to Cajamarca Pt. 1: To The End of Ecuador
Resting on your laurels seems to be a cycle touring sin. The moment as a cyclist you start to believe your bike is invincible and riding a route will be […]
Resting on your laurels seems to be a cycle touring sin. The moment as a cyclist you start to believe your bike is invincible and riding a route will be […]
Over the years I’ve spent touring I’ve found routes and rides invariably fall into a number of categories. These range from smashing my head against the wall dull boring ‘utility […]
Volcan Chimborazo not only stands proud at as Ecuador’s highest point, its summit also happens to be the furthest point on the Earths surface from its centre. At 20,564 ft (6,268 […]
Some say that the water filled caldera at Quilatoa is the most beautiful site in the whole of Ecuador. After cycling the El Angel paramos and spinning under the armpit […]
It is a rare thing the feeling of being totally consumed by a landscape. The reminder of personal insignificance, the tingle of total self-reliance and the empowerment that comes from daring […]
Leaving Quito came as something of a relief. I would never have visited the city if it wasn’t for the arrangement to meet my sister, Jo, there. All I saw […]
A new year, a new country but the stories of unbelievably beautiful South American dirt roads continue as before. Having arrived in Quito a few days ago I tied up […]