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Category Archives: Hikes

Off the bike, on the feet

See You Later Xela

June 6, 2012by fanwaar 1 Comment

So my three months as a Quetzaltrekker are up and my life feels a little different to when I rolled into Xela over 5 months ago. That’s a long time […]

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Central America, Cities, Hikes, On The Road, Thoughts & Impressions

Quetzaltrekking

April 8, 2012by fanwaar 5 Comments

People tried to warn me but it’s impossible to understand just how hard you work and how little time you get for yourself when working as a guide for Quetzaltrekkers. […]

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Central America, Hikes, On The Road

It’s Alive!!! Hiking Volcan Santiaguito

February 24, 2012by fanwaar 2 Comments

You’ll never guess where I am… surprise surprise… I’m still in Xela! Cycling around Honduras never happened as my chance to start working as a hiking guide was brought forward […]

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Central America, Hikes, On The Road

Many Happy Returns

February 15, 2012by fanwaar 1 Comment

Before I start my ramblings it may be of interest to some of you that one of my Guatemala photos is currently ‘Photo of the Week’ on the Adventure Cycling […]

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Central America, Hikes, Mexico

More Boots & Packs Than Bikes & Maps: Hiking Nebaj to Todos Santos

February 10, 2012by fanwaar 3 Comments

Things have been taking some surprising turns recently. Before climbing Volcan Santa Maria I had committed myself to a firm plan that would take me down to a farm by […]

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Central America, Hikes, On The Road

Weekend Jaunts From Xela II… Volcan Santa Maria

January 29, 2012by fanwaar 3 Comments

A couple of hours ago I arrived home after an exhilarating hike up and camp on Santa Maria, a volcano just outside of Xela. This may come as a slight […]

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Central America, Cities, Hikes

Grand Canyon… Believe the Hype

February 21, 2011by fanwaar 10 Comments

For the full photo diary of this part of the tour please click here It’s as if the Grand Canyon sucked out my soul, tied it in a knot and […]

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Hikes, On The Road, U.S.A.

Denali National Park 24/05/10 – 29/05/10

June 7, 2010by fanwaar Leave a comment

Having arrived at the Denali Park entrance mid afternoon on Monday 24th May, I spent the next few hours sorting out what I was going to do in the Park. […]

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Alaska, Hikes, On The Road

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POST CHRONOLOGY (NEWEST FIRST)

  • Friends in high places: Hiking the Welsh 3000’s
  • Fell Wandering
  • Pennine Way(s)
  • Counting forwards, counting backwards & counting lucky stars
  • The road to a new rhythm… Illinois through Wisconsin to Michigan
  • Argentine Tierra del Fuego: Lightly bumping the buffers
  • Chilean Tierra del Fuego: The warm fires of Gaucholandia
  • Peachy, Beachy, Patagonian Business
  • A towering Paine in the pampa
  • Glacier Perito Moreno… Big, blue and built like a brick shithouse
  • Seek and you’ll probably find… Spinning dirt to El Calafate
  • Monte Fitz Roy… A mountain worth waiting for
  • Austral acceptance & a nod to ‘normality’
  • Operation Austral Avoidance Pt.2: Valle de la Luna
  • Operation Austral Avoidance Pt.1: Paso Las Pampas
  • A mishap and a mission: Riding to Futaleufú. Hitching to Puerto Montt
  • How do I roll? A look inside my ride
  • Snaking south: A Lakeland adventure
  • Dust Guzzlin’, Monkey Puzzlin’ Perfection
  • Pedal(s) to the metal
  • Loving Santiago… Loving Cities

Blogroll

  • 'Contours of a country' with Will & Ruth
  • 'Off Route' with Knut and Skyler
  • 'Steeling Away' with Sam
  • 'While Out Riding' with El Gilberto
  • Anna takes you on 'a thousand turns'
  • Bicycle Nomad aka Banff To The Bottom
  • Bikepacking.com
  • Don Miguel (aka Mike Howarth)
  • Finding 'these places in between' with Cherry
  • Harriet & Neil are 'Pikes on Bikes'
  • Nick's Bike Tour
  • Paulie G's 'The Ride South'
  • Sarah & James' 'Big Sur'

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