What I’ve Been Getting Up To
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 […]
I wanted to write about my Colombian Christmas but quickly realised I hadn’t had a Colombian Christmas. So I re-framed my thoughts in terms of a Christmas in Colombia but […]
Before I touched down on Colombian soil there was only one road I knew I was definitely going to ride, the route west over the mountains from Mocoa to Pasto. […]
One of the things I have found most empowering as a cyclist in the America’s is just how quickly it’s possible to move between completely different environments and ecosystems. With […]
Before my wheels started rolling in the Americas one of my tongue in cheek mission statements was that I was going to find a wife in Colombia. After six weeks […]
It’s just a short 137 mile jump from the frustrating colonial preserve of Villa de Leyva to the hectic reality of big city Bogota, but they are a fascinating few […]
Velo Freedom 