South East Asia Content & Starting to Travel Again
Its been a long time since I updated my website or posted any new content. But I am starting to…
Weeks 1 & 2 – Arriving in South America. Bikepacking Santiago to Valparaiso, Chile
On the 6th of June I started travelling again. Now I’m bikepacking on a continent that I’ve never visited before,…
Weeks 3 & 4 – Bikepacking Chile. Leaving Vina del Mar heading north, a fall, injury and the kindness of strangers.
We left Valparaiso and cycled north around the bay to the tip of Vina del Mar, where we stayed with…
Weeks 5 & 6 – Bikepacking Chile. Rest and Recuperation with a kind local family in Cachagua.
We spent weeks 5 and 6 staying in Cachagua with the super kind and awesome family who helped us when…
Weeks 7 & 8 – Bikepacking Chile. The difficulties of bikepacking when you can’t ride and the joys of partying in the desert.
In my last blog post I talked about the wonderfully kind family that we stayed with while Huong was healing.…
Weeks 9 & 10 – Bikepacking Chile. San Pedro de Atacama and getting ready to leave Chile.
I started week nine by waking up with a hangover in a tent in the desert. The party had been…
Week 11 – Bikepacking Bolivia. Entering Bolivia and the Salar de Uyuni
This we left Chile and crossed the border into Bolivia. The 48th country I have visited so far. The road…
Week 12 – Solo Bikepacking Bolivia. Leaving Uyuni & a new route through the Amazon
As I mentioned in my blog post last week, Huong and I will be travelling separately from now on. Huong…
Week 13 – Solo Bikepacking Bolivia. Flamingos on the long road north.
This week I continued my way along the 550km route north towards La Paz. It was really nice to be…
Week 14 – Solo Bikepacking Bolivia. From La Paz to the Bolivian ‘Death Road’
I arrived in La Paz and took a few days to rest. I wanted to extend my visa, as it…
Week 15 – Down the Bolivian ‘Death road’ and to Caranavi
The Bolivian ‘Death Road’ got it’s name from the number of traffic accidents that happened on the road. Most of…
Week 16 – Caranavi to San Borja with some new friends
After I arrived in Caranavi, I took a couple of rest days to sort out a few things I needed…
Week 17 – Doing repairs & riding San Borja to Santa Rosa
After I arrived in San Borja with the French couple, we had planned to separate as they headed to Trinidad…
Week 18 – The long road north to Pando
At the end of my last vlog I arrived in the town of Santa Rosa. I wasn’t looking forward to…
Week 19 – Getting sick in the Bolivian Amazon
In my last vlog I had just finished a long journey north through the Beni region to Pando. I arrived…
Week 20 – Bolivia to Peru via Brazil
After being ill for most of the previous week, I was glad to get a rest day in the small…
Week 21 – Iñapari to Boca Manu
In last week’s blog post I had just been dropped off at the border between Brazil and Peru after the…
Week 22 – My first attempt at river crossings
After taking the boat ride from Boca Colorado to Boca Manu, I set off cycling to the south towards Cusco.…
Week 23 – Cusco and Urubamba
After around two months in remote areas, travelling through areas of the Bolivian and Peruvian Amazon. My bike and I…
Week 24 – Visiting Machu Picchu on a budget
This week I have spent some time relaxing in Urubamba, but I took one great trip. As I mentioned in…
Weeks 25 ~ 29 – Downtime in Urubamba and Protests around Peru
After spending so many months on the move, I was looking forward to having some downtime in Urubamba. So after…
Week 30 – New Years Eve in Lima
Happy new year guys! A quick trip to Lima In my last blog post I talked about the protests in…
Week 31 – New Year, New Drone!
A couple of months back, when I was cycling out of the Peruvian Amazon, towards Cusco. I had an accident…