After several days straight of cold, gloomy and wet weather, I was starting to feel a little grim. I knew […]
Out of the highlands: From Salinas to Banos
Forty-seven years ago, an Italian missionary named Father Antonio Polo was sent to the rural Ecuadorian town of Salinas de […]
Relentless beauty, relentless climbs: Lasso to Salinas
Relentless. It’s one of my favourite words. I often pre-curse it with the f-word – they just fit so well […]
From sea level to 5,000 metres: Quito to Cotopaxi
I was keen to leave the Galapagos and return to the mountains and my bike. But first, I had some […]
Break time: A detour to the Galapagos
After more than seven weeks on the bicycle, it was time for a break. I was feeling perpetually tired and […]
City hopping in Ecuador: El Angel to Quito
It’s been a while since I’d spent much time in a city. Since leaving Manizales sometime in mid October, I’d […]
Crossing borders and changing weather: Santiago, Colombia, to El Angel, Ecuador
After six weeks in Colombia, I was eager to move on to Ecuador. Not that there’s anything wrong with Colombia […]
Stone statues, waterfalls and death trampolines: San Agustin to Santiago
They say it’s the rainy season in Colombia and I believe it, though until a few days ago, it hadn’t […]
Salento to Ibague, and how my trip nearly got derailed
The loud rattling took me by surprise. I was used to my gear jostling around as I descended bumpy dirt […]
