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 […]
Manizales and the return to dirt
(Note: My laptop won’t charge so I’m posting this from my phone. For some reason the photos are showing up […]
Medellin and the Pan-American (to Manizales)
I’m sitting in bed at the amazing Hostel Kaleidoscopo in Manizales, relaxing after exploring part of the city on foot […]
The route so far
A few people have asked to see my route map. I can’t figure out how to embed it in WordPress, […]
Seven days in the saddle – San Gil to Medellin
What goes down, must go up That’s the way I’ve felt the last few days – dreading every little downhill […]
Alex Cooper Explores 