What is it about the mountains that make me feel so at home? I didn’t grow up in the mountains, […]
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To the coast with company: Santa Isabel to Mancora
One of the reasons bike touring suits me is I am generally very comfortable with solitude. While I do enjoy […]
Reflections on the road so far
2017 was a momentous year for me. I remember the day I walked into my publisher’s office and told her […]
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 […]
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 […]
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