My journey on Instagram, part 4, from Quito, Ecuador, to Mancora, Peru. View this post on Instagram The last few […]
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Tripstagram pt. 3: Tulcan to Quito, Ecuador
My journey on Instagram, part 3: Tulcan to Quito, plus a trip to the Galapagos. Part 1 is here and […]
Tripstagram pt. 2: Colombia – Medellin to the border
My journey, on Instagram, part 2: Medellin to the border of Colombia & Ecuador. Find part 1 here. View this […]
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 […]
Paramo paradise: Cuenca to Santa Isabel
If there’s one thing I loved most about riding in Ecuador, it was the wide open spaces. Colombia featured lots […]
Jungle boogie: Banos to Cuenca
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 […]
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