On September 20th, 2017 we flew from Birmingham to Argentina and started what would be an epic 19 months in South America and 4 in North America. We didn’t have a plan, didn’t know how long we would be away or what would happen in the future. Now, almost two[…]
Montreal was our first experience of Canada and it set the bar very high for the rest of the country to live up to but so far it hasn’t disappointed. The one thing that we hadn’t really considered when we changed our route to cross here rather than ride directly[…]
We are always saying how great the Warmshowers community is but it’s not just about the free place to stay. Whilst that is great, we love the social aspect of meeting new people, sharing delicious meals and hearing locals cycling stories and advice about where to go next. As such[…]
Firstly, this blog is super late, sorry about that. We’ve been busy. But read on to hear about our adventures in the Empire State. (We are actually further north already, check the map Here) We had imagined that the ride between Washington and New York wouldn’t be overly pleasant, even[…]
No visit to the east coast of the USA would be complete without a trip to Washington D.C. and it was a big part of why we chose to ride the east coast of the US. Along with New York City (which is the next place we will be!), Washington[…]
It has been a funny few weeks for us. Ever since Cusco we have spent as much, if not more, of the time off the bikes than riding them. It wasn’t through our own choice most of the time what with being ill, the weather and the passport debacle. We’ve[…]
Toro Toro (meaning “Mud Mud” in the indigenous Quechuan language) is a small town 200km north of Sucre in the Toro Toro National Park known for it’s interesting geological formations and dinosaur footprints. Everyone that we’ve met that has been there said it was one of the highlights of their[…]
Despite previous musings this blog will not be written in Spanish. A month of lessons in the charming city of Sucre has certainly helped our understanding of the local language but I don’t think we are quite up to writing perfect prose just yet. One day. So what have we[…]
After a wonderful stay in Foz do Iguaçu it was time to say goodbye to Brasil and cross the bridge to country number 5. But before we did, we visited a typical Brasilian restaurant, the churrascaria or buffet livre, basically an all you can eat BBQ buffet. We’d seen them[…]
Valparaíso is one of those places that travellers rave about as a cool place to visit. We had heard and seen a lot about the city but it predominantly centred around the insane and amazing Red Bull Cerro Abajo urban downhill race that is held on the steep streets each[…]