Across Guatemala – Monkeys, Dentists and Beer
The road from Palenque to Frontera Corozal, the border town on the Rio Usimacinta, was lovely. Few hills, just gentle rises and falls. With hills to our right and savannah-like…
Fear of Falling Rocks
After a somewhat mundane cycle through most of the Mexico mainland, life on the road has livened up a little. The Chiapas region has it’s own identity, no doubt influenced…
Maya Ruins – Palenque and Tikal
As promised, some photos from the ruins of Palenque and Tikal… In the heart of the Chiapas lowlands of Mexico lies Palenque. Dating back as far as 100BC, it flourished…
Santa Muerte – Angel of Death
For breakfast we suceed in ordering a meal that doesn’t include tortillas or eggs or beans. Chicken and chips did very nicely. Hungrily digging in, we are sat on plastic…
Winds of Change into Chiapas
Oaxaca is adorned with colourful colonial buildings and exquisite ornate churches. And it’s streets are full of life and atmosphere. Shoe shiners and paper stalls, burger bars and taco stands.…
Streets of Oaxaca
There’s plenty going on in Oaxaca’s streets. Photos from a Sunday stroll through the city centre…
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Monte Alban Ruins
My first Mayan ruins. I shall be seeing more of them, but for now, photos of my visit to Monte Alban near Oaxaca… The random skulls – one shows holes…
Do Good As You Go
Social media and the power of networking can transform travel and open opportunities to discover not only new things, but also to develop understanding of things that already interest us.…
Photos of A Little Religion in Oaxaca
Religion, and the Catholic church, is a major feature of Mexican life. A legacy left by the Spanish conquistators when they arrived here in the 1500’s. Even small towns have…
The Long Road to Oaxaca
There will be times on any long journey, where the pace slows and nothing of note happens. This is exactly the case with the latest part of the ride through…
Photos of The Long Road to Oaxaca
From Puerta Vallarta, where we left the boat, along the coast and then up through the hills to Oaxaca, passing through Melaque, Zihuatanejo and Acapulco. A long ride is all…
Baja Ho-Ho-Ho
Revived after a couple of days of rest. Ready to reap the rewards of Baja’s best. From Guerrero Negro on the Pacific Coast, we traversed the Baja peninsula again. The…
Baja Hey-Ho Go Slow
It took 3 weeks to cycle down the length of Baja California. The 1500km long peninsula that is attached to the US state of California but belongs to Mexico. The…
Photos of Sailing the Sea of Cortez
Rather than simply take the ferry from La Paz across to the mainland, we tried our luck at hitching a ride with a sailing boat. The ferry would no doubt…
Photos of Baja California South
Three weeks after crossing the border from the US and we have finally cycled the length of the Baja California peninsula. Resting up in La Paz, waiting for a boat.…
Photos of Baja California North, Mexico
We crossed the border from California to Mexico at Mexicali. Without lingering, we pedalled south to San Felipe and on through Puertecitos to the horrendous dirt roads. Eventually we rejoined…
The Greater Divide
The Plan Evolves When you’ve spent nearly 2 years cycling through Africa, the 4,400km Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) doesn’t seem that far. A relatively short cycle through the…