FINISHED! (For now ) Some time in the afternoon of Friday 14th June 2019, this tired sod hauled his arse down from the mountains and into...

I AM BUGGERED! The last two weeks have been spent on a network of gravel backroads affectionately known as “The Peru Divide”. It’s...

In Greece, they call it the “Jewel of the North”. The Halkidiki Peninsula is the most popular spot for domestic tourism beach holidays. ...

I guess Machu Picchu is the first thing most people will name when they think of Peru (apart from the over-60s who will likely say...

My arrival into Copacabana by bicycle set the scene for the coming few days, as I unexpectedly rode right into the middle of a raucous...

There’s something intrinsically alluring about some destinations which means they possess a gravitational pull all of their own. Lake...

And a few days chilling out in Bolivia's main city of La Paz before jumping back on the bike wouldn't be complete without some of the...

On the whole, Bolivia is a country at high altitudes. Having been in the country 3 weeks, I'd mainly bounced around between 3000 and...

[This blog post was the field notes which later turned into my article for Far Ride Mag ] “Mama, hay un gringo afuera? (Mum - is there a...

Riding across the vast salt flats of Bolivia has become an iconic rite of passage for most cycle-tourists in this part of the world. The...

The more obvious way or something else a bit stupid? This is a question that often plagues cycle tourists. So after entering Bolivia I...

My final week in Argentina was spent cycling across its northernmost province of Jujuy. After three food-&-drink infused days in the city...

A long cultural tradition of Salta is the Pena, or a good old traditional sing-song. If you want a cheesy performance version, there are...

After the boozy enthusiasm of the vineyard harvest party, I wanted another day of rest. There are two routes from Cafayate up to Salta...

So I threaded together a few short videos I made at the wine harvest fiesta into one slightly longer one to create more of an impression...

Oh I love it when these things happen!! I roll into Cafayete, probably the second most important wine locale in Argentina after Mendoza,...

This article was originally published on the MSR Summit Blog found at  https://www.msrgear.com/blog/ A few May snowflakes appeared out of...

12 days cycling just to get between one shop and the next... I feel like we spend so much of our lives in a crowded environment that I...

The unexpected treats continued when I hit the tiny, dusty town of Villa Union. There’s an official website about Carnival in Argentina...

[A modified version of this article was first published by the good folk at Far Ride Magazine. Thanks as always to them for the...