Steve Marks
Day 196 to 203: Huancavelica to Lima.... and FINISHED! (Peru Divide, Part 2)
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...
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Steve Marks
- Jan 5, 2021
- 3 min
Days 180 to 195: Abancay to Huancavelica (Peru Divide, Part 1)
I AM BUGGERED! The last two weeks have been spent on a network of gravel backroads affectionately known as “The Peru Divide”. It’s...
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Steve Marks
- Dec 16, 2020
- 5 min
The Halkidiki Holiday - Sweaty Summer Cycling in Greece's "Jewel of the North"
In Greece, they call it the “Jewel of the North”. The Halkidiki Peninsula is the most popular spot for domestic tourism beach holidays. ...
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Steve Marks
- Oct 11, 2020
- 3 min
Days 172 to 179: 4 day/3 night Salkantay hike to Machu Picchu, & Chillout Time in Cusco
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...
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Steve Marks
- Oct 11, 2020
- 1 min
Video Footage from the Fiesta in Copacabana
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...
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Steve Marks
- Sep 23, 2020
- 4 min
Days 163 to 171: Adios Bolivia, Hola Peru!
There’s something intrinsically alluring about some destinations which means they possess a gravitational pull all of their own. Lake...
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Steve Marks
- Sep 23, 2020
- 1 min
Lucha Libre in La Paz, Bolivia
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...
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Steve Marks
- Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min
A Quick Break to the Bolivian Amazon!
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...
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Steve Marks
- Sep 20, 2020
- 10 min
Days 150 to 155: Off the Beaten Track Between Oruro and La Paz
[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...
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Steve Marks
- Sep 17, 2020
- 3 min
Days 143 to 148: Uyuni to Oruro, via the Iconic Salar de Uyuni
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...
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Steve Marks
- Sep 17, 2020
- 6 min
Days 136 to 140: Into Bolivia! And the Curious Legacy of Butch Cassidy
The more obvious way or something else a bit stupid? This is a question that often plagues cycle tourists. So after entering Bolivia I...
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Steve Marks
- Sep 15, 2020
- 2 min
Days 130 to 135: Salta to La Quiaca and the Magical North
My final week in Argentina was spent cycling across its northernmost province of Jujuy. After three food-&-drink infused days in the city...
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Steve Marks
- Sep 10, 2020
- 1 min
A Salta Institution - La Casona de Molino
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...
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Steve Marks
- Sep 10, 2020
- 3 min
Days 121 to 126: The Cachi Adventure between Cafayete and Salta
After the boozy enthusiasm of the vineyard harvest party, I wanted another day of rest. There are two routes from Cafayate up to Salta...
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Steve Marks
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Vendimia (Grape Harvest) Festival - at Finca Las Nubes, in Cafayete (Argentina)
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...
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Steve Marks
- Aug 31, 2020
- 3 min
Days 115 to 120 - Fiambala to Cafayete, and the unanticipated "Vendimia" fiesta
Oh I love it when these things happen!! I roll into Cafayete, probably the second most important wine locale in Argentina after Mendoza,...
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Steve Marks
- Aug 29, 2020
- 7 min
The Peru Divde - from MSR Summit Blog
This article was originally published on the MSR Summit Blog found at https://www.msrgear.com/blog/ A few May snowflakes appeared out of...
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Steve Marks
- Aug 23, 2020
- 5 min
Days 102 to 114: The Great Backroads Adventure
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...
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Steve Marks
- Aug 22, 2020
- 1 min
Days 98-101: CARNIVAL!!!
The unexpected treats continued when I hit the tiny, dusty town of Villa Union. There’s an official website about Carnival in Argentina...
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Steve Marks
- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
Days 96 and 97: The Prehistoric National Parks of Ischigualasto and Talampaya
Eons ago, many geologists believe most of the earth’s landmass was clumped together in one supercontinent they’ve dubbed Pangea. In the...
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