Guatemala Highlights
Highlights of our time on Guatemala
Paso de Cortés
From Mexico City to Paso de Cortés, between Popocatépetl and iztaccihuatl volcanos
Crossing the Sierra Gorda
Cycling the mountains of Sierra Gorda Biospheric Reserve
Cruising to San Luis Potosi
Durango was a popular town back in the 60s to film western movies. Stars like John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone, Audrey Hepburn, and Jack Nicholson have walked the streets of the city. John Wayne purchased a ranch in the region and there’s a walk of fame in town where stars with names from the…
Stunning Ruta 40
The old federal highway 40 linking Mazatlan to Durango is arguably one of the most beautiful roads in the world. That’s what you’ll find online anyway. It is also listed as one of the most dangerous. For a touring cyclist, however, the road is absolutely not dangerous. In fact, this is one of the safest…
Baja California Part 2 – South
Guerrero Negro is a popular place for whale watching but since we were in the offseason the town was quiet and there wasn’t happening nor wasn’t of any interest. We took a day off to do some laundry, bike maintenance and taste a few tacos before tackling yet another wasteland, this time the Vizcaino desert.…
Grand Canyon demands grand efforts
Photos available here After our day off in Kingman, we pushed our loaded bikes on the famous Route 66 towards Williams, about 220 kilometers to the East, before taking a sharp turn 2North and get to the Grand Canyon. After visiting the Grand Canyon, we would track back to Williams and Kingman, doing the exact…
Rough First Week
Coming off the plane, we headed to the baggage claim area using the airport skytrain but we took the wrong skytrain. We blamed the bad signage from the airport not clearly indicating where we needed to go. We arrived at the wrong terminal and were directed by an airport employee to jump on a bus…
Kyrgyzstan, the land of mountains
Before laying my eyes on the Kyrgyz Mountains, I had to cross the Chinese immigration office so I could leave the country. The Chinese have a funny way of doing things and leaving didn’t go as fast as I anticipated. The immigration office is located in Uluqqat (the new town previously called Wuqia) about 140kms…
China – The Center and the West
After nearly a month in China, I had to extend my visa for another month. One of the best place to do so was Leshan where I absolutely needed to reach before my current visa ran out. Struggling to find recent reliable information about this process, I was eager to get this done and enjoy…