Nicaragua, land of water and volcanoes
Looking back at our time in Nicaragua, the land of water and volcanoes
Cycling Belize, the atypical country of Central America
Cycling in Belize on the Old Northern Highway and the Hummingbird Highway
Visiting archeological sites in Central America
Review of the archeological sites we did in Central America
Little Paradise in Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve
Cycling in Sian Ka’an Biospheric Reserve to Punta Allen
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…
Towards Mexico
New photos available here The train ride back to Williams was a little hassle to book because of our bikes. The good people running it rarely have to deal with special guests such as cycle-tourers and their numerous bags. The train didn’t take any large luggage but we were told we could put our bags…
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…
Visa Run
Since I had only 15 days allowance in Thailand while crossing the border by land, I needed to do a visa run as the travellers are calling it. This consist of taking some transport (minivan, bus, boat, etc…) to a nearby country, exit Thailand, enter that neighboring country, turn around and re-enter Thailand having a new 15 days (or 30 days depending on the country). During my first 2 weeks in Thailand, I spend my time in the south region, Krabi and Khao Sok National Park being the highlights.