Planning Route Equipment Sponsorship Charity Planning Being a complete novice at bicycle touring, the planning can sometimes get a little overwhelming. There are a multitude of things to think about, including; route visas budget equipment time work For someone like me, who changes plans and makes alterations along the way, finalising anything can get a [...]

I stopped going to the gym last year. I didn’t stop training though. I now train at home.

In April 2009 I wrote an article outlining my wishlist of equipment for the tour. Below is a general list of items I feel will be required. At the bottom of the page a downloadable PDF file is available which contains more detail of specific items and prices from online retailers. UPDATE: The purchasing process [...]

Day 254 – Wednesday 31st May 2006 Waking up again a little fragile, it was straight into the sea to clear the head. The cooling water worked its magic yet again, and that together with the fruit juices made me feel almost human again.

Days 247 to 249 – Wednesday 24th to Friday 26th May 2006 In reality after getting to bed at 5am, an 8am start was never going to happen. I thought we all did well to get up at 9am and start preparations for our trip to Parque Nacional Tayrona, the pristine Caribbean beach where we [...]

Days 224 to 226 – Monday 1st to Wednesday 3rd May 2006 After waiting around in Arequipa for the whole day we caught an overnight bus to Lima. This bus began with such potential! Comfortable seats, decent legroom and right at the front. I was hoping after Bolivia and Peru for a decent bus to [...]

Days 198 & 199 – Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th April 2006 After arriving in Potosi at 2am and having to search around for a place to kip, we slept in a bit. First it was a stop in a Salteña restuarant where we hungrily devoured two of the cornish pasty type treats, before we [...]

Day 141 – Tuesday 7th February 2006 Arrving in Buenos Aires airport was a totally different world. Panama had been pretty up to date, but Buenos Aires was basically Europe. The people looked more European, the roads were smooth, the buses were modern and the city looked perfectly clean. To say Panama City had/was none [...]

Day 134 – Tuesday 31st January 2006 Having a week to spend in Panama City I decided to take it easy and see different things slowly so as not to exhaust all my options in a few days.

Day 73 – Thursday 1st December 2005 Volcano San Pedro reaches a height of 3,020m Above Sea Level (ASL) at its summit. Lake Atitlan lies at 1,860m ASL. Therefore to climb Volcano San Pedro this meant making a vertical ascent of 1,160m. Of course I didn’t go straight up, I gradually ascended. In order to [...]