by humoftheearth | May 15, 2019 | Places I've Been
Being on Peru’s sandy west coast was a nice change of scenery. But I was experiencing withdrawal from not being in the high altitude, jaw dropping Andes. What better way to return to these heights than the road to Cusco from Nazca which goes across the country...
by humoftheearth | May 12, 2019 | Places I've Been
On this trip I had come across some desert like environments (in Mexico & Colombia) that I enjoyed. But I never spent any time looking at full on sand dunes with zero vegetation. I knew this was on the schedule for my ride to Nazca. Ocean waves on the right, sand...
by humoftheearth | May 8, 2019 | Places I've Been
Bicycling is by far my favorite way to travel. But sometimes taking the bus is the right call Back when Spain claimed reign of South America, Lima acted as its satellite capital of this new land rich in resources and opportunities. Lima’s immense plazas and...
by humoftheearth | Apr 26, 2019 | Places I've Been
Bicycling in Peru has been adventurous so far. This second leg to Huaraz was no different Machu Picchu & the Quechua (Inca) people are what most people think about when it comes to Peru’s indigenous roots. But this big country has a deeper and more...
by humoftheearth | Apr 20, 2019 | Places I've Been
Colombia and Ecuador are great countries. But from what I had heard from Peru my anticipation was higher than it had previously been in South America. My intro to Peru, the Chachapoyas Cloud Region, did not disappoint. Things are bigger and more mystical in Northern...
by humoftheearth | Apr 12, 2019 | Places I've Been
I find bicycle touring to very much be about the journey and not the destination. If you’re lucky, you experience ups and downs (literally and emotionally) and learn things that make you a better person and bicycle tourer. Some lessons were definitely...
by humoftheearth | Apr 6, 2019 | Places I've Been
Baños was a lot of fun in the sun. Maybe too much, since some of my skin was now in revolt from the generous offerings of UV you get in Ecuador (Ecuador is Spanish for Equator). After taking a dark day I felt perhaps I was ready to head south to Cuenca? ...
by humoftheearth | Apr 2, 2019 | Places I've Been
With my bicycle issues resolved? It was time to soak in some more Ecuador. What better place than Baños? Similarly to San Gil in Colombia, you can’t throw a rock in Baños without hitting an adventure sport activity location. But as a frugal...
by humoftheearth | Mar 29, 2019 | Places I've Been
My Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires had arrived a day early. And my Ecuador research was complete. I was ready to embark upon this new country. But it wouldn’t be an adventure if things were that easy From the modicome of...
by humoftheearth | Mar 23, 2019 | Thoughts
If you would rather watch me discuss this topic while hiking in Southern Colombia, scroll down below the text for the video version of the article Out of the countries I have visited so far, on my bicycle tour from Canada to Argentina, Colombia is the country...
