Category: Travel
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Cuba : Santa Clara : Feb 2017
In a moment of cycling hubris, I attempt to ride a narrow dirt path up a small embankment, and around a pond spanning the entire width of the dirt road, up onto a cow pasture. I stall out on the ascent, and when I go to plant my right foot, it’s too far below my…
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Cuba : Cienfuegos : Feb 2017
Bike stolen in Cienfuegos I was being lazy and was tired of locking up my bike every time I turned my back on it for a few seconds, so I didn’t before I walked a couple meters to pay my 16 cent bill for the pair of egg sandwiches I’d just eaten in the open-air…
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Cuba : Havana : Jan 2017
#laterpost (happened ~6 weeks ago) It’s 5 pm and a jostly 36 hours since I’ve had any sleep but the kind where the blot of moisture on something your face landed near lets you know it was somewhat solid. Along with excitement to be in Havana for my first time, and coffees with my last…
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USA : Seattle ↔ Ellensburg : Oct 2016
At a month back from my trip through Central America, I decided to try to ride non-stop (or with only very short breaks) to Spokane. During the Central America tour, I’d fantasized about riding while not laden with a bunch of gear. A few hours into the first night, I got a little spooked by being on…
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Tour Review : Denver →Panama : Sept 2016
In retrospect, most of what I’ve written about has been focused on the riding I’ve been doing, and this post isn’t really much different, but instead of being an account of any particular stretch of time or road, it’s a sort of post-mortem/FAQ. How far did you ride? 10,000km is my estimated distance, based on…
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Panama : Sept 2016
The border crossing is pretty slow going, taking about an hour in total to work way through 3 different queues. When I get through them, there’s no money changers other than a bank for which there’s a huge queue. I propose an exchange to some cab drivers that would leave them a couple dollars profit,…
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Costa Rica : Aug 2016
The one with all the hand writing… [The hostel I’m staying in has a laptop for use by guests, yay! so I’m finishing this post using it] Another ‘rest’ day has turned into a mini side-adventure, and I’m pretty wiped by the time I get back to the hostel. I chat with a couple of…
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Nicaragua : Aug 2016
It’s been close to for a long time, but my Bluetooth keyboard is now officially un-usable, what with so many nonfunctioning keys, meaning the remainder of my blosts will be swiped rather than typed. Seems fitting, as most of the things that I use regularly seem to be falling apart as I approach the end…
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El Salvador & Honduras : Aug 2016
El Salvador and Honduras have reputations for being dangerous and worth avoiding. Meanwhile, travelling solo by bicycle, one is obviously vulnerable to anybody or group that decides they’d like to take your bike and whatever you have in the bags hanging all over it. This has been in the back of my mind since the…
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Guatemala : Tallisman → Antigua : July 2016
Looking at a map, weighing various biking routes, it can be hard to truly realize the magnitude of what you’re committing yourself to. As it was, for me, the previous morning in Tapachula, Mexico, a dozen km from the Guatemalan border, trying to decide between hugging the coast and crossing via the lowlands, or winding…
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