Tag: COUNTRIES
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MEXICO: MEXICO CITY
15 June – 16 June Mexico City When I arrived In Toluca I had a little smart moment and decided that it was okay to do little side quests without my bicycle, if it means I get to visit a city or place I could not have visited otherwise. So…
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MEXICO: CENTRAL PART 4: URBAN AND HEAT
2 June – 13 June San Miguel de Allende – Aqua Bendita A section of the journey through central Mexico that had some amazing highs and highlights but was also a struggle and ended up having my lowest of low points so far. San Miguel de Allende was a bit…
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MEXICO: CENTRAL PART 3: COLONIAL CITIES AND ART
22 May – 30 May Zacatecas – San Miguel de Allende I finally got going again after struggling with a cold. Such a beautiful stretch of riding culminating in the wonderful and beautiful city of Guanajuato and then the challenging ride to San Miguel de Allende. I hadn’t quite got…
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MEXICO: CENTRAL PART 2: FESTIVALS AND MUSIC
9 May – 14 May Durango – Zacatecas A very interesting journey of many highs and some lows and tough days, eventually finishing up in the beautiful and historical city of Zacatecas. Summer was definitely here when I left Durango. It was already hot at 10 am when I left…
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MEXICO: CENTRAL PART 1: UPHILLS AND OVENS
30 April – 6 May Mazatlan – Durango Starting in tropical Mazatlan I quickly climbed over multiple days over 3000 meters through steep valleys and pine forests to get to my first big city in Mexico. To get to Mazatlan you need to take the overnight ferry from Lapaz. My…
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MEXICO: BAJA PART 4: INTO LA PAZ
10 April – 27 April Loreto – La Paz The last part of the first leg of the first country culminates in beautiful La Paz and all she has to offer. It was a wonderful place to rest up and meet new people and luckily enough celebrate my birthday. This…
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ARTICLE: THE KINDNESS OF BAJA
5 March – 15 April Baja California A little thank you to all the amazing people I have met along this leg of the journey. This is a separate story not directly following the timeline of my travels and I hope to do more of these as I continue. These…
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MEXICO: BAJA PART 3: ON THE ROAD
1 April – 7 April Vizcaino – Loreto For this stretch of the journey, I decided to stay on road for a while. The desert was hard and progress was slow. Thankfully the towns I stopped in were beautiful and interesting and had their own appeal After the eventful if…
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GALLERY: MEXICO: BAJA PART 3: ON THE ROAD
1 April – 8 April Vizcaino – Loreto I spent this part of the Baja on the road. Skipped the Baja Divide for now. Though after this I will jump back on the Baja Divide. I miss the quiet and wild camping but the break on the easier roads have…
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MEXICO: BAJA PART 2: VALLE CIRIOS
16 March – 28 March Vincente Guerrero – Vizcaino Beautiful nature and stunning scenery interjected by horrible weather and the toughest part of the Baja Divide so far made a very interesting second leg of the Baja Journey. Two zero days of rest in Vincente Guerrero allowed me to catch…
Dancing Saddle 