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la hora del planeta
earth hour receives a lot of valid criticism. i’m pretty sure it wasn´t created solely for the benefit that one hour without the use of electricity would have on our planet. it will just have an effect...
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adiós xela!
after another six weeks in xela it was time to say goodbye. here are some shots of the sights i was passing by almost daily. the pasaje enriquez at the parque central. once intended for exclusive...
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ciudad guatemala
it was semana santa and the capital in an exceptional state. processions filled the streets from the early morning hours until almost midnight. accompanied by many musicians and some of the most...
View Articleruta de las flores towards the pacific
after cycling towards the el salvadorian border for the second time, i also passed that point where the freewheel hub body stopped working some weeks earlier. soon later found me in the pleasant little...
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san salvador
the family of a friend invited me to come to san salvador and thus again i had a reason to go to a central american capital which i though i would skip altogether. we agreed to meet at the parque de...
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the el salvadorian cyclist
once in zacatecoluca i met paul, a cyclist from england who started his tour in Alaska. we were going in the same direction and thus started after a hearty breakfast towards Honduras. it was a long day...
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honduras
it was a short ride to the border with Honduras where we met some truck drivers while stopping for lunch. it was a sunday and the majority was already waiting since Friday evening for the banks to open...
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león y volcan telica
the first city we stayed at was leon. famous for its colonial architecture like the cathedral. at night a couple of food vendors set up their stalls just behind the building and sold delicious plates...
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granada y isla ometepe
we arrived in granada rather late. we went out for dinner with a girl from corn island who made for quite some contrast to a couple of tired cyclist with her lively manner. the next day was spent with...
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costa rica
the sleeping outdoors on a deck chair was a great experience. once in san carlos we had some time to kill until the boat would leave to los chiles in costa rica. the first boat in the morning left...
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panama
it was quiet a hilly introduction to panama and i was camping somewhere on top of these hills between changuinola and almirante before taking a boat towards bocas del toro on the island of colon the...
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san blas islands
we met with the captain, fabian, the day before our departure and several things were discussed like safety at sea and how toilets on sailing ships work. we met the next day in the evening and brought...
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cartagena y copa del mundo
it started to rain once we entered the bay of cartagena. it was refreshing and we felt like true sailors holding on to the ropes while facing the wind and the rain. one of the first things i did, once...
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norte de santander
stopping in mompos for a rest day, i soon moved on as the heat was too much, even for just relaxing in the shade. i followed the rio magdalena for a while, before i took a turn off to ocaña and the...
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villa de leyva
many overlanders travelling through south america stay at the hostal renacer, which offers camping and a nice atmosphere to relax. it is a bit outside the village up the hill and offers good views over...
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desierto de tatacoa
the excitement was dimmed by increasing traffic after reaching the main road at chiquinquira and, getting closer to bogota, i began to doubt i chose a route far enough from the capital, as it felt as...
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mocoa y el fin del mundo
after arriving in mocoa, i just cycled the little distance out of town to the casa del rio hostel, which seemed like a nice spot for a rest day. but instead of resting, i set out with jesse from...
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mocoa to pasto and the last days in colombia
starting into a rainy morning, the asphalt soon gave way to rocky gravel and though not very steep, the climb left little time to catch one’s breath. the road is still considered dangerous and was...
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el angel páramo
stocking up on supplies in tulcan, i was ready to hit the rather lonely road through the ecological reserve el angel. well described by other touring cyclists, the turn-off from the busy main road was...
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laguna de mojanda
it was another heavy cobbled climb out of otavalo to the lagunas. but after finding a rythem, it’s ¨not too bad¨, which was the only reply i could master when a motorcyclist stopped and mentioned that...
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