Riding a bicycle with a brain – Duitama to Palermo

Riding a horse felt a bit like riding a bicycle with a brain.  Let me explain.  Whilst riding my bike over rocky terrain, I have had to constantly pick and choose my way through uneven surfaces.  On the horse I felt I could just urge her in the general direction and trust her to pick the way (although…

Keeping up with a machine – San Gil to Duitama

Having hardly ridden my bike at all for the last few months, I suddenly found myself struggling immensely to keep up with a well trained cycling machine, aka Alonso, who I met through the cycle touring network ‘warmshowers.com’ (videos below)…
Chicamocha is a spectacular canyon, there is no doubt, but this has also brought with it the predictable human desire of profiting from nature by creating a massive tourist eye sore…