I expected having to deal with a tropical climate in Colombia, hence decided against cycling loaded — I didn’t bring my tent, sleeping bag, or…
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Salta to Mendoza: the arid foothills of the Andes
The legendary Ruta Nacional 40 (RN40) that runs from Argentina’s border with Bolivia to Rio Gallegos in the south of Patagonia on a doorstep of…
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Cycling the hurricane-battered La Farola road
Completed in the mid-1960s, the La Farola road (El Viaducto de la Farola) traverses the Cuchillas de Baracoa mountains and the Sierra del Purial range,…
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Gaiole to Castello di Brolio; L’Eroica to Siena
First Sunday in October takes place the vintage (pre-1987) bicycles, accessories, and clothing L’Eroica event that starts and finishes in Gaiole. It was still May…
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Cycling Madura Island, East Java, Indonesia
Madura Island was in my plans to include in my circumnavigation of East Java, Indonesia, and an option would have been to include it as…
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Cycling Mendoza to Potrerillos; Argentina to Chile
Roadside shrine of Santa Teresita west of Mendoza on Ruta Nacional 7, Argentina, looking toward the high Andes. The panorama of the Andes mountain range…
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Jungle Route on Penang Island
The pavement ends abruptly at the west end of Gertak Sanggul village in the southwest corner of the Penang Island, Malaysia. Here begins an overgrown…
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Approaching the Lion’s Den
As I see the road beyond the check post deteriorates further and abruptly reaches what appears to be a large pool of water, I return…
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Cycling Colorado 2020
A quick look back at my cycling Colorado in the pandemic year of 2020. No recap, just a collage of a few pictures. I had…
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Cycling Cambodia: A full-color travel pictorial
Follow the Mekong River to Laos. Ride to the epic temples of Preah Vihear and Angkor Wat. Cycle through Anlong Veng, the last stronghold of…
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