Category Archives: Colombia

31st Aug – 12th Sept: We`ve been in Bogota over a week now hanging out and trying to get to know this city of eight million people. At 2,625 metres above sea level Bogota is the third highest capital in … Continue reading →

22nd – 29th August: From San Gil we continued to follow the Cordillera Oriental of the Colombian Andes, into the department of Boyaca. Winding our way up and down valleys, along and over ridges, through towns and villages, we gradually … Continue reading →

Asking for directions and route information in general is a necessary, and most entertaining, pastime. Over the course of our travels we have learnt to be wary of the advice of non-cyclists when it comes to distances, cycling times, and … Continue reading →

14th – 20th August: Thanks to fellow cyclists Cass, Russell and Lorely (although we’ve never met them we like to think of them as friends!) we happened upon a back route to San Gil that took us away from the … Continue reading →

Miles: 402 Biking days: 8 Punctures: 2 Gifts received: 2 cups of tinto (Columbian coffee), 1 giant Colombian biscuit, 6 bags of water, 5 ice lollies (2 coconut, 2 chocolate, 1 raspberry), countless shots of aguadiente, 4 beers, 1 Jehovah’s … Continue reading →

29-31 July: Slap bang on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, with prime maritime access to Central, North and South America, Cartagena was, and still is, a very important city. Founded in 1533 by the Spanish conquistadors, Cartagena soon became an … Continue reading →