A Difficult Farewell – Part One
Buenos Aires: I’m back where is all started – two years and nine months, and 53,000 kilometres ago. The circle is complete. After returning to Peru from trips home [read more...]
Peru
Colonising Cusco
We are back in Cusco. We returned from Chile to Peru with time to spare before Paulina starts working in Huaraz and the parts I need for my moto arrive from the UK. So we [read more...]
Following The Road Home – Huaraz to Lima
This journey has taught me many things. One repeated lesson is this: use your superlatives sparingly. Time and time again I have crested a ridge or rounded a corner on my [read more...]
The Way We Roll 4 – Back to The Cordillera Blanca
This will be the last episode of TWWR for a while. As such, I thought I’d dig out an old classic for the soundtrack and try something a little different. I know [read more...]
Saving The Best Until Last – South to Huaraz, Part 2
For most people, the northern gateway of the Huaraz Valley is the much-touted Canyon Del Pato, on the western flanks of the Cordillera Blanca. We travelled through the canyon [read more...]
Saving The Best Until Last – South to Huaraz, Part 1
This chapter of my journey is coming to an end. We are back in Huaraz after a slow ride south through the mountains. Pau’s Suzuki is on a truck heading for the Chilean [read more...]
The Way We Roll 3 – To Latitude Zero and Back
Ladies and Gentlemen…… Episode 3, for your entertainment. Related Posts: Much of the footage in this video is from the trip described in the [read more...]
Adventure on the Backroads to Huancabamba
Ecuador is now behind us. The ride south to the border took us over 3800 metres as we crossed the western lip of the Andes. Three hours later it delivered us into the [read more...]
The Way We Roll 2 – Northern Peru and Ecuador
The latest release from Rasta-Llama Productions…. Related Posts: Watch the other episodes in the TWWR series: The Way We Roll 1 The Way We Roll 3 The Way We Roll 4 [read more...]
Into The Cloud Forests – To Cajamarca and Chachapoyas
The coastal plain, the desert and the Panamericana Highway now feel a long way away. We are back in the mountains, and settled once again in an old colonial town where the [read more...]
From the Cordillera, to the Desert and Ocean – Huaraz to Trujillo
Since sharing my thoughts in Why We Ride – The Essence of a Road Trip, I have continued to reflect on the core characteristics that define my journey through South [read more...]
The Way We Roll 1
Some light entertainment…. Related Posts: Watch the other episodes in the TWWR series: The Way We Roll 2 The Way We Roll 3 The Way We Roll [read more...]
Through The Cordillera Blanca – a Videologue
YOU’VE READ THE BLOG. NOW WATCH THE MOVIE…. Related Posts: Read the accompanying post, A Ride Through The Cordillera [read more...]
A Ride Through The Cordillera Blanca
Deserts, mountains, jungles, coastlines…. over the years, I have visited and travelled through or along them all, but it is always the mountains that call me back. The [read more...]
Tuning-In in Chavin
As I mused on ‘The Travellers’ Dilemma’, I spoke about the difficulty of truly detaching from the moto – physically, mentally and emotionally – [read more...]
To Huaraz – Through Mud, Rocks and Snow
I am back in the ‘high mountains’ – the Cordillera Blanca, a cluster of dramatic, ice-covered peaks, surrounded by glaciers and lakes, rising at the highest [read more...]
Rain Almost Stops Play – Ayacucho to Huancayo
We awoke to the tail end of a night of persistent, heavy rain. The forecast predicted more, but soon after setting off the weather began to clear. Our new motoquero friends, [read more...]
Ever-Changing Landscapes – Pisac to Ayacucho
I am finally venturing into new territory. Pisac is behind us now as we look to the north-westerly horizon, plotting a course through Peru’s central highlands. From the [read more...]
Whips and Rain – Arequipa to Pisac
Arriving in Pisac on Friday afternoon, it felt that I had completed a major cycle in my journey. I am back at my most northerly point, the place from where I reversed the [read more...]
Not Your Average Yamaha Service
I shouldn’t have been so pessimistic about the Yamaha dealer here in Arequipa. I got the most personalised service of any garage I have visited in South America to [read more...]
Back in Peru – Calama to Arequipa
The Suzuki conspired to keep us in Calama. When it finally decided to let us go, the Yamaha picked up the reigns, doing its best to prevent us from leaving Chile. After [read more...]
Back On The Road – Pisaq to Tacna
I’m back on the road – destination Santiago. 755km down, 2120km to go… It has been a long time since I was last doing proper ‘adventure [read more...]
Portraits around Pisaq – a Pictorial
Machu Picchu
After a few weeks going nowhere in Pisaq (and hence the lack of blogging), Machu Picchu called. The Inca ruins of Machu Picchu – “The Lost City” – [read more...]
Pisaq to Copacabana
After four relatively static weeks in Pisaq, I am on the road again – albeit temporarily. With only a few days remaining on my Peruvian temporary import document for [read more...]
Moto Trekking
Over the seven months I’ve been travelling up South America I’ve passed through several areas renowned for trekking, notably in Patagonia. However, I’ve [read more...]
The Inca Ruins at Pisaq – a Pictorial
The Inca ruins of Machu Picchu are undoubtedly the most famous, and the most visited; literally thousands of tourists descend (or ascend) on the site daily. The ruins above [read more...]
Stuck in Pisaq
Pisaq is a travellers’ Venus Fly Trap: you pay a flying visit, but get stuck. The village is full of travellers who have been here for months. Some have even made it [read more...]
Arequipa to Cusco
There are two routes from Arequipa to Cuzco: along the main roads via Juliaca – a crowded, frenetic and soulless town – which sees you complete two sides of a [read more...]
Arequipa – a Pictorial
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