Practicing What I Preach: Turning to The Light Side – Finally
Back in 2014, after a year and a half riding my Tenere through South America, I wrote a blogpost entitled, “Turning to The Light Side – The Argument for Lightweight [read more...]
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Britain’s Patagonia – the North West Highlands
Chile, a country of 756,000 square kilometres, boasts a modest population of about 17 million people. The United Kingdom is less than a third of the size at 243,500 square [read more...]
Through The Highlands – a Pictorial
Scotland on Scramblers – Back on the Road
It has been a long while since I was last blogging, but I’ve been busy on two wheels during that time. We celebrated Pau’s birthday at the Yamaha Off Road [read more...]
New Yorkian Streets – a Pictorial
The locals still mostly speak Spanish, but Mexico feels a long way away. Scenes from the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn. (Click on any image in the gallery to view the [read more...]
Mexican Streets – a Pictorial
Colour, art and culture on the streets of San Miguel de Allende and Guanajauto in, central [read more...]
The Way We Roll 5 – España
It’s been a while, but finally The Way We Roll returns with Episode 5, from Spain. To view the other episodes in ‘The Way We Roll’ series, click HERE [read more...]
I’ve Left, but I Haven’t Arrived
I’m back on the road, heading north through France. Pau is now on the other side of the Altantic, working for a couple of months. I am taking the Tenere home. After [read more...]
Andalucia – A Pictorial
If one region captures the essence of Spain for a visitor, it is Andalucia. Bullfighting and matadors, white-washed villages nestled in the dry hils, Moorish cities steeped [read more...]
Photo Journey, Poland
Being back in Europe, I took the opportunity to do some more photography training with my good friend, Johnny Fenn. Two or three times a year, Johnny runs photography [read more...]
A City on Two Wheels
From a Buenos Aires winter to a Barcelona summer. The language may be the same, but the feel of the two cities is as different as the temperatures in each. It’s only [read more...]
A Difficult Farewell – Part Two
Bolivian roads are prone to being blocked by acts of nature and protesting locals; they are also, in many places, fairly straight and usually void of traffic empty. A [read more...]
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...]
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...]
A Ride Up North – CCM, MEM, and a Trip Down Memory Lane
I was back on my bike and back on the road – but it was a different bike and a very different road. I was astride my Triumph Tiger 800, its silky smooth triple making [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...]
The Backroads of Northern Peru – a Pictorial
Some images of the wonderful, ever-changing roads and landscapes we have encountered, from the Ecuadorian border to the Cordillera Blanca. (Click anywhere on the gallery to [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...]
About Turn at The Equator
We are heading back to Peru. During an enforced four-day halt in Quito as I awaited two parcels containing moto kit, we reassessed our situation and decided that a slow ride [read more...]
Looking for The X-Factor, but Finding Mostly Cloud – Southern Ecuador
I must be honest: after Peru, Ecuador thus far has been a bit of an anti-climax. Our encounter with Edwin the customs officer was a promising start, but since then 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...]
The People of Saraguro – a Pictorial
The village of Saraguro, just off the Panamericana Highway between Loja and Cuenca, is known for the distinctive traditional dress of the indiginous folk, who bear the same [read more...]
Welcome to Ecuador
Two days ago, I crossed into a new country for the first time since I reached Peru in April last year. Between then and now, I have re-circulated through Chile, Argentina, [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...]
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