Stage 4: Uyuni – La Paz

A three day ride across Bolivia to the chaotic centre of La Paz

A three day ride across Bolivia to the chaotic centre of La Paz

Riding 90mph eyes closed across the largest salt flat in the world.

133 miles along one Bolivia’s worst kept roads. Which turned out to be part of a special stage in the 2014 Dakar.

Five days in Salta eating empanadas, climbing mountains, and getting stuff done

Getting up close and personal with one of the largest waterfalls in the world

Chronicling our time in Buenos Aires, and the 800 mile road trip to Iguazu.

I bought the xCountry back in June 2014 and initially listed the modifications I felt necessary to turn the bike into something that I’d want to take on an adventure (read crossing countries/continents on a mixture of surfaces). Since then I’ve used the bike to tour through Spain and tackled old Dakar pistes in Morocco.Continue reading “Dealing with the X – My modifications – part 2”

The plane tickets are booked, the freight forwarder is on task, and the fixer is standing by. A South American adventure awaits.

Escaping the onset of the European winter, with a five-day break in Israel’s most cosmopolitain city.

Originally heading to Sans Sebastian when the weather took a turn for the worse. With a few days to kill whilst waiting for the ferry to Portsmouth, I decided to check out Bilbao.