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Top 5 Reasons to Go Bicycle Touring in Uruguay

Top 5 Reasons to Go Bicycle Touring in Uruguay

Nestled between Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay often gets overlooked as a bicycle touring destination. With its long coastline, verdant interior and colonial history, this laidback South American country will certainly please. Guest bloggers Eva Pfarrwaller and  Miguel Anjo tell us more

World Biking April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 A-Z Project, Uruguay No Comments Read more

Route Information Part 6: South America

Colombia  » Venezuela »  Guyana »  Suriname »  French Guyana  »   Brazil  » Bolivia »  Paraguay » Uruguay  » Argentina »  Chile »  Bolivia »A short flight brought us to Colombia, once off-limits for tourists due to safety concerns, but

World Biking December 27, 2016 Destination Planning, Route Information, South America No Comments Read more

A $6,000 mistake: post-theft thoughts on moving on

A $6,000 mistake: post-theft thoughts on moving on

60 seconds or so. That’s all it took for a bold bicycle thief to bound away on Eric’s fully-loaded KOGA. Those careless 60 seconds in Bolivia will probably turn out to be the most costly moments of my life. Because

World Biking May 27, 2011May 29, 2016 South America, Tour Updates, USA 2011 27 Comments Read more

A big bump in the road: a tale of thievery and loss

A big bump in the road: a tale of thievery and loss

I used  to like to boast about how few problems we’d run into in five years on the road bicycle touring around the world. I loved busting all the myths about the world being a dangerous place full of thieves,

World Biking May 9, 2011May 13, 2011 Bolivia, South America, Tour Updates 47 Comments Read more

And so Pass the Days: a dispatch from Bolivia

And so Pass the Days:  a dispatch from Bolivia

Our two big Andean adventures (Paso Sico and the remote Southwest Bolivia ride) left me with more than some nice photos and a few good tales to tell. Those cold hard rides had gifted me something that felt like the

World Biking April 25, 2011April 30, 2011 Bolivia, South America, Tour Updates 6 Comments Read more

Big Mountains, Colorful Lagunas and a Land Cruiser Invasion

Big Mountains, Colorful Lagunas and a Land Cruiser Invasion

“We’re going out for a while.  If any tourists show up, just tell them to wait.” Yeah, alright, sure…we’ll do that.  You can count on us–two random cyclists—to take charge of the Bolivia Immigration Post. From the Chilean desert town

World Biking April 18, 2011 Bolivia, South America, Tour Updates 3 Comments Read more

The Hard Way Round

The Hard Way Round

“She doesn’t look good.” “I’ve never seen her like that.  Just collapsed on the side of the road and refused to move.  I had to drag her back on to her bike.  Force her to pedal.  I told her she’d

World Biking April 7, 2011April 7, 2011 Argentina, Chile, South America, Tour Updates 16 Comments Read more

Photo Essay: Northern Argentina

Photo Essay:  Northern Argentina

Stunning.  Jaw-dropping beautiful. Amazing.  Awe-inspiring. There’s something quite spectacular about the varied landscapes of Northern Argentina that words can’t quite capture. Arid and peaceful at times, brooding and pensive when a storm rolls across the Andes.  These is a world

World Biking March 21, 2011January 17, 2020 Argentina, South America, Tour Updates 1 Comment Read more

Flooding and other Assorted Fun

Flooding and other Assorted Fun

Flooding.  We hadn’t expected it in on the Puna.  But this was a La niña year, said the locals.  Clima loco.  Crazy weather. In this part of Northern Argentina, undulating Ruta 40 and the other minor roads we bounced along

World Biking March 8, 2011March 26, 2011 Argentina, South America, Tour Updates 5 Comments Read more

Humbled by the Andes: 29 switchbacks…and then came the hard part

Humbled by the Andes:  29 switchbacks…and then came the hard part

Curva 3 and already I was short of breath.  Gasping and gulping in precious oxygen. I reckoned we were at just over 2,000 meters.  That’s nothing in the Andes.  La Paz, the highest capital city in world lies at around

World Biking March 2, 2011March 26, 2011 Argentina, Chile, South America, Tour Updates 6 Comments Read more
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