Lago Atitlan
So, to backtrack a little, here’s a few pictures from Lago Atitlan – for more of a background on the area, you can read this post, from when I rode there on the old Panasonic clunker.…
[ Read More → ]So, to backtrack a little, here’s a few pictures from Lago Atitlan – for more of a background on the area, you can read this post, from when I rode there on the old Panasonic clunker.…
[ Read More → ]I’m now en route to the Mexican border, with the plan of acquiring myself a new 3 month visa to cover me for Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua (these countries, along with El Salvador, all share the same entry stamp). There’s …
[ Read More → ]After semi-patiently allowing my bronchial infected lungs to recover, I’m now on the road once more. And it feels good, especially as I’m finally feeling close to full strength again – well, I will once my legs reacclimatise themselves to …
[ Read More → ]Body riddled with mosquito bites, I’m now back from jungle trekking in El Mirador, and preparing from some dirt road adventures in the Guatemalan Highlands – more on that soon… In the meantime, just a quick post to share news …
[ Read More → ]Although Maya Pedal is run by the inimitable Carlos, it is also made up of a crew of continually changing volunteers, all of whom dwell in shared rooms above the workshop. Volunteers come and go over the year, staying from …
[ Read More → ]A few readers of this blog have emailed to ask more about the cool and funky Bicilicuadora – the bicycle-smoothie-making device – at Maya Pedal. Here’s a few close up pictures to explain it in a little more detail, should …
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On Thursday, the crew from Maya Pedal piled into Carlos’s ageing Toyota pickup and took to the dirt roads that corkscrew their way up and down this rugged countryside. After a month in the …
[ Read More → ]A lovely new, arty and independent bike magazine, Boneshaker, has a feature on bike touring. I’m pleased to have contributed a piece on the highs and lows of long distance travelling. Get yourself a copy here!
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Having been at Maya Pedal for a few weeks, it was time I took a break and found my cycling legs again…
From San Andres de Izatapa, it’s a tough but beautiful day ride …
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