OFF THE HAMSTER WHEEL

A Motorcycle Travel Blog

Santa Marta

Impressions of Santa MartaAs I write this post I am currently in Santa Marta but by the time that it comes for me to leave I will have stayed in the city for about three weeks and …

Posted by The Madbiker on Sun, Dec 15, 2024

Day 139 La Guajira Desert to Santa Marta

Day 139When I got ready to leave Riohacha at about nine o’clock in the morning it was a little bit cloudy which I was glad of as it was not as hot as it had been the previous …

Posted by The Madbiker on Sun, Dec 8, 2024

Day 138 Cartagena to Riohacha

Day 138I was glad that it was eventually time to leave Cartagena and although it was Saurday morning I set off early in order to avoid any traffic only to find that there was some …

Posted by The Madbiker on Thu, Dec 5, 2024

Cartagena

Impressions of CartagenaOn my way in to Cartagena I had to ride through the city at around four o’clock in the afternoon and as one can imagine it was complete chaos. Where I …

Posted by The Madbiker on Mon, Dec 2, 2024

Days 136 to 137 Medellin to Cartagena

Day 136I set off from Medellin at around seven o’clock in the morning, it was overcast and it looked as if it was about to rain but I had high hopes of staying dry once I had …

Posted by The Madbiker on Fri, Nov 29, 2024

Medellin

Impressions of MedellinMy hotel in Medellin was situated in a good location about a ten minute walk North of the main train station. The city has an elevated metro system and a …

Posted by The Madbiker on Sun, Nov 24, 2024

Days 134 to 135 Bogota to Medellin

Day 134I left my hotel in Bogota at around seven o’clock in the morning, it was sunny and quite cool but at least it was not raining. I had just about reached the West side …

Posted by The Madbiker on Fri, Nov 22, 2024

Bogota

Impressions of BogotaMy hotel in Bogota was situated in a good location near to the popular tourist neighbourhood of La Candelaria and close to a major pedestrian street full of …

Posted by The Madbiker on Tue, Nov 19, 2024

Colombia

Arrving in South AmericaOnce the bike had been left at the airport and after a night in Panama city on the beer and cigars with my friends, I made my way to the airport to catch my …

Posted by The Madbiker on Sun, Nov 17, 2024

South America

Getting Ready For South AmericaSo the time had come for me to stop loitering about Panama City like a bad smell and get myself and the bike to Colombia to start the South American …

Posted by The Madbiker on Thu, Nov 14, 2024