OFF THE HAMSTER WHEEL

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Day 144 Colombia to Ecuador

Day 144It was overcast when I left my hotel in San Juan and headed for the border. I arrived there at about half past eight in the morning and it was busy. I parked the bike …

Posted by The Madbiker on Sat, Jan 4, 2025

Day 142 to 143 Neiva to San Juan

Day 142The next morning as I prepared to leave my hotel it was overcast and the rain had just stopped. The previous evening I had looked at the map and I had decided to return to …

Posted by The Madbiker on Thu, Jan 2, 2025

Day 140 to 141 Santa Marta to Neiva

Day 140On the morning of the 26th of December I said my farewells to my good friends Eric, Alison, and an Italian guy called Alessandro with whom I had become friends whilst we …

Posted by The Madbiker on Mon, Dec 30, 2024

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