OFF THE HAMSTER WHEEL

A Motorcycle Travel Blog

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

Central America - A Personal Overview

Costa RicaCosta Rica is a very expensive country when compared to all of the other countries that I have visited in Central America. I had mixed feelings about my time in the …

Posted by The Madbiker on Mon, Jun 3, 2024

Days 131 to 133 Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Panama

Day 131I set off from the city of Granada at about 8 o’clock in the morning and it was hot. I took the NIC-4 South in the direction of the border crossing at Pena Blanca. I …

Posted by The Madbiker on Tue, May 21, 2024

Days 129 to 130 El Salvador and Honduras to Nicaragua

Day 129I left San Miguel at about 6 ‘o’clock in the morning as I knew that I had 2 borders to cross and I wanted to leave sufficient time to do this and get to a place …

Posted by The Madbiker on Sat, May 18, 2024

Biking in El Salvador

The speed limits in El Salvador are 40 km/h (25 mph) or 60 km/h (37 mph) in built up areas, outside built up areas all roads are limited to 80 km/h (50 mph) All of the road signs …

Posted by The Madbiker on Thu, May 16, 2024

Days 127 to 128 El Salvador

Day 127After spending 2 nights at my accommodation in Santa Ana it was time to leave. Due to having to return to Panama to attend to some personal business, I have had to cut my …

Posted by The Madbiker on Thu, May 16, 2024

Biking in Guatemala

The speed limits in Guatemala are 40 km/h (25 mph) or 60 km/h (37 mph) in built up areas, outside built up areas all roads are limited to 80 km/h (50 mph) All of the road signs for …

Posted by The Madbiker on Fri, May 10, 2024