I've spent Christmas in many different places in the world over the years. In 2010, Christmas was in Salta Argentina as I arrived there after 18 months cycling from Alaska. Christmas time in Salta Blog post written December 25th 2010So, what did I do in the time leading up to Christmas in Salta, Argentina? Well, it must be said, not a lot and nothing particularly exciting.There were some … [Read more...]

Cycling from Yala, my destination for the day was Salta in Argentina, where I bumped into a couple of cyclists who had a Casa de Cyclista. Take a look at this crashed van... Blog post written December 18th 2010Quite a good night's sleep at the campground, and I was up reasonably early as well. Its always easier to get up early in the morning when its warm and sunny as opposed to freezing … [Read more...]

On this day if my bike tour through Argentina, I cycled from a wild camping spot bear Tilcara to the town of Yala. Here's my blog post from the day.Cycling through winds in Argentina Blog post written December 17th 2010Quite a good night's sleep, tucked away wild camping in some bushes at the side of a river. In the morning, it was a 5km ride to Tilcara, where I restocked on water from … [Read more...]

I spent the night after my first full day in Argentina wild camping. After awaking, I then cycled from my wild camping spot to another on near Tilcara. Breakfast at wild camp Blog post written December 16th 2010Reasonably cold overnight, but my new sleeping bag is nice and warm. Just a shame that it is ridiculously big and heavy really! Another fire in the morning to do my porridge and … [Read more...]

After nearly 18 months of cycling from Alaska, I finally reached Argentina. This blog post is from the first day's ride from La Quiaca to a wild camping spot near a mountain. First full day cycling in Argentina Blog post written December 15th 2010 as part of my bike tour from Alaska to Argentina.A breakfast of a couple of sweet things and a cup of coffee, and I was off. The countryside … [Read more...]