When I reached the town of Tupiza in Bolivia on my bike tour, I took some time off to work online. This is my first blog post from my time in Tupiza Bolivia. Tupiza in Bolivia Blog post written October 27th 2010 Today was a day off in Tupiza. I wanted to get my bike looked at, which I did. (result!). The slight front wheel wobble is due to a badly molded tyre.. not great as these 26 * … [Read more...]

I was quite warm over night, but early in the morning there was ice on the top of the tent. A breakfast of porridge, and then I hit the road. Towards the end of yesterday, I had cycled up to a ridge way, and I continued following it in the morning. As it turned out, I must have all but peaked at the top the night before, and so soon, a wonderful downhill section began.  Bottoming out … [Read more...]

This bike touring blog post covers my day's ride from Atocha to a wild camping spot near Tupiza in Bolivia. Part of my Alaska to Argentina bike tour. A tough start to the day's cycling Blog post written October 25th 2010 A breakfast over at the railway tracks of two fried things and a couple of cups of coffee before I left wasn’t quite good enough to get me up the initial steep hills without … [Read more...]

After spending some time in Uyuni, it was time to resume my bike tour. This bikepacking blog post covers the day's ride from Uyuni to Atocha in Bolivia. Cycling through the badlands Bog post written October 24th 2010 Today I began cycling from Uyuni to Tupiza, a notoriously bad road of some 210 kilometres. Of those cyclists that do come this way, many choose to skip this section on the bus. … [Read more...]

This budget travel guide to Uyuni came about as a result of me spending a week there during my cycling tour from Alaska to Argentina. The prices are based on my stay there in October 2010.  Uyuni Budget Travel Guide Blog post written Octover 23rd 2010 Most if not all people travel to Uyuni, Bolivia to visit the salt pan, the Salar de Uyuni. The Salar de Uyuni is the highest and … [Read more...]