A great turning point occurred for our cycling adventure yesterday. After battling the pampas, a brutal headwind, and poor...
Andrew Godlewski

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Route Recap: Cycling from Marlague to Lujan de Cuyo [Week 4]
Overview
We thought the Andes climb would be the most difficult leg of our South America trip. We thought that after sailing...
Over The Andes: Climbing Paso Pehuenche From Chile to Argentina
I spent hours pouring over maps and reading other cyclists accounts of crossing the Andes mountain range leading up to our...
Route Recap: Cycling Los Angeles, Chile to Malargue, Argentina [Week 3]
And thus began the week of climbing and the start of our desert journey. This week, we pedaled ourselves up over the Andes...
11 Things To Know About Traveling in Chile
We kicked off our 9-month cycle tour in Puerto Montt, Chile in February 2019. While we did a ton of research before heading...
Route Recap: Puerto Montt to Osorno, Chile [Week 1]
Each week, we are going to publish the nitty gritty details of our ride. While mostly useful for other cycle tourists, we...
In the Shadow of Osorno
A wise man once told me to document and capture the roughest part of any excursion you take. It’s often in these moments...
Bikes On A Plane: True Stories of the Airport Blues
There’s a scene in “Up in the Air” where Clooney enters an airport security line and smoothly kicks off his shoes, twists...
Campsites vs. Wild Camping in Chile
A common question we hear leading up to the big adventure is “are you going to stay in hostels or hotels the entire time?”...
Research: Cycling in Chile
About a month ago, I wrote up a post detailing why we decided not to cycle the famous Carretera Austral in Patagonia. In a...