This week marked entry into our last country in South America: Uruguay. We have been excited for the prospect to reach this...

We finally reached Iguazu Falls this week! A few weeks ago, we almost threw in the towel in trying to make it to this far...

Route Recap: Cycling From Ita-Ibate to Iguazu Falls [Week 7]

Published on Mar 29, 2019 10:45:26 AM

Our travels this week were dominated by Paraguay, a country that I will not soon forget. Thus far, this country takes the...

Route Recap: Traveling From Mendoza to Ita-Ibate [Week 6]

Published on Mar 20, 2019 6:31:00 PM

I labeled this week's recap as "traveling" rather than "cycling," since most of the miles were spent on two very long bus...

Overall, I would highly recommend this route to anyone traveling near Mendoza or Lujan de Cuyo. Even if you are not a cycle...

Overview

We thought the Andes climb would be the most difficult leg of our South America trip. We thought that after sailing...

And thus began the week of climbing and the start of our desert journey. This week, we pedaled ourselves up over the Andes...

Route Recap: Cycling Osorno to Los Angeles, Chile [Week 2]

Published on Feb 16, 2019 11:33:38 PM

For week 2, we cycled out of Osorno after the great bag heist of 2019, and made our way to Los Angeles, Chile. For these...

Route Recap: Puerto Montt to Osorno, Chile [Week 1]

Published on Feb 16, 2019 9:52:30 PM

Each week, we are going to publish the nitty gritty details of our ride. While mostly useful for other cycle tourists, we...

Research: Cycling in Chile

Published on Jan 29, 2019 12:22:20 PM

About a month ago, I wrote up a post detailing why we decided not to cycle the famous Carretera Austral in Patagonia. In a...

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