Argentina: Belén to Mendoza – heat and siestas
Abundant flourishes of colour in wool skeins and paintings hang from all possible places in Antonio’s house-shop. An open-door has …
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Sarah: Alone
(Journal extract) A lost wallet (Tom this time) prompts a return mission to town and I am alone, truly blessedly …
Limiting the limitless – for now..
The many strands of life weave themselves differently depending on the attention that is paid to them. And circumstances that …
Argentina: San Antonio de los Cobres to Belén – isolation in uncertainty
Getting back on ‘track’ involves a bus trip with our bikes as far back up into the mountains as possible …
Sarah: Gringolandia
From time to time we intersect with the road more travelled. It always comes as something of a culture shock. …
Fettling: Inadvertent colour coordination – Sarah’s Duster and much redness…
At earlier points in this trip, Sarah was heard to make discontented noises while poking around in the dry-bag containing …
Chile/Argentina: San Pedro de Atacama to Olacapato
We escape from New Year in San Pedro to get some sleep and head into the country we’ve been telling …
Sarah: Podcasts
I started this trip without an iPod. My little nano was stolen just before we left Australia (with reference to …
Sarah: Dogs with attitude
Cycling downhill on tarmac, cold and fast. Tom and Joe are ahead somewhere; I am alone. Suddenly 2 dogs the …
Bolivia: Lagunas Gallery
Bolivia/Chile: San Juan del Rosario to San Pedro de Atacama – Lagunas and washboard
We left San Juan on Christmas Eve after stocking up on food for a week, so no Turkeys, crackers thankfully …
Bolivia: Salar de Uyuni Gallery
Bolivia: La Paz to San Juan del Rosario – rain and salt
Leaving La Paz takes a couple of days longer than we’d thought while dropping into the valley that it occupies. …
Seasons Greetings
A quick post to wish everyone all the best for the festive season. We’re just heading out from Oruro via …
Bolivia: Making do and getting by – the wonder of being able to fix things properly at last
While we may not feel as we’re doing anything particularly special or difficult, we’ve been going for a canny time …
