The border to Peru was wonderfully simple, if not fast. This is a tiny border crossing in the middle of nowhere, consisting of a few houses, Migration & Customs offices, a restaurant and three places to buy beer. The biggest challenge is tracking down the border officials. With just a few people a day (at . . . → Read More: Peru: First Impressions
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Alternate Title: 200km of Mud and Chickens Alternate Title: Paving The World The last stretch of road from Vilcabamba out of Ecuador to the Peru border (south of Zumba) is an epic stretch of road in every possible sense. The scenery is beautiful. The people are friendly. The mud and construction seem almost endless. And . . . → Read More: Ecuador: Final Thoughts The past few days of riding have been fun (in spire of hardships), but it is time to relax a bit. Vilcabamba is a small town in the mountains and there is a hostel in a couple of kilometers outside of town. Quiet and relaxing. But the whole area is best described as “Gringo-land”. . . . → Read More: Adventures in Gringoland One of the more striking differences I’ve seen in the countries I’ve traveled through is children. I can’t help but think we’ve lost something in the USA when I see how children are raised in places like Ecuador… . . . → Read More: Children Time to head towards Peru. I could explore Ecuador a bit more, but as always I must balance sights I see now compared to what I will encounter later. I feel I’ve done Ecuador justice, perhaps more so than any country I’ve seen so far, and I want to start exploring Peru. But first, I . . . → Read More: The Road to Vilcabamba You’ve all had days like this. One of those days where you wish you’d never gotten out of bed. When everything seems to go wrong. You know the type I’m talking about. One of those days. . . . → Read More: One Of Those Days On the map I see a major road leading through Sangay National Park. Normally motorcycles are barred from national parks in Ecuador, so this seems a perfect opportunity. With a bit of luck the road will even be dirt, but I do not hold much hope of this given how many newly paved roads I’ve . . . → Read More: Sangay National Park It occurs to me that I might have issues. Baños, as nice a city as it is, still feels confining. Beautiful scenery, great people, juicy hamburgers, and a wonderful dark beer (first I’ve had in over six months!). But it still feels confining. So I head off to find the point furthest from the center of the earth…. . . . → Read More: Turn Left At The Parrot I left Isinlivi having no clue where I would end up that night. Not even what direction I would ride. Turns out my destination was Baños. One of the top tourist destinations in Ecuador, But I’ll try not to hold that against it. . . . → Read More: Banos I really didn’t want to leave the paradise I had found at the Llullu Llama in Isinlivi, so I decided to return. Explore the area a bit more. Relax in a small bit of paradise. I arrive to find that Nick is hiking to Chugchilan, the same town we rode to on motorcycles about a . . . → Read More: Crippled in Paradise |
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