The proximity of Volcán de Agua (3,760m) to Antigua and its impressive prominence in comparison to the surrounding landscape make it a particularly appealing volcano to climb.  It towers substantially above the old capital of Guatemala and one is reminded of its huge mass from anywhere in the city; it epitomises my idea of a…
My time in Guatemala has been extended yet again but perhaps not for quite the right reasons; contaminated food, dengue fever and processing time for my visa extension have delayed me several weeks. Not that I mind being in Antigua, I’m staying in an awesome place called Hotel Casa Luna  whose owner, Mario, has been…
This is really an informative post about climbing Volcán Atitlán, since most people assume it’s not really possible.  Although quite a tough hike and despite what people and agencies will tell you in San Pedro, guides do exist and from what I could see, it seemed relatively safe.  (Although this is only based on my experience…
During my time in Guatemala I’ve somehow managed to climb 8 or 9 volcanoes without really meaning to. Â Each time I have found out about another one it has been hard to resist the temptation…so I think to myself, OK just one more… Â My obsession started in Quetzaltenango: Volcan Tajumulco (the highest peak in Central…
This update is long overdue but the reality is that posting updates from the WordPress android app is painful at best requiring multiple attempts and lots of swearing. So in the meantime I have been posting to my Facebook profile which can be found here: profile. I’m trying to create a Facebook page too: link…
VersiĂłn español Agosto 2012: (taking full advantage of having a Spanish teacher; the full original English version of my bear attack can be found here and also possible reasons why it happened here). Estoy viajando en bici desde le punto más al norte de Norte AmĂ©rica hasta el punto más al sur de SudamĂ©rica. Todo my…
Route from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska up to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Not even halfway!  I´ll try to update this every month or so; it´s somewhat awkward.   In reality it´s around 13000 kms so far since the three straight lines are included in the graph where I had to take a ferry, bus and sailing boat;…
Parte de mis 28000 km de viaje en bicicleta incluyĂł una ruta de bici de montaña bajando las montañas en Canada y Estados Unidos. Con 4418km de largo con 60km de subida, es la ruta de montaña de bici más larga en todo el mundo; comienza en Banff (Canada) y termina en la frontera de…
Again the pace has been slow as I struggle to leave Mexico behind. Time seems to pass very quickly whenever I stop somewhere and I have a consistent, albeit mild, sense of guilt when I have more than one or two rest days. This guilt doesn’t seem to make much difference to my behaviour as…
The last couple of months in Mexico have been a bit less of a hardcore biking challenge (aside from the occasional days cycling in 35 C degrees up and down the hilly coastline) and I find myself increasingly taking longer breaks from the bike in places that are almost impossible to leave. I think this has…