Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina has offered us stunning views over glaciers, lakes and peaks. It could not have been better with sunshine and clear days to admire the sharp peaks of these mountains, trek in the valleys and even on the Perito...
Perhaps our favourite country in Central America so far, why? Nicaragua has very hospitable and honest people, the food is good and there are plenty of things to see: colonial cities and nice landscape. León and Granada are great examples of colonial...
February 7th, our arrival date in Ushuaia and the end of our trip cycling south the Americas. We finally cross the Strait of Magellan from Punta Arenas to Porvenir and start our cycling through “Tierra del Fuego”, an island that belongs both to Chile...
We are in Uganda, finally reached the capital Kampala where Phillip and Julian (http://karamojosafari.com) are hosting us kindly as if we were part of their family. From the Kenyan-Ugandan border till Kampala it has been a nice ride around the hills of...
We leave Cuzco on the way to Bolivia, the pass at Abra La Raya is the last hurdle before the altiplano. From now on we ride at almost 3,900mts all the way till Titicaca lake. The life in the altiplano is hard, locals suffer continuous cold and strong...
We enter in a new country: Costa Rica! Guanacaste province seems dry and hot and the road turns quite busy and hectic with not much shoulder till Puntarenas. Afterwards the ride along the Pacific brings us more peace and flat roads. Costa Rica is a big...
We enter Guatemala through the highlands, this means there is some climbs but most important the temperature will be cooler than in the Petén area. Additionally we are able to meet many Mayas, still dressed with the local customs and their strong traditions....
Another Andes crossing…. if we were thinking that it could not be prettier, the Andes have surprised us once again! The crossing through Paso San Francisco has been fascinating, tough and very rewarding. The start in Argentina brought us on a gentle climb...
We finally reach Buenos Aires coming straight from Tierra del Fuego. What a contrast! Within 50 hours we change the cold from Ushuaia for the sun in BA. The capital has lots to do and visit. For us it is one of hte most interesting cities in South America....
Welcome back to Africa! We heard lots of things about Zimbawbe before entering the country: the mismanagement of its dictator Mugabe has led the country to the extreme poverty, a country that not many years ago was competing with South Africa in terms...
Long time we were waiting for this moment! The Iguaçu Falls were in our agenda since the beginning of our trip in the Americas. A short ride from Encarnación to Ciudad del Este through the rural and hilly Paraguay which surprises us in a very good way...
We enter Uruguay with high expectations, very little is known about this tiny land. They produce cheese, soya , there is cattle everywhere, they have the poorest president in the world: "el viejo Mujica"... After 2 weeks cycling there we can say it has...
Mozambique, a country very different to all we have been to so far in Africa: they speak Portuguese, had a civil war just 18 years ago, were ruled by a comunist system and have a great location at the Indian ocean. Long time we were dreaming about its...
Yes, there are lots of tourists... but nevertheless it is worth to visit the Valle Sagrado and Machu Picchu! We leave aside the bicycles for 10 days and greet with great enthusiast Corinne parents who visit us here in Peru for the next three weeks. First...
Banna - Mursi - Hamer - Arbore - Darsenach, ces noms de tribus de l'Omo Valley sonnent dans nos oreilles. On se demande quand et comment on va les rencontrer, au detour d'un virage, au marche du bled du coin, blotties sous une hutte, marchant en sens...
South Africa!! Finally we reached it after 8 months through Africa....indeed it is very different to all countries we have been before. We are happy to have good infrastucture, roads, no more fear of malaria, drinking water from the tap... but at the...
Debarquement en freestyle total, ainsi se passe le dechargement de marchandises importees d'Egypte au mini port de Wadi Halfa. La nuit fut des plus venteuses, point positif, pas de piqures de moustiques. Les passagers sont principalement d'origine des...
Our first experience in a big South African city: Port Elizabeth! It is a great pleasure for us to be hosted by Sue and Max who take care of us and treat us as another member of the family. We walk around the Donkin area and the pedestrian street, it...
Cape Town, probably one of the most fascinating cities in the world welcomed us for almost 4 weeks. We chose this city to rest and get fully motivated for the next leg of our trip, organizing and preparing the material. We were hosted by friendly Hanlie...
The last 10 days have brought us through one of the best sceneries we have ever seen on earth so far. Together with the great company of Jorge (bicibirloque) we started in La Paz our ride towards Tambo Quemado admiring on the way the Sajama volcano, highest...
Maputo is somehow a city out of Africa. You can feel a mediterranean influence with the little terraces to drink a coffee, people just sitting and reading the newspaper. The Portuguese influence is also quiet relevant with colonial houses (falling apart)...
Back to cycling life! After a 16 hours flight we land in Houston and are welcomed by Peri who is our perfect host for the next 4 days. Once all is ready we finally decide to start our journey down the Americas on the 15th January. Cycling in Texas is...
The only entry point between Kwazulu Natal province and Lesotho gives us an excellent opportunity to enjoy the Drakensberg mountains. On a gravel road we climb to the top of the pass; the last 8km almost all the time pushing our bicycles due to the steepnes...
Le pli est vite pris, siroter des thes trop sucres sur les terrasses bondees de fumeurs de Chichas, faire un saut a la place Tahrir histoire de palper l'emotion toute fraiche des Egyptiens et croquer tous les delices culinaires du coin. Pain frais trempe...
Burundi has been a great discovery for us! It is so far one of our favourite countries in Africa because of its landscape and most of all beacause of its people. The country is empty of backpackers or other tourists (in contrast to busy Rwanda and Uganda)...
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“J'ai rencontré des gens tellement pauvres que la seule chose qu'ils possédaient... était l'argent!”
Jean-Béliveau, 11 ans de tour du monde à pieds
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