Category: Short cycling trips
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Three country, tour of the ruins
This trip was planned well before Covid but only managed to do it over the Christmas break of 2022. I started off in San Cristobal de Las Casas and was hoping for a nice downhill ride on the first day. It wasn’t as straightforward as I thought. I had an overall ascent of 1550m and…
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A short bicycle trip, largely along the pacific coast of Mexico
I had to make a last minute plan since my trip to England over Christmas holidays had to be cancelled at the last minute due to the Omicron variant. The easier thing to do was to take the bicycle on a bus to Acapulco and ride along the pacific coast. It was a bit too…
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A tour of north of Mexico
It was the summer of 2021 and yet another staycation, and this time I went towards the north east of Mexico. The highlands of Mexico offered some perfect weather for cycling. I started off at Queretaro and took the main highway towards San Luis Potosi and Saltillo. After Saltillo, I traversed and rode west, crossing…
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Staycation: In the states of Michocan, Guerrero and Oaxaca
For the summer holidays, with travel disruption everywhere, I did the one thing that I know best – off I went on my bike without a tent, as they say, just credit card touring. Morelia city centre The first trip was to the state of Michoacan, the capital of which was Morelia. I left Mexico…
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Exploring the South of Mexico – Riding with a broken back – Jan 2020
Here is the reason why this blog was dormant for a while – a back breaking accident, literally. On the fine summer morning of 8th June 2018, on my regular commute to work on my trusty steed, I was hit by a car from behind. I flew in the air and landed on my back.…
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Mayan Meanders
What’s life without at least one bicycle touring per year? With the ‘beast from the east’ making frequent visits to the British Isles the east coast of North America was the safe bet for some stable and warm weather over Easter holidays. Florida lost out due to the flight cost and Cancun won. The connecting…
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Europe
Here are some of my short cycling trips in Europe Cycling in Greece I started my cycling in Trikala, I cycled for 3 days, had a break for a day due to rain and then continued for another 3 days. In total i did 750 kms over 6 days. Greece has plenty of climbs for…
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