Author Archives: James Marshall

Well, this blog post is very late indeed… The political climate caused by a little known virus has meant that I have been otherwise occupied for the past two months. I am safe and well but still in Colombia due to the borders around the country closing. No more flights are leaving to Europe andContinue reading “CV-19 Update”

Friday 29th February We woke up after a good night’s sleep in the lodge and slowly headed over to the main house where we were told breakfast would be served. It was about 8 o’clock and there was no sign of life. Hungry and with no other food available we decided to wait in theContinue reading “Andes, rest day in Jardin and onto Supía”

I’m sat in a rooftop bar in Manizales writing this blog which, admittedly, is a little late. However, retracing my experiences over the last week or so with a sparkling water is a fun thing to do. I woke up the morning of Wednesday 28th and left Fredonia. It was a quiet little town whichContinue reading “Fredonia to Andes”

This has been a very busy last week or so hence the delay in updates to the blog… I arrived into Medellin on Thursday evening after a fun trip on the bus. My passenger neighbour noticed my leg cycling sun tan line and wanted to talk about his love for cycling and all the bikesContinue reading “Medellin and cycling to Fredonia”

19/02/2020 Cartegena simply cannot be missed. It’s a beautiful old colonial city and a tourist hotspot for a reason. There is so much to do and see that I decided to have a rest day to enjoy the city. I was awake early on sunday 16th Feb due to my routine of trying to avoidContinue reading “Rest day in Cartegena and then a cycle through the heat to Sincelejo”

16 Feb 2020 My apologies for the lack of updates on this blog, my first week in Colombia has been busy and tiring. I think I’ll stick to weekly posts but will update when I have the time and when I have enough content to provide. Firstly Colombian is hot. At least on the NorthContinue reading “Santa Marta to Cartegena (and the Lost City)”

The week in the UK gave me an opportunity to see friends and family whilst also preparing for the trip ahead. The bike has gone through many upgrades to hopefully make it durable to the South American roads although I’ve been advised that Colombia roads are lovely to cycle. A dynamo has been added toContinue reading “Departure Day”

I have decided to take 6 months to cycle my way from the North of Colombia to the South of Peru. Starting in Santa Marta to expore the national park of Tayrona, then descending through the coffee region in the middle of Colombia I am hoping to test my legs and my Spanish. After ColombiaContinue reading “An Englishman on a cycle”