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A crazy fortnight of cyclo-touring to say the least, rolling into the madness that is Las Vegas and undoubtedly home to the worst drivers in the US. I was greeted by some gas guzzling, truck driving maniac screaming out his window at me to get a F****** car or get the F*** out the road. Welcome to Vegas! Read More

Now firmly entrenched in the US, my fifteenth and final nation here in the Americas, I tacked north from a hot Tucson as Monsoon season started to roll in. My little green tent, “The Humble Hilton” that has been `with me through thick and thin since rolling out of Manchester 3 years and 35 countries ago is hanging in there by a thread. Unfortunately she was no match for the strong seasonal winds of Arizona and my first night north of Tucson resulted in yet another battle scar on my humble abode. Read More

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Finally back in the hot seat after a mechanical MacGyver session in Guatemala and notching up a successful crossing into Mexico, the 14th and penultimate nation of phase two of the Global Wheeling initiative. Sporting a dodgy rear derailleur and a huge amount of faith in duct tape and bubblegum the current status quo. Read More

Some countries get under your skin for all the right reasons and Nicaragua was creeping up my list of favourites here in the Americas. It’s not always a given that you “connect” with a place but within minutes of crossing into Nicaragua I had that sense of belonging. Maybe it had something to do with leaving a much overpriced Costa Rica with bad roads and a reputation it struggles to live up to, but entering this humble nation, number 10 on the expedition was a breath of fresh air. Read More

New challenges lay ahead as South America becomes a distant memory and Central American tarmac becomes my new companion. Heading out of the super modern Panama city, I once again joined up with the Pan-American highway heading west through a new chunk of land. The initial 300 km’s coming out of the capital were rather disappointing with bad roads, heavy traffic and dismal scenery making for long hot days in the saddle without much to distract the mind from the testing conditions. Read More

28 weeks and 2 days to get from Argentina to the top of the South American continent by bicycle. Averaging 400 km’s a week which is roughly 8 Argus cycle races a fortnight, carrying all my worldly possessions from camping equipment to spare parts and camera gear. Another continent under the belt, it takes the Global Wheeling Charity initiatives tally to 28 countries on 3 different continents since October 2010 and my personal haul to 34 countries on 5 continents. Read More

Week 26 & 27 here in the Americas would be nothing short of a rollercoaster in more ways than one. The terrain in is this part of the Andean range being somewhat lower in altitude in comparison to the lofty heights attained in Peru and Bolivia. However, long hot days in the saddle battling undulating mountain passes would be equally as challenging as my route north picked me up and dropped me down in huge increments. Read More