My initial plan to spend just a couple of days in Medellín before moving on quickly stretched to a week. Motorcycle repairs and maintenance were in order after hard riding, dusty roads and small crashes. My left pannier was in all sorts of bother and didn’t want to latch close never mind stay sealed to […]
My first mistake on my first big day of riding, other than waking up too late, was leaving the specifics of packing the bike until the last moment. Sure I had general ideas about where I might put things but it’s not until you start piecing the puzzle together do you realize that it’s not […]
The warnings from those who have never been to Colombia were stern to say the least. Based on the looks and words sent my way, I’d either be abducted by drug cartels, sent to prison for trafficking, or beheaded by some sort of guerrilla group. Luckily, this isn’t the 90’s and Pablo Escobar is long […]