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7 Aug 2026 Central AmericaCosta RicaPanama
We hadn't been in Costa Rica for very long, but we already felt a lot more at ease here than we had in the countries before. The only downside was the comparatively high prices - almost as h…
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11 Jul 2026 Central AmericaGuatemala
Long before arriving in Guatemala, we had decided to go on the famous hike up the Acatenango volcano. The inactive Acatenango offers the perfect viewing platform for the active twin volcano…
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27 Jun 2026 BelizeCentral AmericaGuatemala
Before we knew it, we were cycling the last 35 kilometres in Mexico. We used our last cash for buying some delicious fresh coconut water from a stall next to the road. Slowly, we cycled thro…
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14 Jun 2026 Mexico
We left Oaxaca and cycled towards the mountains. One last mountain ranges was left to cross before we’d reach the coast for the first time in ages! Before though, just outside of Oaxaca, was…
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19 Apr 2026 Mexico
So there we were - finally on the mainland of Mexico! A few times we had heard of the Baja California being described as "Mexico light" and being noticeably different from the mainland. And…
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18 Mar 2026 Mexico
What I haven’t talked about in the last blog post about Mexico is how off the local time zone felt to us. Ever since we crossed into Mexico and started cycling on the Baja California, we had…
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6 Mar 2026 Mexico
Heading to Mexico from San Diego gave us two options: crossing the border in Tijuana or crossing it in Tecate. Tijuana would have been just south of San Diego, but the border crossing there…
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14 Jan 2026 USA
We left the city of Page and cycled over the Glen Canyon Dam. The weather continued to be nice and warm and our rain gear sank deeper and deeper into our bags. Our next stop: Buckskin Gulch,…
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5 Jan 2026 USA
Cycling out of Salt Lake City was way better than our last big-city-experience in Calgary. The first 40 km were almost entirely on cycling paths! We left quite late and it was dark, when we…
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