Yea, I know "bicycle diaries" sounds lame, but I couldn't resist, perhaps because I just read Che's diaries recently. So here it is, quick photo story of my recent two weeks on bike in Patagonia. Surprisingly diverse. From desert-like pampas, though immense forests to massive mountains and wild lakes and everything within a range of less than 200km from unofficial capital of Patagonia - San Carlos de Bariloche. Map thanks to Wanderlog , a road trip planner on iOS and Android South along old Ruta 40 As clouds starts to dissolve over Lago Nahuel Huapi, I'm getting ready to go south through old, unused for many years, "ruta 80" and I'm happy I took a mountain bike with me. Tarmac quicky transforms into dirt road and I'm happy I took a mountain bike with me. From among the two, flora is going to be a highlight of the trip, but not only. Plenty of birds fly over me and armadillos on their short legs run fast enough ...
We all love music, right? Maybe, but nobody loves music as much as people of Mexico. It's everywhere, from the streets of big cities to the smallest mountain villages. Music pours from stereo sets, can be heard on a bus, on all plazas, in restaurants. Guitar, fiddle and trumpets, many trumpets. They will accompany me on my trip though Mexico. Places mapped by Wanderlog, a trip planner on iOS and Android CDMX & Cacti In this weird times when airport feels like a nuclear reactor I'm lucky enough to be able to pack my bike again and go to somewhere nice and warm. Mexico City welcomes with colonial architecture, streets as clean as in Switzerland (really!) and a vibe that's bit exotic and bit American. Cacti in front of the cathedral - I'll see many more of them on this trip. Palacio de Bellas Artes is as picturesque as it gets from the outside, but inside is even more interesting Inside Palacio looks like a set of Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Love it! Face of L...