Karen n Ben Cycling Around the World on a Tandem

Travel Information, Summary by Country in Numbers


South America: November 2004 to May 2005

Route: Buenos Aires, Sierras de Cordoba (Embalse, Carlos Paz, Cosquin), Salinas Grande, Conception, Tafi del Valle, Cafayate, Salta, San Antonio de los Cobres, San Pedro de Atacama, Calama, Uyuni, Potosi, Oruro, La Paz, Copacabana, Puno, Cusco, Abancay, Nazca, Lima, Trujillo, Piura, Tumbes, Cuenca, Alausi, Guayaquil.

South America Trip Report (English)
Amerique du Sud: Rapport de Voyage (Francais)

Country Dates Cycling
Days		 Mileage
(km)		 Cumulative
Climbs (m) 		Notes Photos Journals
Argentina 01/11/04
to 19/12/04
39
2348
13815
We're off! Pampa , Sierras , Andes Pampa , Sierras , Andes
Chili 20/12/04
to 29/12/04
5
335
2816
Train from
Calama to Uyuni		 Crossing the Andes
Christmas holidays 		Crossing the Andes
Bolivia 30/12/04
to 3/02/05
22
1223
10161
The Salar
is flooded		 Mountains and Altiplano
Around La Paz , Lago Titicaca 		Mountains and Altiplano
Around La Paz , Lago Titicaca
Peru 4/02/05
to 19/03/05
34
2712
17995
Bus from
Lima to Trujillo		 Valle Sagrada , Machu Picchu
To the Coast , The Pacific Coast 		Valle Sagrada
To the coast , The Pacific Coast
Ecuador 20/03/05
to 1/04/05
10
603
8881
Roof-riding
the Alausi train		 Mountains to Cuenca
Final Stretch 		Ecuador
Total 01/11/04
to 01/04/05
109
7221
53668
We'll be back
for Columbia!

Central & North America: April 2005 to August 2005

Route: Panama City, David, Bocas del Toro, Puerto Limon, Turialba, San Jose, San Carlos, La Fortuna, Los Chiles, Granada, Leon, San Vicente, La Libertad, Antigua, Huehuetenango, Comitan, San Cristobal, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tepoztlan, Toluca, Guadalajara, Mazatlan, La Paz, Constitucion, Loreto, Santa Rosalia, Guerero Negro, Puertecitos, San Vicente, Mexicali, Calexico.

Amerique du Nord: Rapport de Voyage (in French)

Country Dates Cycling
Days		 Mileage
(km)		 Cumulative
Climbs (m) 		Notes Photos Journals
Panama 8/04/05
to 22/04/05
7
569
5334
Crash in David,
1 week to recover		 Panama Panama
Costa Rica 23/04/05
to 02/05/05
9
568
6324
Steep hills!
Beautifull Wildlife		 Costa Rica Costa Rica
Nicaragua 03/05/05
to 8/05/05
4
295
1343
Boat Across
Lake Nicaragua		 Nicaragua to El Salvador Nicaragua to El Salvador
Honduras 9/05/05
to 10/05/05
1
138
394
The 1.5 day
country crossing		 Nicaragua to El Salvador Nicaragua to El Salvador
El Salvador 10/05/05
to 15/05/05
5
349
3216
Top mountains,
Top beaches		 Nicaragua to El Salvador Nicaragua to El Salvador
Guatemala 16/05/05
to 2/06/05
7
458
5111
1 week volunterring
at Maya Pedal		 Guatemala
Maya Pedal 		Guatemala
Maya Pedal
Mexico 3/04/05
to 04/05/05
50
3944
30035
Ferry from Mazatlan to
La Paz (Baja California)		 Chiapas and Oaxaca , Mainland
Tequila and to the Coast , Baja California 		Chiapas , Mexico Mainland , Baja California
Total 08/04/05
to 04/05/05
83
6321
51757
Finished with a family Road trip around California ( photos here)

Eastern Asia: September 2005 to January 2006

Route: Beijing to Zhengzhou on the 107, Shaolin Si, Luoyang, Xi'An, 108 to Chengdu, Leshan, Emei Shan, Small Roads to Xixhang, 108 to Kunming. 213 and samll road to Mohan and Boten (Laos). Route 13 across Northern Laos to Vientiane via Oudomxai, Louang Prabang, Vang Vien. Small roads in north eastern Thailand from Nong Khai to Phimai (via Phu Prabat historical park, Si Bun Ruang, Phukiou, and Bua Yai), then big roads to Ayataya, Damnoen Saduak, coast roads to Chumpon, across to Ranong (with quick visa run to Mayanmar), and to Phuket. Then boats and small roads to Ko Lanta, Trang, Georgetown (Malaysia), then small roads along west coast of Malaysia all the way to Kuala Lumpur.

Country Dates Cycling
Days		 Mileage
(km)		 Cumulative
Climbs (m) 		Notes Photos Journals
China 5/09/05
to 9/11/05
58
4331
33766
All the way across
with no closed areas!		 China Temples , Beijing to Xian,
Xian to Chengdu,
Chengdu to Kunming, Kunming to Laos, 		Beijing to Xian
Laos 10/11/05
to 23/11/05
11
727
?
 Land of the Cyclo Tourer
We met nearly 30!		 Laos not yet!
Thailand 23/11/05
to 03/01/06
29
2260
?
 Including a Family Holiday on the beach! North Thailand
South Thailand
 not yet!
Malaysia 04/01/06
to 16/01/06
6
449
?
 A great thank you to David! Malaysia
At David's
 not yet!
Total 5/09/05
to 16/01/06
104
7767
?
 The most exotic part of the trip! Sorry, the palmtop crashed so we had to stop typing the journal!

Australasia: January 2006 to April 2006

Route:From Melbourne Airport straight out west to Balarat, then to Port Campbell via Lismore, then along the Great Ocean Road, and to Philip Island on the ferries. Then along the coast to Sydney

Country Dates Cycling
Days		 Mileage
(km)		 Cumulative
Climbs (m) 		Notes Photos Journals
Australia 17/01/06
to 20/02/06
24
1727
?
Cool beaches, painted naked cyclists, and climbing the Harbour Bridge Australia, Sydney not yet!
New Zealand 21/02/06
to 03/04/06
32
1982
?
Beautiful ending to the trip ... South Island, North Island not yet!
Total 17/01/06
to 03/04/06
56
3709
?
 Almost home, drinking tap water (and bitter!) and speaking English again (or at least trying to!)

England: April 2006

Route:From London Heathrow Airport to Windsor, along the Thames, then along the Kennet and Avon Canal to Devizes, and then past all the white horses to Warminster.

Country Dates Cycling
Days		 Mileage
(km)		 Cumulative
Climbs (m) 		Notes Photos Journals
England 04/04/06
to 08/04/06
4
211
?
A freezing but very nice ride home England not yet!

Total: 25229km, 356 cycling days from October 2004 to April 2006
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