29 switchbacks and then came the hard part Curva 3 and already I was short of breath. Gasping and gulping in precious oxygen. I reckoned we were at just over 2,000 meters. That’s nothing in the Andes. La Paz, the highest capital city in the world lies at around 3,400 meters (10,600 feet).In Peru, roads criss-cross …
Independent Tibet travel for foreigners has been officially off-limits for years. The occasional intrepid cyclist does manage to sneak in, but most who try it get booted out by the ever-vigilant officers of the PSB (Public Security Bureau).Unwilling to risk potential lock up in a Chinese prison, we opted for the next best thing to …
For a cyclist, Indonesia–a country comprised of some 18,000 islands–poses more than a few logistical challenges. If you stick to the main islands—Java, Sumatra, maybe Bali and Lombok—getting around’s not too tough. It’s when you venture farther afield, say to Sulawesi, Sumbawa or Borneo that things get tricky.We’d set our sights on Borneo, the third …
