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Cuzco and Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu has to be done. Yes, in order to get there to take ‘that photo’ you have to join the throng of tourists and be prepared to endure a good dose of the local sport of ‘tourist fleecing’ from railway, bus and tour operators, hotel managers and local vendors. But such is the wonder…
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New Video: Peruvian Andes Biking
To mark the completion of The mountain passes of the Andes, here is a new video. You might recognise the music (‘El Caminante’) which is now the official anthem of my Pan-American bike ride.
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Photo Gallery update
In the endless quest to improve your viewing pleasure, I’ve added the Ecuador and Peru photo sets to the ‘Photo gallery link to Flickr.
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New Song
As I move southwards through Peru the hats are thankfully reducing in size; high conical Fedoras replacing the heavy white brims of the Big Hats, some even boasting colourful plastic flowers. Before putting a full stop on the time in Northern Peru, however, and particularly that spent in Big Hat country, (and by popular demand…
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Photo Gallery
Buff3y Stanley’s photostream on Flickr. In the seemingly never ending quest to bring my readers the latest and greatest information on Buff3y’s feats of daring-do, I’ve now created a Flickr gallery of photos for your viewing pleasure. There is also now a link ‘Photo Gallery’ on the menu bar.
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American Song Book
Well there appears to have been a (very) belated recognition of the sublime quality of my song writing. About bloody time!! So much so that I have gathered up the road songs to date and put them on a page for your viewing convenience (see menu bar at top of Home Page). At the conclusion…
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Part Twenty Three : Mexico City Photos
To celebrate the purchase of my new camera lens (a Sony 1.8f 135mm) a thing of the most wondrous beauty, here are some shots I took in central Mexico City. The bicycle shots are mostly from the Sunday morning when some of the streets of Mexico City are cordoned off for bicycle use only (there…
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Updated Equipment Listing
Am going completely over the top today in terms of enhancing the buff3ysbicyclingblog experience by also updating the Equipment List. Yes, for those of my readers with an interest in widgets and reasons as to why one would chose a Co-Motion bike over a Surly, a Rohloff hub over derailleur, a carbon belt drive over…
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New Map of Route
In order to optimize your viewing pleasure, we at buff3ysbicyclingblog have now provided you, dear reader, with an enhanced pictorial representation of the cycling travel route. This will also maximise your ability to appreciate the scale and grandeur of Buff3y’s bicycling endeavor. Just click on the ‘Map of Route’ menu at the top of the…
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Deadhorse Alaska
I’ve arrived in Deadhorse by air from Seattle via Anchorage. Self, bike and gear arrived with no drama. The Prudhoe Bay Hotel is ostensibly accommodation for the oil workers associated with the Trans-Alaskan oil pipeline. Deadhorse, while romantically named, is a series of sheds, shipping containers and 450 Ford 4WDs. The hotel has all the…
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