Year: 2015
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![The Quilotoa Loop, Ecuador [25/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-mg_3578.jpg)
The Quilotoa Loop, Ecuador [25/50]
South of Quito, the picturesque capital of Ecuador, and near the mighty volcano Cotopaxi, there is a loop that connects many small indigenous communities via road. Many intrepid travelers walk the loop, or take the bus, but David and I decided to do it on the moto. We spent the first night in Latacunga, a…
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![The erupting hat of volcano Cotopaxi [24/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-img_3390.jpg)
The erupting hat of volcano Cotopaxi [24/50]
The past week after leaving Colombia I have been in Ecuador where I met my friend David loitering within the ‘Avenue of Volcanoes’ in a small village called Cotacachi. I missed Colombia as soon as I crossed the border, especially the soldiers on the side of the road decked-out in full combat gear, adorned with…
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![The temperatures of Colombia [23/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-img_32411.jpg)
The temperatures of Colombia [23/50]
Colombia has one of the most diverse climates of any region that I have ever encountered; from tropical beaches, to cool cloud forests, to misty towns in the mountains, to dusty lawless deserts fit only for banditos. Riding a motorcycle over this geography is challenging as it is almost impossible to predict what the temperature…
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![Get your motor running…[22/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-20150530_095855.jpg)
Get your motor running…[22/50]
I have taken one bus so far in South America, it was only for four hours between Cartagena and Santa Marta, and it sucked. The thought of traveling the next 6000-8000 KMS by bus to Santiago in Chile made my heart sink as there is nothing particularly adventurous nor romantic about the autobus. I was…
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![Keeping my nose clean on the Caribbean coast [21/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-20150528_122820.jpg)
Keeping my nose clean on the Caribbean coast [21/50]
After spending three weeks in Bogota in a sprawling colonial – style house in the Chapinero district, I decided that my Spanish was workable enough to tackle this vast continent (well, I can communicate the important things, like ordering food and beer, but then it gets a tad complicated). And I must say, having cafés…
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![The rhythms of Bogota [20/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-img_2784.jpg)
The rhythms of Bogota [20/50]
Bogota, the capital of Colombia, is a large modern metropolis of about eight million people that sits atop a mountain range of 2500 metres. Because of this, it has a cool, temperate climate, that is in stark contrast to the other, tropical parts of the country. I have been here for two weeks now, taking…