02/04/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad The journey from Montevideo to Durazno to get to my placement volunteering on a farm there was difficult to say the least. My hosts Fede, short for Federico, and Fefe, short for Stephanie, were hosting a couple there through ‘Warmshowers’, which is the cycling equivalent of ‘Couchsurfing’. The invitation…

26/03/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad I’ve had some folks, over the last few days, rebuking me for not posting anything for some time. So sorry but I’ve been very busy sitting in a hostel staring at my laptop for the last 10 days. Initially it was about applying for jobs here teaching English. This…

26/03/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad My time in Colonia del Sacramento turned out to be a bit longer than planned due to mi amigo, el viento. (the wind, along with a lot of rain) A good job as it turned out as I happened to meet some interesting folks there and the city, albeit…

12/03/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad My first day in Uruguay was spent with a couple of hours at the museum at the Fray Bentos meat processing plant, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Very interesting but I wish I could remember more of the facts we were told by our guide who was…

06/03/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad The bridge crossing from Argentina to Uruguay is a bit of a problem on a bicycle in that they are prohibited from crossing and cyclists need to arrange a lift. I tried once and stood for three hours with my thumb out trying to hitch a ride but with…

05/03/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad I’m often asked what got me to start this adventure/disaster and it’s been strange as to how and why it all came about. I’ve always been someone who has to be doing things and I get very bored incredibly quickly. Consequently, I went through my working life, having no…

04/03/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad I said goodbye to the llamas, rheas, peacocks, sheep and cattle and headed off for Gualeguaychu. (Try saying that with your mouth full) It was only 65kms but the forecast was for it to be in the high 30’s centigrade. Again, I got through a staggering amount of liquid…

04/03/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad I’m almost at the end of my 90 day visa in Argentina so I thought I’d do a comparison of the country to Spain. How do they get on? I’ve not mentioned the people of the respective countries as the more I travel, the more it becomes obvious that…

26/02/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad I left Mercedes after really enjoying the city, and headed for San Antonio de Areco. It wasn’t that far which was a good job as the wind was, as was becoming a regular occurrence, against. By now I was not too far, (less than 200kms) from Buenos Aries with…

16/02/2019 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad One post, or a part of a post, I have been considering was going to be about the incredible amount of roadkill I see whilst riding, and it is a lot. I’m sure everyone will be happy that I haven’t taken photos as it’s a bit grizzly and the…