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    Week 57 & 58 - Cusco Re-visited
    Suzie
    • Oct 20, 2018
    • 7 min

    Week 57 & 58 - Cusco Re-visited

    A visit from my brother, Inca Ruins, salt pans, the Sacred Valley, poles holding houses up and lots of Cider, plus hanging out with several
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    Week 55 & 56 - Huaraz...for longer than expected!
    Suzie
    • Sep 9, 2018
    • 4 min

    Week 55 & 56 - Huaraz...for longer than expected!

    A worn out oil pump, the clock ticking, Suzie's 35th birthday, cider hunting and meeting new friends! Adventure Motorcycle Travel South
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    Week 53 & 54 - Huancaya & The Cordillera Blanca
    Suzie
    • Aug 18, 2018
    • 9 min

    Week 53 & 54 - Huancaya & The Cordillera Blanca

    An Escort out of Lima, many stunning waterfalls, dirt roads, snow capped mountains and bright blue lakes! Heaven! Adventure motorcycle trav
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    Week 50 to 52 - Lima Part 2!
    Suzie
    • Jul 28, 2018
    • 11 min

    Week 50 to 52 - Lima Part 2!

    Two fantastic ride-outs with new found friends into the mountains with stunning scenery, water crossings, waterfalls and high altitudes, O a
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    Week 45 to 49 - Lima Part 1
    Suzie
    • Jul 13, 2018
    • 12 min

    Week 45 to 49 - Lima Part 1

    A tonne of Bike TLC, another top engine rebuild, making lots of friends and eating great food, plus some new riding gear from Rukka. Adventu
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    Week 44 - Bike on Strike!
    Suzie
    • Jun 23, 2018
    • 9 min

    Week 44 - Bike on Strike!

    Bike breakdown number...I've forgotten! A huge festival in Ayacucho and beautiful wildlife in Paracas. Adventure Motorcycle Travel South
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    Suzie Says... Let's Talk About Ankle Sprains and Exercises
    Suzie
    • Jun 3, 2018
    • 16 min

    Suzie Says... Let's Talk About Ankle Sprains and Exercises

    Ankle sprains are the most common ankle injury there is, however often they are brushed aside as 'just a sprain' and therefore not r
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    Week 42 & 43 - Urubamba and Beyond
    Suzie
    • May 27, 2018
    • 9 min

    Week 42 & 43 - Urubamba and Beyond

    Archaeological sites, salt mines, amazing scenery, slippery water crossings and the best dirt-road route we've done so far! Adventure Mo
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    Week 40 & 41 - From Coast to Cusco
    Suzie
    • May 14, 2018
    • 7 min

    Week 40 & 41 - From Coast to Cusco

    Inquisitive Vicunas, great chicken, overlander meet-ups and tyre hunting plus much more! Adventure Motorcycle Travel South Americas on two 1
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    Week 39 - Chasing the Dakar!
    Suzie
    • May 5, 2018
    • 12 min

    Week 39 - Chasing the Dakar!

    We travelled over 1200km in 4 days through the mountains of Peru to get to the start of Dakar 2018! It was well worth the effort and we met
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    Week 37 & 38 - Peru for Christmas!
    Suzie
    • Apr 22, 2018
    • 7 min

    Week 37 & 38 - Peru for Christmas!

    A chilled back-road border crossing into Peru, stunning surroundings, a Christmas day bike outing and New Year drinks and BBQ. Adventure Mot
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    Week 36 - Ecuador Finale!
    Suzie
    • Mar 31, 2018
    • 8 min

    Week 36 - Ecuador Finale!

    Heading East to the Peru border via Cuenca and Vilcabamba, plus our first roadside petrol fill-up! We met some other lovely travellers and m
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    Week 34 & 35 - Puerto Cayo Work Away
    Suzie
    • Mar 10, 2018
    • 13 min

    Week 34 & 35 - Puerto Cayo Work Away

    We embraced a ´Work Away´on the Pacific coast, looked after five great dogs, worked hard and saved our ruined budget! What a great experienc
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    Suzie Says...Strengthen Your Back!
    Suzie
    • Feb 25, 2018
    • 4 min

    Suzie Says...Strengthen Your Back!

    This blog is aimed to be an add-on to the previous blog 'Suzie Says...look after your back, and is focused more around gym-based strengt
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    Week 32 & 33 - Heading to the Pacific
    Suzie
    • Feb 18, 2018
    • 9 min

    Week 32 & 33 - Heading to the Pacific

    Beautiful dirt roads, great people, the Pacific coast and preparing a fresh fish from scratch! What a couple of weeks! Adventure Motorcycle
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    Week 26 to 30 - Destination Quito!
    Suzie
    • Jan 20, 2018
    • 8 min

    Week 26 to 30 - Destination Quito!

    Almost a whole month in Quito with a busted bike, we made several new friends and embraced the delay with laughter, travel stories and drink
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    Week 25 - Otavalo minus a bike!
    Suzie
    • Dec 24, 2017
    • 6 min

    Week 25 - Otavalo minus a bike!

    Another bike breakdown, amazing hospitality, a very uncomfortable two-up trip to Otavalo, dramatic scenery and parcel hell. Adventure Motorc
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    Week 24 - Ecuadorean Amazon
    Suzie
    • Dec 17, 2017
    • 8 min

    Week 24 - Ecuadorean Amazon

    A 'Love' Motel, an awesome ride, majestic amazon rainforest and an introduction to Amazonian wildlife, including lots of naughty mon
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    Week 23 - Adios Colombia, Hola Ecuador!
    Suzie
    • Dec 3, 2017
    • 4 min

    Week 23 - Adios Colombia, Hola Ecuador!

    Saying farewell to beautiful Colombia, our first overland border crossing and staying in a 'Love' motel. Adventure Motorcycle Travel
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    Week 21 & 22 - Macoa, Pasto and Las Lajas
    Suzie
    • Nov 26, 2017
    • 7 min

    Week 21 & 22 - Macoa, Pasto and Las Lajas

    We 'survived' a well-known 'Death Road', my bike had a top end rebuild and we visited a cool Gothic church nestled in a deep
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