Matthew Hopkins

London, United Kingdom - for now....
An avid cycle tourer and Bicycle Mechanic, I also enjoy cycling, cooking, camping, cinema, computers, internet and tech.
08
Jul
0058: Who Let The Dogs out?!

0058: Who Let The Dogs out?!

White powder around my nose. White powder on my lips and chin. I wipe it away, knowing in a few
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24
Jun
0057: Miscellaneous Tales from Colombia

0057: Miscellaneous Tales from Colombia

The roads here are excellent. Smooth, fast and wide. Except the drivers are not. Fortunately a wide shoulder separates the
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12
Jun
0056: The New World; Colombia.

0056: The New World; Colombia.

Meddling in Medellín The flight from Panama Pacifico [http://www.vivacolombia.co/] was easy, smooth but annoyingly fast. A mere
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24
May
0055: Panamá

0055: Panamá

My hands feel greasy. Like playing with warm candle wax or baking with butter. The heat is oppressive. A fly
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22
May
0054: Anniversary - A Year in Selfies

0054: Anniversary - A Year in Selfies

Well, the 22nd May 2015 marks the first anniversary of the beginning of my adventures in the Americas. I tried
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10
May
0053: The Standard Questions

0053: The Standard Questions

Here is a selection of questions I am asked on a more or less daily basis. Hourly in some cases!
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04
May
0052: And then there were BMW's

0052: And then there were BMW's

Costa Rica## I'm definitely in a different country. The Peñas Blancas frontier is just how I imagined a
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17
Apr

0051: So, Central America

EL Salvador## For the past 3 months or so, I have been travelling through the Maya territory. It’s an
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08
Apr

0050: The C-4 Problem

There is one specific reason I have called my blog 'The road of little miracles' and while a
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27
Mar

0049: Los Flores De Guatemala

Coffee and meat eating Horses Skinny cows laze in the shade on ravaged hillsides drinking black dirty water and picking
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