Antonio Cala, Author at The Adventure Junkies

Rough Guide: Cycling Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

One of the first areas we cycled through when we started our bicycle tour around the world was the Baja California Peninsula. Being a popular route among the bicycle touring community we decided to create this ... Read More...

Travel Budget of Bicycle Touring in Panama

Panama Bicycle Touring Costs

Antonio Cala

Bicycle Touring Costs

What was going to be a couple of weeks to get from Costa Rica to Colombia, ended up being 5 months. That is the time we spent in Panama, but the touring part was just a fraction of that. We decided to stop in S... Read More...

Scuba Diving in Malpelo Island, Colombia

Antonio Cala

Scuba Diving Destinations

A big rock in the middle of the ocean, exposed to oceanic currents and adverse weather, was the destination for our next travel adventure. Diving with hammerhead sharks has been in our list for years and finall... Read More...

4 Things I Couldn’t Go Bicycle Touring Without

Antonio Cala

Bicycle Touring Gear

I love traveling on my bicycle. While I really enjoyed my years of backpacking, I just couldn't go back to that way of traveling anymore. I'm starting to like simple things, the small pleasures of life. These ... Read More...

Scuba Diving in Coiba Island, Panama

Antonio Cala

Scuba Diving Destinations

Situated 23 kilometers south of the pacific coast of Panama lies the uninhabited island of Coiba. Along with Malpelo and Galápagos, Coiba is part of the same underwater mountain chain attracting huge quantities... Read More...

How Do You Shower While Bicycle Touring?

Antonio Cala

Bicycle Touring Fundamentals

Ok. So you travel by bicycle. You sleep in your tent. You cook your meals on your stove. But... how do you shower? This is one of the questions people ask us all the time when we explain our travel style. They... Read More...

How To Carry A Guitar While Bicycle Touring?

Antonio Cala

Bicycle Touring Fundamentals

When packing for our bicycle tour around the world, I knew that having my guitar with me would be great to meet new people, animate some nights and have some time on my own. But how to carry it? I searched the... Read More...

Costa Rica Bicycle Touring Costs

Antonio Cala

Bicycle Touring Costs

The most developed country in Central America is also one of the most fascinating in the area. Here, backpackers and bike tourers will have to control their expenses closely if they want to stay within their tr... Read More...

11 Mejores Rutas de Cicloturismo. Mexico y América Central

Best Places To Cycle in Mexico and Central America

Antonio Cala

Bicycle Touring Destinations

Bicycle touring in Mexico and Central America is a fascinating way to explore the continent. There are many reasons to travel on a bicycle. You get to know the local life, have the freedom to go anywhere and ex... Read More...

Hiking on the Beach the West Coast of Barbud

Hiking The West Coast Beach in Barbuda

Antonio Cala

Hiking Trails

Sometimes it seems that all the best beaches in the Caribbean are taken by big hotel-resorts. That all those white sand and turquoise water beaches can only be enjoyed with another 50 tourists around, partially... Read More...

Hiking the Untamed Wilderness of Dominica

Antonio Cala

Hiking Trails

I was on board the Express des Iles, the ferry coming from Martinique, when we approached the south coast of Dominica. Imposing hills, covered in green forest to the very top, meet the sea creating a dramatic p... Read More...

Hiking The Trace des Caps in Martinique

Antonio Cala

Hiking Trails

In the southernmost of the French Antilles, there is an area where the white sand, turquoise water and coconut palms get together making every bay into a postcard-type beach. It's a sucession of bay after bay, ... Read More...

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