There are places where speed doesn’t matter, where the gaze lingers and thought finds its natural course. “Words in Deriva” is that refuge: a space where writing travels unhurriedly, flowing like water between stones, collecting stories, emotions, and questions along the way.
Here there is room for chronicles of routes, tales of sunrises and sunsets, moments frozen in memory, verses that emerge after pedaling for hours or walking in the rain. There is no fixed destination, only the pleasure of writing and sharing the inner journey that accompanies each step, each pedal stroke, each pause in front of the landscape.
Feel free to get lost and find yourself among these letters, to read slowly, to return whenever you want. Because in being adrift, as in slow living, the important thing is not to arrive, but to let yourself be carried away by the word.
Tasting Rodera territory
If there’s one route I’ve been longing to ride for a while, it’s Rodera, Camí dels Assagadors. Why? Because I’m Valencian. And, as such, I admit with a hint of blush that I still haven’t explored all the treasures of my own land. Rodera is exactly that: the perfect chance to step into one of those places I’ve yet to taste and to reconnect with the beauty of a territory that, for me, is among the most beautiful in the world.
13/08/26
Mustang. Beyond Thorong La
Some journeys begin long before the first pedal stroke.
Sometimes they begin with a conversation. Other times, with a forgotten photograph. For Ramon and Mariona, it all started with one of those coincidences that some people call signs.In October 2025, a video about a journey through the Annapurnas happened to appear on YouTube. A few days later, Google reminded them of photos from a trip to Nepal they had taken seventeen years earlier. Without even realizing it, one name had found its way back onto the horizon: Thorong La Pass.
08/07/26
A Trans Germany in Deriva
In mid-2019, I came across a text online that sparked a deep curiosity in me: "The 1,000 mile Bikepacking Trans Germany (BTG) runs southwest to northeast and was designed to take in the most beautiful and unknown parts of the German backcountry. The BTG follows fast rolling gravel roads with quite a few technical trails in between to explore the wild and remote parts of Germany with plenty of history along the trail if you take time for it."
28/05/26
Weekend in the Montsec
I like riding alone. It’s a habit that brings me calm, clarity, and a sense of balance that’s hard to find amid the noise of everyday life. I’ve already shared some of those benefits in this Deriva. Traveling alone brings me peace. I can move at my own pace, without distractions, without having to negotiate anything. If I feel like stopping, I stop. If I’m hungry, I eat. If my body asks for rest, I set up camp.
26/04/26
The silence I wasn’t looking for
They say there are places you pass through, and others that stay with you.
That’s what this Deriva is about.
There are moments when the path stops being movement and turns into stillness. Not because you seek it, but because something inside asks you to slow down.
DL Slow never ceases to surprise me.
There is so much to discover across its more than 800 kilometres that even I, moving through it from within, keep finding corners I didn’t expect.
This was one of them.
I arrived with good references, but without imagining how deeply this place would make me pause. Sometimes we don’t know we need it until we are already there.29/03/26
Slowletter? Seriously? Just so
Sometimes, when we talk about newsletters, it feels as if we were summoning something ancient, almost prehistoric. But no: the Slowletter isn’t a barrage of updates or a constant stream of news.
It’s more like a small campfire, a quiet place to sit for a moment, listen, and let things arrive in their own time.19/11/25
The Bicycle as a Therapist
It may sound like an excuse, a way to justify why I need a bicycle or why I need so much time to give myself to it.
But I do not feel that way. After so many years of cycling, I have come to understand that cycling has cared for my mind more than for my body, although it has done a lot for it too.
In truth, the two go hand in hand. We know that exercise releases dopamine, serotonin, endorphins... tiny bursts of well-being that the body translates into a gentle sense of calm.29/10/25
One Telegram to unite them all
I’m a fan of forums. Yeah, I know, it probably sounds a bit old-fashioned. Maybe you’d rather call it something fancy like “vintage,” so I don’t feel too out of date. That’s okay: I’ve got my own nostalgias too, and in this case, I’m happy to admit I’m a bit old-school.
28/09/25
Why is DL Slow built around loops?
Deriva Lenta Slowbiking was born from the way I truly travel. I’m the first to admit that I don’t have as much time as I’d like to explore all the routes that linger in my mind. I work full-time and have just 24 working days of holiday each year. Even so, I’ve managed to slip away for two (and sometimes even three) weeks at a time to ride long-distance routes. But those journeys come one by one, scattered across different years, like small treasures that are hard to repeat.
06/09/25
Sound inspiration in the Visual Stories
I’ve always believed that music complements everything. At least for me, it’s been there since dawn: when I head to work, I usually listen to piano or classical music to begin the day with a soft, steady mood. Then, as the hours pass, the soundtrack changes too. Music adapts to what I do, to what I feel, to what I need.
25/08/25
Why Wikiloc and not another app?
When I published this post in August 2025, the answer seemed simple to me: Wikiloc was enough. I uploaded my first route to Wikiloc in 2012 and, ever since, whenever I have wanted to discover a trail or leave a trace of my own, adding my small contribution to the “Wiki spirit”, I have returned to that same platform. It is the one I know, the one I feel comfortable using, and the one that has been with me for more than a decade. For a long time, I also felt no need to create multiple profiles or scatter the same track across different apps. Deriva Lenta routes could be downloaded directly from the website, and everyone was free to use them with Wikiloc, Komoot, Ride with GPS or any other tool. But Deriva Lenta has evolved too.
25/08/25
Deriva Lenta Slowbiking
Imagine having a few days to lose yourself in a bike journey. You, the bike, and the road. Imagine moving slowly, savoring what you love most: disconnecting to reconnect through nature. No rush, no obligation to complete the route if time runs short. It doesn’t matter: the route will be patient, waiting calmly without complaint. What matters is enjoying every kilometre, every moment.
21/08/25
There are places where speed doesn’t matter, where the gaze lingers and thought finds its natural course. “Words in Deriva” is that refuge: a space where writing travels unhurriedly, flowing like water between stones, collecting stories, emotions, and questions along the way.
Here there is room for chronicles of routes, tales of sunrises and sunsets, moments frozen in memory, verses that emerge after pedaling for hours or walking in the rain. There is no fixed destination, only the pleasure of writing and sharing the inner journey that accompanies each step, each pedal stroke, each pause in front of the landscape.
Feel free to get lost and find yourself among these letters, to read slowly, to return whenever you want. Because in being adrift, as in slow living, the important thing is not to arrive, but to let yourself be carried away by the word.
Tasting Rodera territory
If there’s one route I’ve been longing to ride for a while, it’s Rodera, Camí dels Assagadors. Why? Because I’m Valencian. And, as such, I admit with a hint of blush that I still haven’t explored all the treasures of my own land. Rodera is exactly that: the perfect chance to step into one of those places I’ve yet to taste and to reconnect with the beauty of a territory that, for me, is among the most beautiful in the world.
13/08/26
Mustang. Beyond Thorong La
Some journeys begin long before the first pedal stroke.
Sometimes they begin with a conversation. Other times, with a forgotten photograph. For Ramon and Mariona, it all started with one of those coincidences that some people call signs.In October 2025, a video about a journey through the Annapurnas happened to appear on YouTube. A few days later, Google reminded them of photos from a trip to Nepal they had taken seventeen years earlier. Without even realizing it, one name had found its way back onto the horizon: Thorong La Pass.
08/07/26
A Trans Germany in Deriva
In mid-2019, I came across a text online that sparked a deep curiosity in me: "The 1,000 mile Bikepacking Trans Germany (BTG) runs southwest to northeast and was designed to take in the most beautiful and unknown parts of the German backcountry. The BTG follows fast rolling gravel roads with quite a few technical trails in between to explore the wild and remote parts of Germany with plenty of history along the trail if you take time for it."
28/05/26
Weekend in the Montsec
I like riding alone. It’s a habit that brings me calm, clarity, and a sense of balance that’s hard to find amid the noise of everyday life. I’ve already shared some of those benefits in this Deriva. Traveling alone brings me peace. I can move at my own pace, without distractions, without having to negotiate anything. If I feel like stopping, I stop. If I’m hungry, I eat. If my body asks for rest, I set up camp.
26/04/26
The silence I wasn’t looking for
They say there are places you pass through, and others that stay with you.
That’s what this Deriva is about.
There are moments when the path stops being movement and turns into stillness. Not because you seek it, but because something inside asks you to slow down.
DL Slow never ceases to surprise me.
There is so much to discover across its more than 800 kilometres that even I, moving through it from within, keep finding corners I didn’t expect.
This was one of them.
I arrived with good references, but without imagining how deeply this place would make me pause. Sometimes we don’t know we need it until we are already there.29/03/26
Slowletter? Seriously? Just so
Sometimes, when we talk about newsletters, it feels as if we were summoning something ancient, almost prehistoric. But no: the Slowletter isn’t a barrage of updates or a constant stream of news.
It’s more like a small campfire, a quiet place to sit for a moment, listen, and let things arrive in their own time.19/11/25
The Bicycle as a Therapist
It may sound like an excuse, a way to justify why I need a bicycle or why I need so much time to give myself to it.
But I do not feel that way. After so many years of cycling, I have come to understand that cycling has cared for my mind more than for my body, although it has done a lot for it too.
In truth, the two go hand in hand. We know that exercise releases dopamine, serotonin, endorphins... tiny bursts of well-being that the body translates into a gentle sense of calm.29/10/25
One Telegram to unite them all
I’m a fan of forums. Yeah, I know, it probably sounds a bit old-fashioned. Maybe you’d rather call it something fancy like “vintage,” so I don’t feel too out of date. That’s okay: I’ve got my own nostalgias too, and in this case, I’m happy to admit I’m a bit old-school.
28/09/25
Why is DL Slow built around loops?
Deriva Lenta Slowbiking was born from the way I truly travel. I’m the first to admit that I don’t have as much time as I’d like to explore all the routes that linger in my mind. I work full-time and have just 24 working days of holiday each year. Even so, I’ve managed to slip away for two (and sometimes even three) weeks at a time to ride long-distance routes. But those journeys come one by one, scattered across different years, like small treasures that are hard to repeat.
06/09/25
Sound inspiration in the Visual Stories
I’ve always believed that music complements everything. At least for me, it’s been there since dawn: when I head to work, I usually listen to piano or classical music to begin the day with a soft, steady mood. Then, as the hours pass, the soundtrack changes too. Music adapts to what I do, to what I feel, to what I need.
25/08/25
Why Wikiloc and not another app?
When I published this post in August 2025, the answer seemed simple to me: Wikiloc was enough. I uploaded my first route to Wikiloc in 2012 and, ever since, whenever I have wanted to discover a trail or leave a trace of my own, adding my small contribution to the “Wiki spirit”, I have returned to that same platform. It is the one I know, the one I feel comfortable using, and the one that has been with me for more than a decade. For a long time, I also felt no need to create multiple profiles or scatter the same track across different apps. Deriva Lenta routes could be downloaded directly from the website, and everyone was free to use them with Wikiloc, Komoot, Ride with GPS or any other tool. But Deriva Lenta has evolved too.
25/08/25
Deriva Lenta Slowbiking
Imagine having a few days to lose yourself in a bike journey. You, the bike, and the road. Imagine moving slowly, savoring what you love most: disconnecting to reconnect through nature. No rush, no obligation to complete the route if time runs short. It doesn’t matter: the route will be patient, waiting calmly without complaint. What matters is enjoying every kilometre, every moment.
21/08/25
