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Latin America: Facts and Fiction
After criss-crossing 15 Latin American countries during the last 7 months, we are towards the end. The continent has left us with many impressions – some puzzling and others simply leaving us with lifelong memories and good reasons to return. Expecting bad roads, unsafe travels and poverty, Latin America has positively surprised me. With some […]
The Andes region: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina
February 25, 2012
After some wonderful holidays and some very bad roads in Colombia we were in Ecuador. We didn’t really know what to expect, it was an unvisited country for all of us and we were all excited to enter our second country in the South American continent. What we will remember for sure is the long […]
Diabetes & Crossing Borders
February 20, 2012
The good news is that we now have passed the border of 21 countries and never have had any problems related to the fact that we are carrying insulin, syringes and infusion-sets for my insulin pump (plus back-up pens). Before leaving, my doctor wrote a brief confirmation of my diabetes and physical need for insulin, […]
Fiestas y familia en Colombia
January 28, 2012
Hacía seis años que no íbamos a Colombia los seis juntos. Eran tantos lo buenos recuerdos que guardábamos de la última vez que todos teníamos unas ganas locas de llegar. La verdad es que el recibimiento de la tierra natal de Mona, no podría haber sido mejor, sobretodo después de la experiencia de 5 días […]
Vehicle & Equipment: Experiences after 25000 km
January 3, 2012
The car is a Toyota HDJ80 Land Cruiser (1997) equipped with a roof tent (OverCamp), a 250 liter water tank, an extra 20 liter diesel tank, an inverter (12V to 220V) and a GPS. The following is a brief non-technical summary of our experiences with car and equipment after 25000 km on the road. Mechanically, […]
Traveling with Diabetes – revisited
January 3, 2012
We have now been 6 months on the road – via Southern Africa, to Montreal crossing the USA and driving through Central America we have reached Bogota, Colombia. My balance has been unproblematic and traveling has not caused extra complications. As a matter of fact, possible due to less food and more healthy eating with […]
Evitando el tapón del Darién: la travesía en barco entre Panamá y Colombia
December 28, 2011
Ya habíamos llegado hasta casi el final de la panamericana, entre nosotros y Colombia sólo quedaban unos kilómetros de selva frondosa y pantanosa, el denominado tapón del Darién. Este tramo entre Panamá y Colombia, en el que sigue inexistente una carretera que conecte los dos países, está dominado por la guerrilla y es considerado uno […]
Centro América por Caro
December 24, 2011
Centro America es un continente muy pequeñito que va desde Guatemala hasta Panamá, pero aun así rico en naturaleza y cultura. Nuestro viaje está limitado por el tiempo y al tener el objetivo de llegar a Bogotá para pasar las navidades con la familia, no nos hemos entretenido mucho en cada país, hemos visitado lo […]
Guatemala: mixture of stunning nature, indigenous culture and Maya history
November 15, 2011
After having debated over which border cross to use between Mexico and Guatemala for a while, Tapachula was the final decision. Going to Belize and then crossing into Guatemala from there, sounded appetizing because of the paradisaical beaches of Belize and the Cancun area, but would have taken much more time. The Yucatan peninsula and […]
elworldtrip 
March 9, 2012
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