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Inspired by other Overlanders, but still in doubt

March 27, 2025

As so many times in life, we are also now doing the opposite of most others. Many travelling Europeans are now returning from their various expeditions to park their more or less expensive and well-equipped vehicles (some of them litterally as cabins mounted on 4×4 trucks) at UY-Parking in Montevideo, while we are heading out. […]

Getting ready… Again…

March 25, 2025

22 of March we returned to Montevideo airport at 06:00 a.m. – tired after more than 15 hours flight from Barcelona via Bogota to Montevideo. But to our great surprise, Florencia and Ricardo, our friends from Atlántida, were there to meet us, give us a warm welcome, including some breakfast and homemade cookies. And they […]

Going North – purpose of Blog

March 23, 2025

The following is neither meant to be a purely descriptive listing of observations nor a sequential narrative following events on an imaginary timeline. The stories and anecdotes instead will give insights as to how we experienced it all, as actors and participants. It is based on our cultural understanding and perception including how we experienced […]

The end…. temporarily!

April 4, 2024

This has been a fabulous experience. We have seen so much “art of God” – and we have met so many good and interesting people willing to share their experiences and give us advice and suggestions when needed. And, thankfully, this time we have followed all the advice we have been given. We have greatly […]

What we´ve learned

March 31, 2024

The main thing we have learned on this route is to travel slowly and take the time to talk to “strangers” and listen to their stories and recommendations. We have also appreciated learning by doing – we have seen the value of good planning, but equally allowing exploration without really knowing much or having expectations […]

Our final leg

March 29, 2024

On our final leg we crossed the border to Uruguay at Paysandú and decided to make a half circle route exploring rural Uruguay on our way to the Montevideo-region. We soon got respect for the extent of Uruguay´s agricultural industry, passing 100s of kilometers of fields of maize, soja, forests of eucalyptus, chicken farms, cattle, […]

Updated reflection on Diabetes type 1 and Overlanding

March 26, 2024

As already alluded to by not mentioning it, diabetes management has not been much of an issue during this 30000+ km expedition. My experience is that the Minimed 780G system, including the Guardian 4 sensor, really has made life (with diabetes) on-the-go and off- and on the road much simpler. Never mind that I sometimes […]

Zigzagging rural Argentina – as we approach the Uruguayan border

March 15, 2024

The last weeks of our venture have been spent moving further to the north in Argentina, always keeping the route well to the west of the region of Buenos Aires and trying to avoid large urban areas. We are going slowly to really enjoy our travel experience and saying goodbye to Argentina. It is of […]

Valle Hermoso

March 2, 2024

Valle Hermoso is located high up in the Andes about 28 km west of Las Lenas ski resort. Here we stayed 2 days – hiking and relaxing in the beautiful natural setting. Yes, everything was working out perfectly, until the wind gradually gained force during the 2nd days’ early evening. During the night we […]

Camping Life – Hardware and Software

March 1, 2024

First the camping hardware: So far so good. Really. The biggest challenge for us has, on and off, been the strong Patagonian wind. The rooftop tent has stood its test – it sounds like it is going to fly away but so far it has stayed intact and in place (and we’ve in fact heard […]