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Diabetes & Crossing Borders

February 20, 2012 by

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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 by

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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 […]

Entrepreneurship & other thoughts along the way

January 4, 2012 by

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Behind the steering wheel, inspired by conversations and observations during our drive  through Mexico, Central America and Colombia, my thoughts have returned to the concept of entrepreneurship – how it may be observed along the road and the potential drivers of the entrepreneurial process. For simplicity, I define entrepreneurship as all business start-ups and continued […]

Vehicle & Equipment: Experiences after 25000 km

January 3, 2012 by

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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 by

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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 by

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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 by

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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 by

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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 […]

¡Viva México!

November 3, 2011 by

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Ignorando las rotundas recomendaciones negativas de la embajada española sobre cruzar la frontera mexicana por tierra desde los Estados Unidos, llegamos a México hace ya más de un mes. La verdad es que ninguno de nosotros  imagino que fuera a ser tan fácil. Lo primero que nos sorprende es el cambio  radical que notamos tan […]

Good travelling weather…

October 10, 2011 by

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Since arriving New York 7th of August and travelling through Canada, USA and parts of Mexico for more than 3 months, we had our first rainy night last night in Guanajuato, Mexico… after almost 120 days on the road. It thus seems like it is possible to travel with the summer and good weather. Maybe […]

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