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Breaking Down the Cost of a 200-Day Overlanding Trip Across the Americas

Breaking Down the Cost of a 200-Day Overlanding Trip Across the Americas

by Boris on July 22, 2018 with 2 Comments

During our time on the road, we’ve kept a pretty detailed track of our expenses (using a great app called TrailWallet). As we’re wrapping things up now, it was time … Read More

Budgets, Trip Reflections
Overlanding Colombia – 10 Places That Really Blew Us Away

Overlanding Colombia – 10 Places That Really Blew Us Away

by Boris on May 5, 2018 with No Comments

We have spent about 3 weeks in Colombia and wanted to share our impression of the 10 places that really blew us away as we drove for 1,600 miles from … Read More

Colombia
Medellin – How One Of The Most Violent Cities in the World Changed Its Fortune

Medellin – How One Of The Most Violent Cities in the World Changed Its Fortune

by Boris on April 30, 2018 with No Comments

The Infamous Criminal Whose Name We Do Not Say “Here and here”, Juan was pointing to his thigh and leg to showcase the spots on the leg where he was … Read More

Colombia
The Panamericana and the Darien Gap — Getting from Panama to Colombia in the Ultimate Roadtrip

The Panamericana and the Darien Gap — Getting from Panama to Colombia in the Ultimate Roadtrip

by Boris on April 28, 2018 with No Comments

I remember sometime years ago trying to look on Google Maps on how far one can drive if you were to leave from home and just head South. Curiously enough, … Read More

Colombia, Panama, Vehicle
Overlanding in Style – from Camping to Hilton-ing or How We Scored 50 to 100 Free Nights at Hilton Hotels

Overlanding in Style – from Camping to Hilton-ing or How We Scored 50 to 100 Free Nights at Hilton Hotels

by Boris on April 4, 2018 with 1 Comment

We are currently wrapping up our stay in Panama City where we’ve been for the last 4 days organizing the logistics for shipping our Land Cruiser  to Colombia. When we … Read More

Trip Reflections
We Went Down 2,000 Feet Under The Sea in a Homemade Submarine off a Tiny Island in Honduras. Here’s How It Happened.

We Went Down 2,000 Feet Under The Sea in a Homemade Submarine off a Tiny Island in Honduras. Here’s How It Happened.

by Boris on March 15, 2018 with No Comments

We were having lunch and drinking a beer, while reading up on Honduras, when Susan mentioned something that caught her eye: “oh, there’s a guy called Karl on Roatan island … Read More

Honduras
The Strange, Unexpected Journey of the American Yellow School Bus in Guatemala

The Strange, Unexpected Journey of the American Yellow School Bus in Guatemala

by Boris on March 1, 2018 with No Comments

Almost immediately as we entered Guatemala, we came face-to-face with a somewhat unusual breed of vehicles overtaking us on steep mountain roads. The best way to describe it would be … Read More

Guatemala
Reflections from the First Month On The Road

Reflections from the First Month On The Road

by Boris on February 11, 2018 with 1 Comment

Hard to believe, but it has already been a month since we’ve departed from New York and headed South. Since then we’ve covered over 5,000 miles across the U.S. and … Read More

Trip Reflections
Northern Mexico and the Copper Canyon

Northern Mexico and the Copper Canyon

by Boris on January 25, 2018 with 2 Comments

Crossing the Border It was hard to know what to expect as we crossed the border into Mexico. Truth is, the info we’d would come across seemed at odds with … Read More

Mexico
Meet Fred, the ’99 Land Cruiser

Meet Fred, the ’99 Land Cruiser

by Boris on January 10, 2018 with No Comments

In the center of any overland journey, there’s the unsung hero of it all – the truck itself. It’s the one that has to do most of the heavy lifting … Read More

Before The Trip, Vehicle
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  • Breaking Down the Cost of a 200-Day Overlanding Trip Across the Americas July 22, 2018
  • Overlanding Colombia – 10 Places That Really Blew Us Away May 5, 2018
  • Medellin – How One Of The Most Violent Cities in the World Changed Its Fortune April 30, 2018
  • The Panamericana and the Darien Gap — Getting from Panama to Colombia in the Ultimate Roadtrip April 28, 2018
  • Overlanding in Style – from Camping to Hilton-ing or How We Scored 50 to 100 Free Nights at Hilton Hotels April 4, 2018

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