Out of the Ordinary: Travelling with Family in Peru
Travelling overland with family visitors can be logistically difficult. Here’s how we managed it with my sister and her husband, Bron & Bob, for 3 weeks in Peru.
Category: Personal Reflections
9 Impressions from the Road in the Last Year
Sometimes little things leave the most profound impressions. Here are 9 titbits, mostly from Brazil, which stay with us as lasting memories from road in 2016.
2016: our Year of South American Travel in Review
It wasn’t all ‘smooth sailing’ for us in 2016 – nevertheless we had some amazingly varied travel experiences in South America. Our review of the past year.
6 Places & Experiences we didn’t write about in 2016
Sometimes we experience situations and places, which are interesting but don’t really justify a full blog post. Here we share six of them with 30 large photos.
How it Feels to Be a Tourist Cow in Bolivia
Not only did we get some headaches from the high altitude and the local wine. Dealing with Bolivia’s government policy about tourist prices added to that.
Bolivia: Back in the Breathtaking Andes Again
From distant peaks to deep valleys, the views in the Andes of Bolivia are breathtaking. Unfortunately, high altitude also takes my breath away.
How we Crossed a Border with no Border Crossing
This is our adventurous tale of how we crossed from Bolivia into Chile, using a border which has no official border crossing. Many things didn’t go to plan.
Overlanding: the New Low-Impact Way to Travel
We think it’s a good thing that overlanding is becoming more popular. Slow overland travel is a low-impact way to travel, requiring less resources.
Don’t visit Rio in a Big Overlander Truck!
We dared to go to Rio de Janeiro in our large overlander truck. For various reasons it wasn’t as pleasant a visit as one might have expected…
My Life on the Road Makes Waterfront Living a Reality
Life on the road provides many unexpected experiences. Recently I realised that my long held dream of waterfront living had become a reality. [Many photos!]
Why am I Perplexed by the Gaucho Festival?
The annual gaucho festival in Tacuarembó was interesting, but it brought up questions that left me in 2 minds about it. I am just a little perplexed.
2015: Our Year of South American Travel in Review
At the end of our first year of full-time overland travel in South America since returning, we wanted to share some of the highlights of 2015 with you.
Spring in North Argentina: 2 Big Storms in 1 Week
We left rain and cold in Chile with high hopes of finding spring in Argentina. Views of blossoms became views of mud too quickly, and our hopes dwindled.
Unexpected German-ness in the Americas
We didn’t expect to find German style half-timbered houses in South America, or that the second and third most popular Oktoberfests are both celebrated here.
