Colombia- Bogota, twice!
Bogota is a traffic nightmare. The roads are clogged with cars, buses, and delivery trucks and taxis all day, every day. Even though the city instituted “no-drive” days, the roadways […]
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Colombia- bad roads and mechanical fun!
The area around Salento is known for the wax palm forest. We went there initially to assist a fellow traveler that was experiencing some electrical issues. Here are Mike and […]
Hot Springs Region of Colombia
The coffee region of Colombia is a gorgeous area to spend time in. Perfect weather, beautiful mountains in every direction and friendly people. But we were ready to explore some […]
5 Reasons Why Travelling In Your Own Car Is Awesome- a guest post by Harper Reid
The following post was submitted by a freelance writer from Auckland, New Zealand. When planning your next international trip, deciding on your preferred means of travel is a top priority. […]
Life at the hacienda- A working coffee farm in Colombia
Note: This contains photos of beautiful antiques and a couple of videos about coffee production. We hope you can load all the images and fully enjoy the story! We […]
Colombia- A lake, a huge rock and the home of a narco! (Guatepe and Peñol area)
As we wrapped up our visit to Medellin we began chatting with overlanding friends who were house-sitting at Lake Guatepe. We were excited to see Michelle and David of La […]
Colombia- Medellin, a very walkable city in recovery!
NOTE: This story contains movies and photos. We hope you have sufficient internet service to load and enjoy the bright colors. Be patient and sip a cup of Colombian coffee […]
Colombia- Mompox and vicinity.
The Rio Magdalena is the longest river in Colombia. This river supports thousands of villages through fishing and agriculture. It produces hydroelectric power for many Colombians. It is navigable in […]
Colombia- Gramalote ruins; the bones of natural disaster!
I seldom dedicate an entire post to just one topic or place. But Gramalote is an unsual exception, as it demonstrated the amazing destructive power of Mother Nature. (Caution: […]
Colombia- The estoraques (hoodoos) and Norte Santander.
After the fun of the Central American Games in Barranquilla we took some time to explore the area known as Norte Santander. This region is a blend of high deserts […]
Colombia- Barranquilla and the Central American Games
Our loop around the Sierra Nevada was completed quickly in order to make a deadline in the beautiful city of Barranquilla. We wanted to watch the finals of the wrestling […]
Colombia- Up the Guajira and around the Sierra Nevada mountains. (Puppy delivery)
We left the Colombian coastline and went towards and then around the mountains. The scenery and terrain looked very similar to our old, familiar home of Kino Bay, Mexico. A […]
Colombian coastal exploration-
After picking up our truck/house from the port in Cartagena, and retrieving our stolen stairs from the neighborhood riff-raff we were ready to start exploring the country. Our first direction […]
Colombia- Did the truck make it to South America? We did!
In the last story we gave you some details about our shipping process to get the truck around the Darien Gap. We loaded our house on a cargo ship in […]
Panama- a second visit
We visited the country of Panama in May when our family was here. At that time we stopped a few places and spent a few days truly exploring the incredible […]
Costa Rica- our final activities and fun!
It was beginning to feel as if we had spent a lot of time in Costa Rica! Perhaps because we did! We arrived in April for the house sitting job […]
Costa Rica- A family visit with a fun FJ camping unit from Nomad America.
Traveling southwards along the Pan-American Highway is a bit unpredictable at times. We have never been sure of when we would be in certain cities or what delays may impact […]
Costa Rica- We were housesitting, through the good, bad and sad.
After a quick tour around some of the highlights of Costa Rica, we went to the Caribbean coast. We had accepted a housesitting job that would have us in the […]
Costa Rica- the land of Pura Vida
Crossing the border from Nicaragua to Costa Rica was a messy ordeal. There were new steps, new procedures, new employees and new buildings. This added up to about a […]
Nicaragua- colonial city, lakes, islands and border crossings.
After a break from the road during our house sitting gig in Leon, Nicaragua we were ready to start moving again. We packed up the dogs and headed for some […]
