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Peru- Cusco

January 1, 2020by CGENGO 2 Comments

  Cusco is a very special city.  It represents much history and also much progress.  It is the gateway to many wonderful sites that we have shared with you previously.  […]

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Who is AT Overland?

February 24, 2017by CGENGO Leave a comment

This name has been mentioned in our blog a few times.  Some of you have asked who they are, where they are and what they do.  A few of our […]

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Plasti-dip front end protection

December 12, 2016by CGENGO Leave a comment

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may recall that we had some damage to our previous front end paint.  A spare fuel jug on the roof […]

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A run to Baja for sun and sand

December 10, 2016by CGENGO 2 Comments

The weather in Clarkdale Arizona started to turn cold, and we wanted none of that. We needed to turn in our Temporal Importacion Permit on the van before its expiration […]

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Puerto Penasco bulk foods store-WOW!

December 6, 2016by CGENGO 1 Comment

In Rocky Point (aka Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico) there is a bulk foods store. When the store is open the roll-up doors expose rows and rows of bright blue, metal […]

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camping, overland, overlander, van life, vanagon, volkswagen, volkwagen, vw, westfalia, westy

Vanagon refrigerator option-

November 22, 2016by CGENGO 5 Comments

Many Vanagon owners have given up on the good ol’ original refrigerator.  Ours worked on electric and battery, but we never fiddled with the gas setting.   However, we knew that […]

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Storage and meals in a VW Vanagon

November 15, 2016by CGENGO 5 Comments

Living full time in a VW Vanagon has become a routine for Mike and Geneva. Preparing meals, storing food, checking the engine and making use of the limited space are […]

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Rear hatch window coverage-

November 8, 2016by CGENGO 2 Comments

  The rear hatch window serves little purpose while driving. The post elsewhere on this website called “The chaos of the rear bumper” explains the items that are mounted on […]

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Modifying and painting inside our van-

November 1, 2016by CGENGO 1 Comment

The sleeping area of our VW Vanagon has been modified to suit our needs. Through insulation, pegboard, L-brackets, paint and baskets we have made this area more functional, temperate and […]

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Window screens by Skeeter Beater- bug control!

October 29, 2016by CGENGO 2 Comments

During the year and a half we completed a 32,000 mile road trip.  We passed through all different climates and regions.  We experienced cold and we experienced heat.   And we experienced […]

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