Dog-friendly travel
steph Yes, you can travel overland with your dog(s)! We have met many travelers in the Americas with their dogs, and most of them were like us–not the richest, not the…
The final countdown
We are going home TOMORROW! I’ve thought about home so much as a mental escape that it has become hard to believe it is a real place, far away, where…
One last night camping
jbuhler We spent one last night in the van, at Andean Roads, the place our friend and fellow VW fanatic Cris owns north of Buenos Aires. In the morning, we organized…
The Big Decision
Over the past few weeks, we made our biggest decision yet: when to go home. It is a decision we have been avoiding for a while—not because our life in…
North-ward bound
It was tough to pull ourselves away from Ushuaia. Not only did we enjoy some spectacular weather and the great company and hospitality of some new friends, but it also…
So you live in a van.
My personal rock-bottom of our journey came in the town of Ajijíc, a charming town filled with American expats on Mexico’s Lake Chapala. After spending a first night in an…
Northern Peru
We have made really quick tracks across northern Peru to arrive in Lima two nights ago. The drive from Huanchaco on the coast to the capital was still filled with…
One year (a post with graphs)
Since as a few days ago it has been a year that we left San Francisco, I thought it was time for a post with graphs. These are all the…
Highs, lows, deserts and rains
First off, I want to say thanks to everyone who has read and commented all around on my last post, Traveling While Asian. I was a little unsure of posting…
Rolling through
Colombia continues to be very good to us, with beautiful mountains, pleasant weather, great people, and relaxed times. The agricultural strikes restricted our movement a little, but we clearly didn’t…