Brazil: Sweet Mysteries of Life
We entered Brazil at Chuí, the country’s southernmost town. There were shops selling clothes and household items, enticing the population...
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Route 1 - Presidio Texas to Torreón Coahuila
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Nov 76 min read
Uruguay: "Everything but the Moo"
The ferry left Buenos Aires in a heavy drizzle and the grey Río de la Plata merged with a leaden sky. Landing on the opposite shore,...
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Oct 98 min read
Argentina II: How the West was Fun
Halfway across the international bridge we entered Argentina for the second time. Coming into the border area at Posadas, there were...
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Sep 179 min read
Paraguay: Never Fern from Heim
Half the window was covered-up so most of the light came from the choir. A maté gourd with its silver straw sat beside the computer...
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Sep 75 min read
Argentina I: Fiscal Fumblings
In Villazón, Bolivia ended at a small bridge with a sign in the middle splitting the two countries. Immigration was a messy affair with...
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Jul 2910 min read
Bolivia: It's a Gas
No matter who we talked to, or when, they all agreed on one thing: Bolivia was a pain in the ass. The trouble was fuel there was...
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Jun 289 min read
Peru VIII: The Edge of the World
The Huaquillas – Tumbes border was hardly recognizable. It was almost empty. Last time, the lines were three-deep and snaking all the way...
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Jun 76 min read
Ecuador II: Helping Hans and Other Acts of Rescue
In 2019 there was a series of protests and riots in Ecuador due to the introduction of austerity measures and more importantly,...
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May 187 min read
Colombia VIII: Easter Rising
When we were young the week before Easter was more of the same: plain Lenten denial, except now there was an end in sight. We were still...
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Apr 126 min read
Colombia VII: Between a RUNT and a Hard Place
If you want to drive in Colombia, in a Colombian vehicle, you must have a RUNT. This involves getting registered in a national database...
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Mar 216 min read
Colombia VI: Prelude
THE DECISION It was as far back as the second big lockdown, in late 2020, that we first thought seriously about buying a bike in South...
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Dec 16, 20238 min read
Spain III: Never The Same Day Twice
While waiting for parts in France I spent a long time researching altitudes and mountian passes, anything the Pyrennese might throw at...
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Oct 1, 20238 min read
France II: Every Time We Say Goodbye
There’s supposedly strong evidence that when thinking in a second language one becomes more rational, less emotional, thus paving the way...
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Jul 23, 20238 min read
France I: When Your Heartaches Begin
The trouble with leaving one country on a high note is it’s not always mirrored by equally pleasing music on the other side. We entered...
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Jun 3, 20238 min read
Germany II: History Repeating
There was a motorcycle repair shop in Hamburg called Zeitlos. Its owner is a certified master mechanic who we met on the Soviet Steeds...
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Apr 16, 20236 min read
Sweden: Peru's Promise
Two to three months into the first lockdown, winter came to Peru. In our small, walled-in hotel outside Ica it was still hot during the...
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Mar 5, 20236 min read
Denmark: The Danish Archipelago
There was a checkpoint with little sentry boxes entering Denmark. The line wasn’t long and we were waved through, US license plate and...
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Feb 5, 20238 min read
Northwestern Europe: High Points In Low Countries
IRELAND It was 1986 when I’d last been on a motorbike in Ireland. And the same could be said for Fran. The amount of water that’s flowed...
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Dec 28, 20227 min read
Spain II: The Winds of Shame
It would be like old times, the three of us, back on the road. We thought we’d be on the new Honda but at the last minute Portuguese...
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May 15, 20227 min read
Portugal III: Rebirth / Renewal / Reunion
Even in the olden days, when having a cup of tea and a Jaffa Cake with your mother wasn’t a potentially deadly pastime, the stretch...
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