Southern Ecuador
We’re not really sure why, but Ecuador for us has been dotted with long stays separated with short drives. It could be the effect of almost constant rain, our need to connect somewhat deeper with the places we visited or even a feeling of safety and comfort wherever we went. Most likely, a combination of […]
Amazonia
Ecuador is breathtaking. Literally. Not only because of its beauty but in particular because of the high altitudes of the Andes. As an Austrian, Sarah should be used to mountains, but a 2000m peak is considered high where she comes from, and is likely a glacier with no trees or much life, other than tourists on skiers. […]
Colombia
The city of Colon in Central America and Cartagena in South America are the two main ports connecting the divided continents. The water passage in between the two cities marked a new chapter on our journey. Here we all were, dumped onto a whole new continent to explore. South America! New scents filled the air. […]
Panama
Panama sits right in between the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Americas. This is where continents and oceans come so close to each other but remain somewhat divided. The famous canal was dug through the land and completed with great difficulty back in 1914. That took care of the ocean traffic. Now ships can slowly pass through an array of […]
Costa Rica
All of a sudden the hustle and bustle, the cows, pigs, chicken, and horses in the streets, the people walking on highways, riding in truck beds, the sensory overload of liveliness we had experienced in Central America so far, disappeared. But still it is filled with something different. Something very beautiful. People here often greet […]
CA-4
Challenge and pleasure always take turns when you travel. It feels like a condensed, concentrated version of life. We experience the ups and downs in high frequency like life on a roller coaster. In these past few months we spent more time with each other and had more exhilarating and demanding experiences than we would have had […]
Belize
Belize is a young country. It’s full of excitement, play, danger, immaturity, and growth. It used to be British Honduras 33 years ago. In fact, our arrival coincided with the anniversary of independence. Everyone in the country is attending these celebrations as if it was their own birthday. All 350.000 of them. This small country […]
Yucatan
Today is the seventeenth day of September. We can almost see Belize from our last camping spot in Mexico. Our life on the road is nearing three months. It’s clear to us now that this journey down to Patagonia is going to take longer than we expected. Crossing the border in Tijuana, it was hard […]
Into the Chiapas
Zipolite Beach is supposedly one of the world’s most deadly beaches, because of its strong currents. It’s also one of the rare nude beaches in Mexico. It has a relaxed, ‘hippie’ feel to it, with camping for only 70 pesos a night (about 5 USD!), a fun bar and people bringing you coconuts and food all […]
