As we have moved through South America, some things have ‘struck’ us as defining, not so much individual countries but geographical areas that cross borders. Whether it be the harshness and beauty of Patagonia, the stillness and enormity of the mountain passes that cross the Andes or the desert country of northern Chile and Argentina,... Continue Reading →

The car was to be shipped from Cartagena to Veracruz in Mexico and as part of the process needed to be cleaned and prepared for customs and narcotics inspections. We decided to do this at a campground just short of Cartagena, a couple of hundred km’s up the road from where we were. In IOverlander,... Continue Reading →

From Guatape we headed north through some incredibly interesting mountain country. By Colombia standards it was a good quick run up to lunch although the number of big trucks on the road laden with shipping containers was increasing, which was ominous! We were heading for the town of Caucasia and it looked like we would... Continue Reading →