Introducing iOverlander

I wish I could tell you that the inspiration for our drive down the Pan-American highway was completely original–that one day we just decided to hit the road and keep driving south until we couldn’t any more. Unfortunately, I can’t.  The real story goes something like this: we were talking about buying two around-the-world plane tickets and taking […]
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The Darien Gap: A Tale of Two Ports

Shipping Across the Darien Gap When we started planning on driving the Pan-Am Highway, shipping across the Darien Gap was the most daunting obstacle.  Now that we have made it through the gauntlet, I wanted to share our experience and understanding of the entire process. First off, let me just say that this process can be […]
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How To: Getting Water in Mexico Part 2

I wanted to quickly update my original post on getting water in Mexico.  Although water purification centers seemed to be everywhere in Baja, we’ve had a bit more difficulty finding them on the main land.  It’s not that they don’t exist, it’s just that the towns on the mainland are bigger and more crowded.  In […]
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How To: Planning a route through Mexico

After we arrived in Puerto Vallarta, we had problem: where should we go next?  We had a huge list of cities we wanted to visit in Mexico, but we weren’t sure what the best route would be. Turns out, this is a problem that I studied back in school.  In computer science, it is...
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How To: Getting Water in Mexico

The XPCamper is quite amazing in that it holds a massive 70 gallons of fresh water.  Before we crossed the border into Mexico, we filled it up to the top.  How long does 70 gallons of water last you in Mexico?  I estimate that we used about 75 gallons of water the first 30...
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How To: GPS Mapping

In 2008, we were in Paris, France attending Blizzard Entertainment’s World Wide Invitational.  After the event, we rented a car to tour southern Spain.  A few days before we left for Spain, we were in a giant electronics store, where we saw several Garmin GPS units.  They...
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“Mapping with Google” Course Keeps You on Track

Are you getting ready for you next big adventure behind the wheel but you’re not quite sure the best way to do some route planning? We’ve been big fans of Google spatial products for years.  They somehow manage to cram seemingly endless amounts of what I’m sure is very...
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