One tequila, two tequila, three tequila… oh look icecream

In typical Flightless Kiwis style, we had made plans to be somewhere, faffed about and now had limited time to get to where we had planned to be by the time we had planned to be there. This time the place we wanted to be was Guanajuato, in the state of Guanajuato we had to […]

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Walter and his 2CV

As we ride out of Asuncion the hovering storm clouds finally break open and spill out onto the land, drenching us completely at the edge of the city, and then for the next two hours.  Water creeps into absolutely every… Read More ›

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El Fuerte

After a late night arrival on the Mexican mainland, we were slow to get started on the first day of the New Year. It took a quiet New Year’s Day in Los Mochis before we were ready to start thinking about the next stage in our journey.  We hadn’t actually planned on being in this area at all, […]

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Chiloe

The ferry from Puerto Montt and the mainland of Chile only takes about 45 minutes, just enough time to get a few photos before we get ready to ride the bikes off the slippery metal deck and onto Chiloe.  We… Read More ›

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That time we drove to Canada when we were supposed to head for Mexico

What is the shortest way from New York City to Tijuana? Well, aside from flying, it still probably isn’t via Canada. But that is way we went. As it happens, even driving straight to Canada from New York City seemed far too straightforward. So we started by driving the scariest roads New Jersey had to offer. First stop—Shades […]

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Semuc Champey: Gnarley roads and Bat Poo

Dan We arrived in Nebaj with every intention to do a little hiking, but the weather had other plans. The […]

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The journey begins

The USA—it’s like New Zealand, only the junk food is cheaper and they drive on the right (wrong) side of the road. Also, for some reason they have these crazy four way stops where a roundabout would have been a good option. Although Ben seems to be warming to these after a few weeks of […]

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