Montevideo, Uruguay

Brian and I have a bright spot on the horizon in Uruguay, and his name is Pete.  He is a friend we met back in Mexico and who graduated with the same class of Stahlratte travelers. Pete will be last… Read More ›

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Beer, food and some sort of abstract aeronautical display

There isn’t much to report about our time in San Miguel de Allende. It was a place where we finally did get to stop, relax, set up the tent and stop moving for a bit. We even got a little work done—how productive of us! Luckily we took one or two photos and a video of some […]

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Valdivia, Chile

Still staying in the Lake District, we head west to the coast and plan to stop at Valdivia for a day or two. This part of Chile was settled by German immigrants, among other people, and that influence shows in… Read More ›

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The last rides in Peru

Time to push south.  We hear that the rainy season starts around the first of November in Bolivia and if we want to ride the famous Death Road I’d prefer it be dry.  Some last photos of this beautiful country…Peru… Read More ›

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Oaxaca, Mexico

I’ve been told that Oaxaca is where I will find the “real” Mexico, and after nearly 3 months in this beautiful country, and learning what I already thought was a lot, I’m still excited to see this beautiful city. We… Read More ›

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Market day in Mazatlan

Every day is market day in Mazatlan….at least from the looks of the Mercado and the surrounding city blocks. It is a daily part of life here, this going to market for fresh food for your meals – meat, grains,… Read More ›

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Being spoilt in Kigali

What I love about travelling is the people you meet – through someone who knows someone who is related to someone else.  This was such a case: the mother of a friend of my cousins’ lives in Kigali and had welcomed us! We arrived dusty and tired in Kigali – and desperate...
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Pickled limbs and ice-cream

Not on the same plate, but in the same day. That’s what Bangkok is all about. A city of contrasts and chaos. [This is the first in the series of posts sharing some of the photos from our last trip in 2012, while we try to be at least a little bit frugal and save …

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Would you like fried tarantula with that?

The sun was setting and the tuk-tuk drivers were swarming… welcome to Phnom Penh. Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s bustling and confusing capital city. The glossy, neatly paved Riverfront area boasts travel agents and tourist restaurants as far as the eye can see. A short walk will take you...
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