One of the best parts of traveling and meeting people is hearing everyone’s story. Everyone has a story. A series of life events that have led them to be in this place at this particular…
After I finished University, I, like many of my fellow South Africans, went to London, to earn Pounds and to travel. It was here that I developed an intense fear of crossing borders and immigration…
Last week I explained our incredibly lucky coincidental meeting with Ariel, who through a series of connections and Facebook groups put us in touch with Franco and Sebastian in San Carlos de Bariloche. Well, this…
You may call it coincidence or fate; you may say it’s being in the right place at the right time. I believe it must be my angels, as only they could be creating the magic,…
After our mechanical woes, it was time to regroup and get on top of work and homeschooling. The glamorous lifestyle of overlanding saw us spend an entire day working at a petrol station just outside…
We got stuck in Malargue! This time it was a good stuck and thankfully not a drama stuck! Every night I went to bed thinking we were going to leave the next day and then…
It’s incredible how quickly life can change. Not even 2 weeks ago, I was lamenting the fact that we weren’t meeting other overlanders and I was missing conversations with fellow English speakers. Then came Mendoza…
We have two “Bibles” that we couldn’t do without here in South America. One is the iOverlander app which shows us campsites, wild camping spots, tourist attractions, gas stations, border crossings, laundrettes and more. The…
We have met loads of wonderful people on our journey but by and large it has mainly just been the two of us. Our lack on Spanish prevents us from having proper conversations with the…