“This is way too Amazon-ish” the kiddo said just before taking off his shoes and jumping to the river. I have to agree with him. Picture in your mind all the images that come up when you think of the words “Amazon jungle”. That’s where we are staying tonight.
We should be in Santa Cruz on [...]
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Harry posted on the forum topic What do you miss when on the road? in the group On the road: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Hi Ivan, I can totally agree with that.
Though I love being in different cultures, sometimes the 'everything is broken and no-one speaks English" part gets to me as well
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Ivan Sharpe joined the group On the road 5 months ago
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Ivan Sharpe posted on the forum topic What do you miss when on the road? in the group On the road: 5 months ago
Just some times I get a hankering to chat to some one – any one – just please, let it be in English.
There's only so much talking you can do with fingers and facial expressions before it becomes less then satisfactory.
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Harry posted on the forum topic Malaria and pills in the group On the road: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
We are still in Venezuela and have used nothing yet, coming down from Alaska. Generally in Central America people use nothing. I have used all types in the 4 times i was in Tanzania, but the last time (which was 6 weeks long in 2008) I got so depressed from lariam, that I decided to [...]
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Harry posted on the forum topic Malaria and pills in the group On the road: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
hi everyone,
thanks for your comments about malaria pill popping! we have chloroquine for central america and doxycycline for south america. they were the cheapest options!
we are two days away from oaxaca city. yes, we are STILL in mexico. it's been over three months now. we have loved all [...]
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Phew!
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Well……..I’m back in Mexico but, unfortunately, my bike is not. Cubana Airlines can’t offer any explanation, at this point in time. This is a sorry state of affairs that I hope will have a happy ending…and soon!
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In the jungle, the mighty jungle… the Vogels sleep tonight…
Yep, we’re down. 290 meters (951 feet) above sea level. It’s hot. It’s sticky. It’s buggy. But we’re back on the road and it feels great.
We’re now about 300 km from Santa Cruz. We’ll post photos once we get there.addthis_url = [...]
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The Road Goes No Further
August 28, 2010 in BikeTravellers, Cycling, Malaysia, ashes, broom, oli, tim slessor by Cycling To The AshesBear with me. I’m quite exhausted, and only semi-conscious. Some of what is to follow might make sense, but it might not. In the past few minutes I have reached the end of mainland Asia. Last night, before nodding off in an industrial sized dormi…