Southern Christmas
It is hovering around a hundred degrees this week. Spending Christmas in hot weather is even weirder than spending Christmas alone. Growing up in the Midwest, my brothers and I…
In Argentina
Both Juan and I have histories here in Buenos Aires. Juan lived for several years in the capital after moving from his hometown a few hours south, and I moved…
So you live in a van.
My personal rock-bottom of our journey came in the town of Ajijíc, a charming town filled with American expats on Mexico’s Lake Chapala. After spending a first night in an…
Road knits II
They are serious about llamas in this region of the world, and so I have stepped up my interest in llamas as well–by knitting with as many of them as…
Insta… Juan?
A few months ago I started playing the Instagram game. So, inspired by Stephanie’s “Instavan” posts, here are a few square images. Follow me on Instagram @juanbuhler.
Volkswagen Maintenance, or A List of Breakdowns
We’ve been in the road for fourteen months. It’s a lot of miles for a 24-year-old vehicle. Still, the Westy has behaved very well. I thought I would make a…
Anti-climax
Machu Picchu is not an easy place to get to. If you’re coming from anywhere outside Peru, your best-case scenario is a flight into Lima, a flight from Lima to…
To Lima and beyond
We ended up staying five nights in Lima, accomplishing important things like: showering, doing laundry, taking Milo to the vet, visiting the mechanic, SUSHI, and meeting our new friend Miguel…