So you live in a van.
steph 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…
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…
Northern Peru
We have made really quick tracks across northern Peru to arrive in Lima two nights ago. The drive from Huanchaco on the coast to the capital was still filled with…
Adios Ecuador, Hola Peru
It was hard to leave Ecuador. All across the country, we found ourselves impressed with the people, the infrastructure, and the progressive mindset legible in all of the government propaganda.…
Instavan IV
Catching up on the square frames via Instagram… Waiting out Panama City Leaving Panama City Cartagena, Colombia Tatacoa Desert, Colombia Medellín, Colombia Villa de Leyva, Colombia Grilling Pasto, Colombia Trying…
Que Quito
A lot of overlanders seem to experience mechanical problems in Quito. I’m guessing this has something to do with the high altitudes (almost 3000m), the steep roads, and the gorgeous…
Road knits
We are now in Quito. I’m not going to go into details about how we got here (on the back of a flatbed). I’m not going to detail the outpouring…
Easy Ecuador
We spent our last night in Colombia with this view. This is the Santuario de Las Lajas, just on the border of Ecuador and Colombia, near Ipiales. It’s not a…