Sleeping under cacti
Off the Transpeninsular Highway, the true adventure awaits: join us on a dusty off-road trip through the gigantic cactus forests of Baja California to forgotten ghost towns and rare desert dragons.
No need to fear Mexico! A travel summary
A continent full of dangers, corrupt police and cartel violence at every corner? Before our journey through Latin America, we were constantly warned. After three years in the Land Cruiser and 34 checks in Mexico, we can share a surprising conclusion: why the reality on the roads looks completely different to what you see in the media – and the 3 golden rules that saw us through safely.
Nicaragua – the dreaded border
The Nicaraguan border is dreaded by most travellers, but it looks like we were very lucky. A fast crossing into the country and then we go off to explore it at the slow speed of 50 km/h.
A bit of everything: road conditions in South America
The road in South America are very varied, there is a bit of everything and one can choose its trip accordingly. However, even a national road can turn out to be a big adventure down here.
Google Maps and its pitfalls
Navigation apps and how they like to trick us. Not just Google Maps. But we’ve learnt how to use them by force, or something like that.