June 17, 2010
58. Chile, 59. Bolivia, 60. Peru
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After Machu Picchu and Cusco, we had already enough the tourists attractions. We decided to enter Chile for a few days. In South America it is much easier than in Africa. Here there are no visas to enter the country and there are no wars or conflicts. So you can ride everywhere. Sometimes we have [...]
April 21, 2010
58. Chile, 59. Bolivia
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From San Pedro de Atacam we rode towards the border with Argentina, on perfect asphalt. It would be the last paved road we would see for 6 days, as we turned off north for Bolivia. Ahead, over 500km of serous off-road along the Bolivian stretch of the Andes. We took on an extra 15L of [...]
April 9, 2010
57. Argentina, 58. Chile
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Recently, we have been riding mainly through the Andes. Very wild and untouched terrains. We had to purchase food, fuel and water for the next couple days. There was no gas station for next 475 ks!So we took additIonal 20 liters of fuel. Roads were mainly unpaved, it was very sandy and on top of [...]
March 29, 2010
57. Argentina, 58. Chile
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English version coming sooon……
March 7, 2010
57. Argentina, 58. Chile
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So after a few days of R&R, the obligatory visit to Tierra del Fuego National Park and an oil change for the bikes, we set off north back the way we came. The winds had picked up noticably and were now making the ride difficult. Camping got even more complicated when one our tent poles [...]
February 21, 2010
56. Brasil, 57. Argentina, 58. Chile
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Riding out of Santos felt great!! A bit like riding out of Singapore on the first day actually - a sort of deja vu… We were reluctantly leaving a very good new friend in Reynaldo (and his cozy house), but we were bursting to see what South America had to offer us. The first kilometers [...]