If you’re looking for a very unique and possibly magical experience in Colombia, we have just the thing you’re looking for! Pink dolphins, a monkey sanctuary, Anacondas, Pirarucu sighting and Piranha fishing. Night trekking, tarantula spotting and Cayman catching. If this sounds like something out of a movie, I assure you, normal people like …
We finally got Dusty the Mudslinger loaded in a shipping container and bound for Cartagena, Colombia. The process took a few days, but thanks to our friends over at The Overland Embassy, the process went without a hitch. Firstly, we had to do the police inspection. This is required for all vehicles leaving Panama. I’m …
For our anniversary, we decided to rent a room in the only private town in all of Colombia, Cauca Viejo. We arrived just after the Semana Santa festivities to find a tiny, beautiful colonial town that is only accessible to the town residents and those who have made an advanced reservation. We had traveled from …
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This was by far the most difficult and time consuming border crossing that we’v had in Central America so far, and by the sounds of it, it’s been the most difficult and time consuming for most travelers driving the Panamerican Highway. First things first, if you’re planning on crossing in to Nicaragua, you need to …
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Boquete, also known as the valley of flowers is a beautiful town located in the western part of Panama. Geographically speaking, Panama to me, sits in a weird position. What you think should be north or south, is actually east and west, and east/west is really north/south. It’s often confusing because I say that Boquete …
We finally made it! Albeit, I was a little sick the few days prior and wasn’t sure that I was going to have enough energy to get through the entire 6 hour canyon tour, but we did. And it was worth it! It was only $30 each and included the guide, life vests, an …
Panama City Scavenger Hunt! Storing and Retrieving your foreign vehicle in Panamá Nothing in Central America is straightforward or easy. There are a bunch of steps to get anything accomplished and a whole bunch of red tape to get through. Storing our vehicle was our first Panamanian scavenger hunt. We had crossed the border …
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The Costa Rica-Panama border at Paso Canoas was pretty easy. It took just under 45 minutes, the longest time spent was waiting in line at immigration to get stamped in. First, we pulled up to the border and parked, where we were instructed to go buy vehicle insurance ($25 for one month). That took …
As we were driving through Costa Rica, we decided to visit our friends and old neighbors in Uvita. On the way, we decided to check out the Ecotermales Quepos. They are a few pools of natural hot springs located just outside of Uvita in the town of Quepos. As per the usual, google maps took …
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It’s hard to sum up two years of exploration in one blog but I’ll try my best. It’s been a place we had only heard of before arriving. A place we learned a new language, a place our dog lived her best life, a place we made some of our fondest memories to date. …