Toyota has been in the headlines a lot lately and you would have to have your head stuck in hole not to know that the attention Toyota has been getting as of late has been bad. It all stems around the recalls of several of Toyota’s popular models due in part because of potential problems with accelerators becoming stuck while the vehicle is moving. These perceived problems have triggered one of the largest recalls in consumer product history at nearly 8.5 million vehilces and caused Toyota to halt production on these models until the problem was idetnified and a solution put in place. It isn’t really the size of the recall involving Toyota that has got me a little bent out of shape recently, it is the hostility that is being directed towards this company, not by consumers, but by the United States government and the mainstream press.
December 21, 2009 – 3:13 pm
With all the organizations and people we met and talked with around the world, often it felt like people were just wasting time and money with silly ideas for aid. Often these ideas provide little to no real lasting help to people in the world in need. This story is genius.
At a minimum, I would like to think that my grasp of world geography has received a nice shot in the arm as a result of our expedition. I can not even begin to estimate the number of hours I have spent over the last two years studying maps, guidebooks, and web pages as we planned
By Steve Bouey
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Also posted in Did you know?, Education, History, Interesting, Trip Thoughts
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Tagged aimag, Arkhangai, geography, IQ test, Jeopardy!, Karakum Desert, Mongolia, Terman, Travel IQ challenge, Travelpod, Tsetserleg
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March 19, 2009 – 12:01 am
Bouey, filming the Saturday market on a long drive in Guatemala. Bouey, driving the Tundra, in the zone. Boo-man, with his friends, the habanero peppers.
By Craig Johnson
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Also posted in Challenge of the Week, Did you know?, For some laughs, Interesting, Mexico, Photo of the Week, Road Conditions, Trip Prep, Trip Thoughts, Trucks
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Tagged boo-man, habanero peppers, papik, steve bouey, yucatan
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Mexico is a big country, the 14th largest country in the world by land area to be exact, and because Mexico is also a fairly developed country, that means we have a lot of pavement to put behind us before we cross the border back into the States. It is no real surprise that the roads in the major tourists areas such as the states of Quintana Roo (Tulum, Cancun), Yucatan (Merida) and Jalisco (Puerto Vallarta) are in really good condition, but you may be surprised to find that the roads in the rest of the country so far have also been in pretty descent shape.
By Steve Bouey
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Also posted in Interesting, Mexico, Road Conditions, Trip Thoughts, Trucks
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Tagged danger, Jalisco, Mexico, Quintanan roo, road trips, roads, speed bumps, Spring Break, toll roads, toyota, Us travel warnings, yucatan
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