December 8, 2008 – 6:10 pm
We get quite a few questions from our followers about overseas shipping. How we got our vehicles across the various oceans along our route is actually the most frequently asked question. Unfortunately, we have not been able to identify any easy answers when it comes to shipping vehicles abroad.
Posted in Interesting, Observations, Trip Prep, Wanderings, shipping
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Tagged Argentina, Del Ships, freight forwarding, Mediterranean Shipping Company, MSC, shipping, South Africa, tsunami
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December 5, 2008 – 10:17 am
Salar de Uyuni is a name that many people might not immediately recognize, but photos of this massive salt pan are known throughout the world. Unfortunately, photos of this natural wonder do not really do the salar any justice as its immense scale is simply too large to really document let alone comprehend unless you visit Uyuni firsthand in person.
Posted in Bolivia, Interesting, south america
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Tagged Bolivia, Isla de Pescado, Photos, salar, Salt flats, sunset, tourists, tours, Uyuni
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December 4, 2008 – 11:40 am
Headache, insomnia, breathlessness, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, rapid heartbeat, loss of appetite and in more serious cases, lack of coordination, confusion, difficulty breathing and coughing up frothy, bloody phlegm. These are all the signs and symptoms of altitude sickness.
Posted in Bolivia, Environment, Interesting, Observations, Road Conditions, Sickness, Trucks, Uncategorized, south america
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Tagged aduana, altitude sickness, Andes, Bolivia, chile, customs, GPS, Salar de Chalviri, San Pedro, stars, toyota
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November 25, 2008 – 8:22 am
As with most good things in life, they all seem to come to and end sooner or later. For the World by Road, one of those good things was having Fernando Bischof (aka Nandor, aka F-Dude) as part of the crew. Unfortunately, Fernando’s stay with us on the expedition has come to and end and it was time to say goodbye. It was tough to see Fernando go because he has been with us longer than any previous crew member on the expedition, over three months, and we all got to become pretty good friends.
Posted in Argentina, Chile, Friends of TWBR, Observations, Trip Thoughts
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Tagged chile, Crew Members, Farewells, Fernando, Goodbyes, Interpretor, Translator
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November 24, 2008 – 7:01 am
Even though some of the toughest and most stressful segments of our expedition have revolved around the conditions of roads we have traversed, traveling down those difficult sections of roads can also lead you to some amazing places. Places that are hidden and inaccessible to someone without a 4×4 and in some cases a large set of balls. In a lot of the countries we have been through, we did not have a choice of whether we wanted to go off road or not. Going off road in many places is simply the only option to get from point A to point B.
Posted in Argentina, Environment, Interesting, Observations, Road Conditions, Sickness, Trip Prep, Trip Thoughts
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Tagged 4x4, altitude sickness, Andes, Argentina, Hilux, Off Road, sand, toyota, volcanoes
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