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AFOOT AND LIGHT-HEARTED
EXPLORING HORIZONS WITH BRAD & SHERI
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bstclair579
Apr 91 min read
On to Bogota - the Museo del Oro
After Barichara, we decided to head to Bogota on our way to the coffee country. We also wanted to make sure about where to leave the...
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bstclair579
Mar 313 min read
The beautiful colonial town of Barichara and Guaimaro Campsite
After leaving the Caribbean Coast we headed south and spent a night at a hotel in Valledupar. The next day we drove to Bucaramanga and...
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bstclair579
Mar 232 min read
The Caribbean Coast of Colombia - Wherever, Whatever
After leaving Cartagena we headed to the northeast to the Caribbean Coast of Colombia. We found a wonderful campground in the forest with...
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bstclair579
Mar 232 min read
Cartagena de las Indias - the Heroic City
We arrived in Cartagena on March 9th, then began the wait to free Hank from the port. For the first three nights we had a hotel with a...
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bstclair579
Mar 163 min read
Shout out to the folks at Overland Embassy
Overland Embassy is a company that specializes in shipping logistics, repair and travel support, especially for overlanders. They've...
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bstclair579
Mar 144 min read
Sailing to Colombia through the idyllic San Blas Islands
After sticking Hank into a shipping container bound for Colombia, and Sheri joining me in Panama City for a couple days, we headed to the...
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bstclair579
Mar 133 min read
The Panama Canal - an engineering marvel for its time
The Panama Canal surprised me about how interesting it is. It truly is a an engineering marvel for its time. It has been considered as...
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bstclair579
Mar 113 min read
Panama City
Panama City is a city of great contrasts - between old and new, rich and poor, humanity and nature. Panama City was founded in 1519 by...
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bstclair579
Feb 252 min read
The exquisite basketry of the Wounaan peoples
I read about a Wounaan village called Puerto Lara and decided to check it out. It is a small town on the Lara River in the Darien...
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bstclair579
Feb 252 min read
I've reached the end of the road (for now)
On Monday I drove to the end of the Pan-American Highway in Yaviza, Darien Province. For logistiical and environmental reasons, the road...
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bstclair579
Feb 202 min read
Mountains and sea - Boquete and the Azuero Peninsula
I left Bocas del Toro on February 12th and headed to Boquete. A nice drive through the mountains and tropical rainforests of Bocas del...
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bstclair579
Feb 132 min read
Chillin' at Bocas del Toro
On to Panama. After a long, confusing border crossing into Panama, I headed to Almirate, parked the truck at some secure parking (Leiza's...
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bstclair579
Feb 92 min read
Last Days in Costa Rica
Time to start heading to Panama. Rodrigo convinced me to stay an extra day and go to Volcan Poas National Park. So glad I did. The crater...
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bstclair579
Feb 73 min read
Enjoying beautiful Costa Rica on an off-road trip with a great group of Tico friends
Last weekend I got the opportunity to go on a 4x4 outing with Rodrigo, Claudia, and Thiago and their friends. What a blast! We left on...
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bstclair579
Feb 52 min read
Back with Hank
Climbing into the Jeep felt like seeing an old friend I haven't seen in a while -- at first a little unfamiliar but after a short time,...
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bstclair579
Jan 312 min read
Home for the Holidays
It was so good being home for Christmas with family. Sheri and I had lots of quality time with Henry. We took him to visit Santa Claus...
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bstclair579
Jan 11 min read
Human-kind-ness
A look back on all the wonderful people Sheri and I have met during our first three months of our road trip. “Perhaps travel cannot...
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bstclair579
Dec 27, 20232 min read
The Resplendent Quetzal
I saw perhaps the world's most beautiful bird the other day. I had a little bit of time before heading back to Santa Ana (near San Jose)...
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bstclair579
Dec 27, 20231 min read
Parque Nacional Tortuguero
Tortuguero is famous as a major site for nesting of four species of sea turtles. Unfortunately it was the wrong time of year to see...
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bstclair579
Dec 23, 20233 min read
Learning from the Bribri
I had the privilege of visiting a Bribri village near Puerto Viejo and learn about their culture including all the different plants that...
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