Author: alanhenry11

Our first experience of Bogota was a long, tiring and stressful one. Having left Salento in the Eje Cafetero after an early breakfast, we hoped to cover about two-thirds of the c.300km to Bogota that day, with the balance to be done the next morning. Having made it a little further than planned to the…

With a population approaching 20 million, Buenos Aires is Argentina’s enormous capital. It is the birthplace of tango. It boasts rich architectural and cultural heritage. It has a vibrant arts scene. It is formed from a multitude of cultures. It is football crazy. The list could go on and on. We arrived to Buenos Aires…

Arriving into Colombia with your own vehicle is not a straightforward process. The Colombian government decided that a digital approach to vehicle customs was needed, but preferred that the people entering the country be the ones that perform most of the technological work. Thankfully we managed to process everything on the customs officials computer at…

Our arrival to the Caribbean coast of Colombia was a long, drawn out affair, having travelled 1,000km over three days from Medellin. Yet what was anything but gradual was the instant heat and humidity that bowled us over on arrival. Our first destination was the small town of Palomino. Palomino’s location near the Venezuelan border…

Our entry to Brazil was easy, a little too easy in fact, for a South American border crossing. Leaving the Uruguayan border town of Chuy to enter the adjoined Brazilian border town of Chui, required no obvious stopping for passport or customs inspections. By the time we realised we had passed the excellently hidden border…

Our time in Paraguay was short, only three days and three nights long. Yet it is certainly a country that we will remember for quite a while. Paraguay is hot, very hot. After our brief and sweaty visit, I looked up the usual monthly temperatures across the country to see if we had passed through…

Our arrival to Cusco was a rather stressful affair. Entering the outskirts of the city we were met with very heavy traffic, that resulted in a very slow approach. Following that, our chosen place to park the camper van for the week was located high up in the overlooking hills, and necessitated revs I didn’t…

Colombia is the third largest coffee producer producer in the world and the Eje Cafetero or “Coffee Growing Axis” in the centre of Colombia is right at the heart of this industry. Here coffee is a way of life. It is normal for children aged six and upwards to drink coffee, and it’s not a…

Located on the border of Brazil and Argentina, Iguazu Falls are the largest waterfall system in the world. A UNESCO World Heritage listed site and natural wonder of the world, they are taller than Niagara Falls and wider than Victoria Falls, with a recorded water flow twice the combined amount of both the aforementioned. The…