1950 miles from Ace Adventure Resort we spend the evening in the Camino Real Hotel in Eagle Pass, Texas, two miles from the Mexico Border. The last two weeks have been incredible, dodging from small town to small town across the back roads of America. There are no words to describe the feeling of tooling […]
Motorcycle to South America–The 1600 Mile Report
I’ve done a my share of multi-day motorcycle trips in the past, mostly around the Southwest. I’ll be the first to tell you that nothing can prepare you for a motorcycle trip in the 5-digit mileage range. It’s hell on the body. Combine it with tent camping most nights and the toll just gets higher. […]
Motorcycle to South America – And We’re Off!
There comes a point when preparing for every adventure that you just have to call it good enough and go. I remember getting the VW Bus ready to drive up the Alaska Highway it was the same thing. At some point you just have to call it good enough and do it. Today is that […]
Cheap Hotels of Mexico and Central America – Sjoerd Bakker
Every once in a while in the midst of what seems like endless and sometimes fruitless research you find the holy grail of information that you have been looking for in the oddest of places. Piecing together the details of a motorcycle trip to South America can be a frustrating endeavor. There’s a tidbit here […]
Motorcycle to South America – Crossing the Mexico Border
With all the narco-trafficking, warring cartels and general unrest along the Mexican border making a safe crossing is high on my list. You hear what you’re willing to listen to. Johnny Cash said it the best: “Bad news travels like wildfire, good news travels slow.” Having spent my fair share of time south of border […]
Tap, Tap – Is this thing on? – Motorcycle to South America Anyone?
You knew it was coming. I’ve been in the same spot (mostly) for over two years now and that seems to be the threshold. My boots have got to tingling; my wandering foot is a twitching. What is it you have in mind you ask? Oh good, I was just about to tell you. South. […]