Tag Archives: travel
The Joys of International Air Travel
December 29th and 30th, 2011 I had only spend a few minutes looking at flights when I got to Santiago, since I was more concerned about getting Curiosity shipped and I didn’t want to leave until the bike was gone. … Continue reading
Shipping and Santiago
December 26th through the 28th, 2011 Monday morning I had a simple plan – arrange shipping for Curiosity back to Milwaukee. Looking at Horizon’s Unlimited there was only one air shipment listed out of Santiago, from LAN Cargo back in … Continue reading
IT’S ALIVE!!! (Sort Of)
December 23rd and 24th, 2011 I optimistically repacked the bike in the morning, figuring if it started I could go right away, and if it didn’t I had all day to unpack it again. It did fire right up, and … Continue reading
A Little Rebuilding
December 20th through 22nd, 2011 So here’s what happened. I had topped off my oil after lunch, but hadn’t replaced the oil cap. As I was riding along, the oil was spraying out of the little hole, which I hadn’t … Continue reading
Sand, Hand and a Little Oil
December 18th and 19th, 2011 The desert I had been riding through for what seemed like weeks is called the Atacama, the driest place in the world. Rainfall here is one millimeter a year. So, it’s a perfect place to … Continue reading
Chile is Hot
December 14th through 16th, 2011 Southern Peru and Northern Chile is desert, one of the more arid places on earth. Hot during the day, cool at night, and with weird sculptures. The main route south runs along the coast, and … Continue reading
Heading for Chile
December 12th and 13th, 2011 I left Puno and headed generally towards Chile. I know most Overlanders at this point head for La Paz in Bolivia, but I was feeling like some beaches. The road had lots of entertainment. That … Continue reading
Lake Titicaca and some Floating Islands
December 10th and 11th, 2011 I left Cusco thinking it would take me two days to get to Puno, it wasn’t crazy far just further than I thought I would want to go. The sky was gray all day, and … Continue reading
Machu Picchu
December 9th, 2011 The big problem with going to Macho Picchu from Cusco is getting up before 5am. If there was a bit of good news it was that I didn’t have to drive or ride anywhere. A taxi picked … Continue reading
The Road to Cusco
December 7th and 8th, 2011 As I headed up into the mountains things didn’t quite go as planned. I think I had a bad choco and got very sick on the way to Cusco, and I stopped for several days … Continue reading
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