The border opens at 5am. I wake up at 4.25am and find that I’m not the only one who planned to enter USA today. The line of cars is like a mile long. I drive around a few blockades and position myself 3rd in line (I think 1st or 2nd would have been very rude). [...]
I wake up at 5.20am and decide to keep going north despite the water situation (~0.5 l left now). First of all, I will likely meet more pre-runners in the desert who can help me out (I can see tire tracks in the sand), and second, my guide book mentions Cañon de Guadalupe, a palm [...]
Day - 37 Wednesday 27th May 2009
We had a comfortable night in our expensive motel. This is the pool from our room and it’s not obvious, but the tree on the left is a lemon tree with fruit on and there was an orange tree with fruit on as well on the far side of [...]
I wake up at 5.30am, and when I see the water and the direction of the road I realize that I made a wrong turn yesterday just after I met the farmer. I see on my map that I just slept at a place called “Los Muertos” — “The Dead”. So I backtrack 8 miles [...]
The bus arrives in downtown San Diego at 6am. I’m a bit tired and stiff and head to the gym for a morning workout, hoping to regain some energy. It doesn’t work, so I head over to Andy’s house for breakfast and a short rest. He reminds me of motorcycle insurance for Mexico and helps [...]
The weekend has been meticulously planned. Nothing has been left to chance. Two weeks ago, I drove my motorcycle from San Francisco to San Diego. It took two full days along highway 1 and the highlight was Big Sur. Awesome views, great motorcycling, and north and south of it there are plenty of beaches where [...]
Happily here in one piece! The rail excursion was, let’s say, interesting - although maybe AmTrak is no better, I don’t know.
Satu Mare is beautiful and so are the people. Eastern Europeans, when they were deciding what hospitality would be like, must have taken their cue from the people of Satu Mare. [...]
Just a little under 3 weeks before i fly from Heathrow, London to Darwin, Australia.
I have my backpack packed. I have my funds transfered into my Aus Bank account. I have my passport. I dont have my tickets through yet (anyday now hopefully). Travel insurance sorted. Leaving do in the local pub arranged. so much [...]
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