And so what – did I expect? I had to stop driving around at some point. I think that the dénouement of the trip (down) felt quite like that – falling action after the climax, a not necessarily satisfying follow-up to new places found and unexpected events. A trip across the interminable (terminal?) landscape of [...]
I went to meet Mario at his new business in Hollister, CA in the morning. He couldn’t come for the ride unfortunately and I didn’t feel like I could spend another day before heading north. So Mike and I set off for Yosemite across the dry central Californian valley. After an oil change in the [...]
From past experience I had expected Los Angeles to be a number of things; sunny, endless conurbation, full of strip malls, traffic congestion, Mexicans tending lawns, and lots of vaguely plastic-like people. It is all of those things. I have however enjoyed it, largely thanks to my friend Jay who has graciously let me stay [...]
To ship the bike dealing directly with the brokers (saves $100 USD). I was shipping to Los Angeles, USA and so the broker (Navicon) used Continental, they also have other arrangements for shipping to other countries. Contact the following person at the agents (Navicon) in order to be given a time/date to show up at [...]
The bike was picked up and taken back to Houston after the second flat tire. A nail was discovered this time which likely caused both flats. I drove past San Antonio and about 3 hours into the night towards Del Rio, TX, on the border with Mexico. I had been told “You couldn’t pay me [...]
Unable to handle the India Hostel zoo in New Orleans anymore I drove along the state highways through the bayou’s west of the city. Nothing was too interesting, a lot of sugarcane plantations and one old plantation owner’s house that looked shuttered and in disrepair. Getting bored I got on the Interstate 10 and drove [...]
Despite the promise of heavy thunderstorms en route I had to escape the Forest Hostel Hippies and so made my way towards New Orleans. I did get soaked and then stopped at a closed restaurant with about 20 rocking chairs facing suburban parking lots and box shops. I happily came across a camp site on [...]
After waiting around the hostel all day for UPS to deliver a new GPS (which was no longer necessary because my old one recovered itself somehow) I planned my next stop after leaving Charleston, SC. I had heard of the hostel in the forest from a guy in a bar who said he always stopped [...]
After being disappointed with Athens, GA I stopped halfway to Charleston in Augusta Georgia. It was the worst of the towns stayed in – geographically dispersed, bombed-out empty lots between big roads, along with Walmarts and supermarkets and motels. The downtown wasn’t much better – no one about except some black fellows walking around. There [...]
Today is Thanksgiving in the US and so everything is quite quiet. The drive from Athens was uneventful – Augusta is nothing to write home about. So a few pics and a trip track. Athens, GA to Augusta, GA
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August 31, 2010 (9:31) Santiago Chile and arriving in Buenos Aires Hi, Saw that you rode from Santiago to BA. My brother and I want to take an unguided motorcycle...
August 19, 2010 (8:44) How to air-freight ship a motorcycle from Buenos Aires great article thank you very much!
July 21, 2010 (7:36) How to air-freight ship a motorcycle from Buenos Aires This is great information. Any idea who to contact in Los Angeles since I want to do the same th...