Pan American Highway links
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People who did it:
- Rocinante's travel - 60,000 km journey via Pan American from New York in USA, to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, done by a Norwegian couple on a motorcycle, May 2000 - June 2001
- Jeff & Linda - Pan American highway in 228 days, over 17000 miles. A jolly US couple made the trip by motorcycles in 1999
- Crazy Johnsons - They sold everything they had and became modern Beduins. Buenos Aires - Tierra del Fuego - Bogota by motorcycle in 1997. Interesting detour - a week in Antarctica
- Another biker trip - Miami to Rio de Janeiro on a bike, 26,000 miles on a motorcycle, lots of photos (hidden, you have to click on underlined words)
- More bikers? Maybe this is some Che-effect... - 3 French guys did a trip from New York to Buenos Aires via Pan American in 2003-2003. Lots of photos, just make sure you view the French version of the web site because it seams that they had no time to finish the English page.
- The ultimate of two wheel travel - entire Pan American by bicycle, alone, 15,233.98 miles in 261 days, 3.6 miles in Antarctica. The only rival to this 18 year old kid would be Forest Gump. A lot of focus on the help from God, so non-religious travelers may be a little discouraged :-)
- Volcanos - webpage dedicated to volcano lovers, travellers, climbers, photographers and adventurers interested in climbing or getting close to "active volcanos", geysers, and hot springs. Has some valuable information about car shipping.
- Volkswagen Vagabonds - 3 years, 60'000 miles, 24 countries, 4 continents, 122 border crossings, 3200 gallons of gas - need we say more?
People who are doing it:
Dia Rea - two musicians
from Austria with big dreams, big plans, two big selfless hearts and one
big funky bus! All three of them (Adi, Stefan and the bus) are going on
a trip across Central America with a grand purpose of discovering and recording
the talented local musicians who otherwise would have no chance to ever
be heard outside their local towns and villages. The above provided link
takes you to the Web site, which is dedicated to the the current project
of Dia Rea. For more stories from the road, check out Adi's
personal diary.
Follow The Road
- Augustas from Lithuania and Katja from Germany who are currently on a
World tour.
- a french couple
on the way from New Orleans to Tierra del Fuego in their 1987 Ford Crown
Victoria. Last seen in San Blas, Mexico (as of November 4, 2006). Drop them
an e-mail if you need a piece of advice or just want to find a beer-buddy
:)
People who are about to:
Buckhorn productions - From Alaska to the very bottom in 2005 September (at least that was the plan :-))), and they are going to make a movie on the way!
Organized trips:
- Southamericansafaris.com - all kinds of tours throughout South America, seams well organized, but a bit pricey
- GAP Adventures - trips all over the world, including Quito to Santiago in 55 days
- Death March - Organized tours on a motorcycle, seams dead..
Very useful links:
South American Explorers - Extremely useful site for a traveler bound for South America. Features discussion threads, road, health & security conditions reports, trip reports, clubhouses with luggage storage, classifieds to buy/sell cars, travel gear, find travel partners, tour operator reviews, recommendations about lodging, dining, transportation, networking, store with maps and books. In other words tons of great stuff. And most importantly, for people considering driving Pan American Highway - The Driving Packet!!! A country-by-country collection of tips from members who have driven to Central and South America, along with notes on documents you need, border crossings, shipping your vehicle, safety, lists of medical facilities, buying and selling vehicles in South America, insurance, and other info useful to anyone planning to drive or motorcycle through Central or South America. $30 for nonmembers, we have not bought it yet, but as soon as it we get our hands on it, we'll post the review.
Shipping your vehicle from Panama to South America
Crowley - Logistics company
that Patricia
used to ship her motorcycle to Panama and back from Colombia to USA. Check out
Crowley car
shipping page.
And a few more companies that can transport your vehicles to/from Central and
South America - CSAV,
Norton-Lilly, Barwil
(also suggested by Patricia - Thank you!!!)
Useful links:
- Super detailed map of Peru
- Wonderful photos of South American highlights
- Info for volcano fans
- Florida Vacation / Tropical-Adventure.com - Your complete Caribbean, Central America, and Florida Vacation travel guide. Get maps, travel stories, contest giveaways and much more.
- Repair Tool for Outlook Express - your last chance to bring to life corrupted emails. Really works! When our Outlook went south this was the only tool that could detect and display messages
- Mazas Pasaulis - Anglu kalbos kursai Kaune. Ispanu kalba. Anglų ir ispanų kalbų pamokos, vertimai, Kaunas, LT. That's us! After completing our pan-american trip we settled down and opened up a language school and translation bureau in our home town Kaunas (Lithuania). The name of our school means "Small World" in English :)
Friends:
TJ Sports - If you
are intersted in exporting sporting goods to the Eastern European market
TJ is your best partner
www.thomaz.org - Tom,
the guy who designed and installed our Go-Panamerican.com Web site in 3
days. Thank you, Tom!
Fabian,
responsible for some of the unforgettable memories from the Free Enterprise,
Islas Galapagos. Visit Fabian's blog for more information about his travel
adventures (most of the text is in German).
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