May 08

Splashing through Fuegian rivers, Paso Bella Vista, Tierra del Fuego

There are certain places Volkswagen buses shouldn’t be.  Today we discovered two of them.  First, a little background on the day.  There are two official border crossings in Tierra del Fuego where cars and people can cross from Chile to Argentina and vice versa.  The primary, more heavily traveled crossing is on the north end [...]

Author: chad
Jan 14

Meeting Claude at the Hitchhikers Backpackers Hostel – Miraflores, Lima Peru

We stayed at the “Hitchhiker’s Backpacker’s Hostel” in Lima Peru. It’s located in the Miraflores area of Lima, at the intersection of Francia and Bolognesi. While there we met Claude, a retired Swiss gentleman travelling with his wife Erika. Erika was back in Switzerland visiting family while Claude had the task of [...]

Author: chad