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| Apr 14 2013: Jamaican me crazy! Salt water spray cleaned the contents of my stomach off my face as huge waves monstered the bow of the Stahlratte, drenching our covered motorcycles. Ludwig seemed entirely at home striking a Captain Morgan pose looking out into the black waters of the moonless night. In contrast, I felt like I had 7 limbs wrapped around various railings and holds, desperate to stop myself from falling off [ read the full story... ] |
| Apr 05 2013: Colombian haze, Cartagena nights We're staying in a part of town called Getsamani, a seedier district of Cartagena that recently has undergone a transformation from a past checkered with drugs and prostitution to a vibrant, hip neighbourhood of cafes, restaurants and nightclubs. [ read the full story... ] |
| Mar 31 2013: Pirates of the Caribbean The next morning, a dinghy picked us up and we sailed off on the Stahlratte in search of a more deserted island to lounge around in the sun and the warm waters of the Caribbean. This truly was a vacation from our regular trip, bikes bundled against the salt water spray for the duration and us frolicking and relaxing on the boat. [ read the full story... ] |
| Mar 29 2013: South America by Pirate Ship We watch nervously as the bikes are hoisted up into the air, dangling precariously for some time above the waters of the Caribbean, before being pulled onto the deck of the pirate ship Stahlratte. [ read the full story... ] |
| Mar 14 2013: Russian the PanAmerican The infamous Auto Hotel in Central America is also called a Love Hotel, and is usually rented out by the hour, if you get what I mean... Each room has its own private garage with a door that closes. We thought it was for security, but it's really to hide the license plate of the car parked there for a few hours. [ read the full story... ] |
| Mar 12 2013: Relaxing in Panajachel It was quite a claustrophic adventure navigating the many tiny alleyways off the main Calle Santander, some of them small enough to only fit a Tuk Tuk or motorcycle! [ read the full story... ] |
| Mar 09 2013: Hot Springs and Chicken Buses! We play a game of Rate The Chicken Bus as we pass them. We boo and hiss at the ones that still have the yellow paint showing and very little decorations and cheer the buses that are multi-coloured and are blinged out with chrome and additional foglights. [ read the full story... ] |
| Mar 07 2013: Colourful Skirts and Outlaw Saints We visited a shrine set up to the Mayan god, San Simon. Worshiped by the ancient Mayans as a symbol of male sexual power, today he is depicted as a man dressed in 20th century clothing, smoking a cigarette with bottles of booze around his waist, sometimes carrying a rifle. Not joking! [ read the full story... ] |
| Mar 05 2013: Learning in Quetzaltenango Xela is quite a popular place for Spanish classes. Since it's a university town, there's an air of scholarliness everywhere, and it's not uncommon to see coffee shops and diners filled with students deep in study in a textbook. [ read the full story... ] |
| Mar 03 2013: Riding through the Guatemalan mountains The thief hid between Neda's bike and a parked car next to it while he worked away at cutting the straps holding the drybag down. [ read the full story... ] |
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