| Oct 02 2013: Surf's Up at El Tunco Everybody here knows we're the motorcycle people. Because we're the only ones here with pasty skin and not carrying a surfboard everywhere we go...
— in El Tunco, La Libertad, El Salvador
[ read the full story... ] |
| Sep 29 2013: Astronomical Festival Neda found out there was a Gastronomical Festival every weekend in town. Seeing how I am trying to lose weight, I trick myself into mishearing that we are attending an Astronomical Conference. I always wanted to be an astronaut!
— in Juayua, Sonsonate, El Salvador
[ read the full story... ] |
| Sep 27 2013: Stranded in El Salvador! "EWS" stands for "Elektronische Wegfahr Sperre" and is a fancy German way of saying "Chu're not going anywhere, mein freund." I'm stranded. The sky is darkening and it looks like it's going to rain. Great.
— in San Salvador, El Salvador
[ read the full story... ] |
| Sep 26 2013: Adios Guatemala, Hola El Salvador! "I am not in danger. I *AM* the danger. I am the one who knocks! Please pass the fried chicken?"
— in Ahuachapan, El Salvador
[ read the full story... ] |
| Sep 20 2013: The way that's less secure Neda: You go first so if you fall, I know where not to go.
— in Panajachel, Solola, Guatemala
[ read the full story... ] |
| Sep 17 2013: *Braaping* in the Guatemalan Alps The food is fresh from the farm - cheese and beans served during every meal. Did I mention we are both a little bit lactose intolerant? After every meal, our little bungalow rocks with the sounds of two-stroke motorcycles... *BRAAAAP*
— in Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala
[ read the full story... ] |
| Sep 15 2013: Guatemalan Independence Day When we got back to our hotel, the afternoon rains kicked in, but that didn't stop the party - music, cars honking and fireworks carried on until the late hours of the night!
— in Coban, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
[ read the full story... ] |
| Sep 14 2013: Semuc Shalom! Semuc Champey means "The water hides beneath the earth" in Mayan. The steps that we are swimming in are actually part of a limestone bridge where the Cahabon river is running underneath us. A little bit of the river makes it above the limestone bridge and that's what forms the turquoise pools and mini waterfalls.
— in Semuc Champey, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
[ read the full story... ] |
| Sep 08 2013: Pfft! That's FutureGene's problem! We turned the key and... no lights. No ignition. Our batteries were completely dead. Then it came back to me. Back in June, while storing the bikes away, I asked myself, "Should I disconnect the batteries? Pffft! That's FutureGene's problem".
— in Antigua, Sacatepequez, Guatemala
[ read the full story... ] |
| Sep 01 2013: Arrivals from Belgium, Departures from Toronto Our friends have been such a joy to hang out with this summer and it was much more difficult leaving them this time around than it was last year. But there's still so much to see out there so we're suiting up for the next exciting season of RideDOT.com!
— in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
[ read the full story... ] |
| Jul 10 2013: Tourists in Toronto "After a year on the road, do you feel any different coming back?" "What has been the best part of your trip?" "What did you miss the most?" We'll try to answer these Frequently Asked Questions in Toronto.
— in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
[ read the full story... ] |
| Jul 07 2013: Extra-Special Video Trailer! Neda had taken a whole bunch of videos on her iPhone, and I wanted to learn how to do some video-editing, so here's a trailer for our next couple of blog posts.
— in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
[ read the full story... ] |