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Gear

Choosing Gear

• Choosing a Digital Travel Camera : Part 2
• Choosing a Digital Travel Camera: Part 1
• How to Choose a Travel Laptop
• Laptop Warranties Explained
• Sleeping Bags: The Good, the Bad, and the Extra Fluffy
• The Best FREE GPS Maps for Central and South America
• The Best GPS Devices for International Travel

Packing Advice

• Gear we Can’t Leave Home Without
• Gear you Think you Need to Pack, but Really Don’t
• Matching Gear to your Travel Style
• Reasons You Should Pack Light

Packing Lists

• Packing List: 4x4 Overlanding in Africa
• Packing List: Backpacking in Europe
• Packing List: Backpacking in Southeast Asia
• Packing List: Central and South America Overland
• Packing List: Driving and Camping in Australia
• Packing List: Photography Equipment

Travel Advice

Budget & Money

• Financial Planning for Travel Emergencies
• Handling Credit Cards, Cash and Bank Accounts while Traveling Internationally
• How and Why you need to be Financially Literate
• How to Create a Travel Budget
• How to use a Travel Budget on the Road
• Introduction to Travel Budgeting
• Living Cheap while Saving to Travel
• Sample Travel Budget
• Saving Money so you can Afford to Travel
• What to Consider before Creating a Travel Budget

Camping

• Choosing Campgrounds and Campsites
• Five Necessities to Survive Camping
• To Camp or Not to Camp?

Cooking

• All Glory to the Dutch Oven!
• Argentinian Mud Chicken - Recipe
• Baking Mouthwatering, Moist Dutch Oven Bread - Recipe
• Baking on a Campfire
• Beef, Bacon & Beer Potjie: Not Your Grandma’s Stew - Recipe
• Coming Soon: A Cookbook from Life Remotely
• Forks in the Road: Recipes from Overlanding the Pan-American Highway
• Forks in the Road: The Making Of
• Kobus’ Faux Roast Chicken - Recipe
• Stuffed Apples - Recipe
• The Breakfast Bomb - Recipe
• Tips for the Traveling Camp Chef

Health & Safety

• First Aid Kits: What you need and why
• Malaria: Risks and Prevention
• The Truth about all Types of Travel Insurance
• Traveler’s Diarrhea Part 1: Prevention
• Traveler’s Diarrhea Part 2: Treatment
• Vaccines & Immunizations for International Travel

Overlanding

• Choosing an Overland Vehicle
• Renting a Vehicle
• Spares and Safety Equipment
• The Hazards of Driving Unknown Roads
• Vehicle Modifications for Long-Distance Travel
• Why You Need 4x4 Driving Training

Photography

• Choosing a Digital Travel Camera : Part 2
• Choosing a Digital Travel Camera: Part 1
• How to Take Incredible Star Photos like NASA
• How to Take Photos of Star Trails

Plan & Prepare

• Creating a Travel Itinerary
• How to Document Travel Destination Research
• Researching Travel Destinations
• Visa Basics

While Traveling

• Doing Laundry while Traveling
• Haggling 101
• How to Survive Long Flights

Trip Shenanigans

Antarctica

• Antarctica Day 2: Half Moon and Deception Islands
• Antarctica Day 3: Cuverville Island and Neko Harbor
• Antarctica Day 4: Leith Cove Camping and Port Lockroy
• Everything We Know About Last Minute Cruises to Antarctica
• Seventh Continent Here we Come

Argentina

• A Thanksgiving to Remember
• Bariloche to Buenos Aires
• Chile to Argentina at Chile Chico: Border Crossing
• Chile to Argentina at Paso Jama: Border Crossing
• Chile to Argentina at San Sebastian: Border Crossing
• Hello Argentina, Where Have You Been All My Life?
• How to Host Your Own Badass Bariloche Bovine Bonanza
• Mendoza: Do we ever have to leave?
• Northern Argentina Campgrounds and Hotels
• Northwest Argentina Budget Recap
• Northwestern Argentina Wifi & Phone Report: Worse than Expected
• Patagonia Budget Recap
• Southern Argentina and Tierra del Fuego Campgrounds and Hotels
• The Great Lamb Roast of El Calafate
• The Ruta 40
• Uruguay to Argentina at Concordia : Border Crossing
• Ushuaia to Bariloche
• Ushuaia to Bariloche: Dirt Roads and Free Beer

Belize

• Belize Budget Recap
• Belize Campgrounds and Hotels
• Belize Wifi Report: One Giant Monopoly
• Hello Central America!
• Mexico to Belize Border Crossing
• The Belize Zoo

Bolivia

• Bolivia Budget Recap
• Bolivia Campgrounds and Hotels
• Bolivia Wifi Report: Crap, Crap and More Crap
• Bolivia's Southwest Circuit
• Driving Bolivia's Death Road
• Into Bolivia: Copacabana, Isla del Sol and Sorata
• Peru to Bolivia Border Crossing
• Salt Flat Shenanigans
• The Art of Buying Gas in Bolivia

Brazil

• Iguazu Falls and Into Brazil
• Rio, Baby. Rio.

Chile

• Argentina to Chile at Avanzada Monte Aymond: Border Crossing
• Argentina to Chile at Los Libertadores: Border Crossing
• Bolivia to Chile Border Crossing
• Carretera Austral: Cerro Castillo to Villa O'Higgins
• Carretera Austral: Chaiten to Coyhaique
• Chile Budget Recap
• Chile Campgrounds and Hotels
• Chile Wifi & Phone Report: Not Too Shabby
• Chile's Lakes District
• Chillaxin' in Chile
• Christmas in Chiloe

Colombia

• Atlanta: Kung Foons, Steroids and PowerPoint
• Colombia Budget Recap
• Colombia Campgrounds and Hotels
• Colombia Wifi & Phone Report: Good Availability, Not-So-Good Bandwidth
• Five Spectacular Places to Camp in Colombia
• Hurry Up and Wait
• I Like Bugs
• Shipping Across the Darien Gap: Panama to Colombia Part 2
• Unexpected Colombia
• Zona Cafetera: Good Food, Great Coffee and Awesome People

Costa Rica

• Campin' With Critters in Costa Rica
• Corcovado National Park
• Costa Rica Budget Recap
• Costa Rica Campgrounds and Hotels
• Costa Rica Phone & Wifi Report: Unlocked Dongles for the Win
• Costa Rica: Central America Lite or Overlanding Playground?
• Nicaragua to Costa Rica Border Crossing
• Pura Vida

Ecuador

• Colombia to Ecuador Border Crossing
• Ecuador Budget Recap
• Ecuador Campgrounds and Hotels
• Ecuador Wifi & Phone Report: What the Hell is a Paquete?
• Into the Southern Hemisphere
• Mountains, Jungles and Deserts

El Salvador

• El Salvador Budget Recap
• El Salvador Campgrounds and Hotels
• El Salvador Wifi & Phone Report: More of the Same
• El Salvador, Lesser of Two "Evils"
• Guatemala to El Salvador Border Crossing
• The Passion of the Pork

Guatemala

• Adios, Antigua
• Back to School
• Belize to Guatemala Border Crossing
• Bienvenidos a Guatemala!
• Coffee Tasting in Antigua
• Guatemala Budget Recap
• Guatemala Campgrounds and Hotels
• Guatemala Wifi & Phone Report: Buy a USB Modem and Be Happy
• Jessica and the Chocolate Factory
• Lago de Atitlán
• Sand flies, botlas flies, fleas, mosquitoes, no-see-ums, and other unidentified flying biting bugs
• The Best of Alta Verapaz: Semuc Champey and Candelaria
• The Processions of Antigua
• These Boots are Made for Walkin...
• You Mean Quetzals? I Don't Think They Exist.

Honduras

• A Weekend in Honduras
• El Salvador to Honduras Border Crossing

Mexico

• (Almost) White Sandy Beaches
• Cabo San Lucas to La Paz
• Central Mexico: A Tale of Butterflies and Earthquakes
• Chicken Pizza
• From Mountains to Jungle
• Mexico Budget Recap
• Mexico Campgrounds and Hotels
• Mexico Wifi Report: Plentiful, But Not Reliable
• Mulege to Los Barriles
• Oaxaca
• Our Perspective on Mexico's Safety Problems
• Prepaid Phone and Internet in Mexico
• Ruins, Ruins and S'more Ruins
• The Ferry from La Paz to Mazatlan
• This F’ing Road Will Kill Ya!
• USA to Mexico Border Crossing
• We're Not in Kansas Anymore

Nicaragua

• Burnin' Up in Nicaragua
• Campin', Nicaragua Style
• Churches of León and Granada
• Honduras to Nicaragua Border Crossing
• Nicaragua Budget Recap
• Nicaragua Campgrounds and Hotels
• Nicaragua Wifi & Phone Report

Panama

• Costa Rica to Panama Border Crossing
• Panama Budget Recap
• Panama Campgrounds and Hotels
• Panama Phone & Wifi Report: Good but not Great
• Panama: Mountains, Vetkoek and Dirty-Dancing Devils
• Shipping Across the Darien Gap: Panama to Colombia Part 1

Peru

• Ecuador to Peru Border Crossing
• Looking Back at One Year on the Road
• Machu Picchu: Gringos, Guanacos, Dutch Ovens, and Some Spectacular Incan Ruins
• Peru Budget Recap
• Peru Campgrounds and Hotels
• Peru Wifi & Phone Report: Great on the Gringo Trail
• The Cordillera Blanca
• The Other White Meat
• Viva El Peru

Trip Gear

• Camping Gear
• Extra Stuff
• Fishing Gear
• Kitchen Gear
• Packing List: Central and South America Overland
• Personal Bins and Daypacks
• Seven Really Awesome Essential Gadgets for Digital Nomads
• Toiletries and First Aid Gear
• Tools and Spares

Trip Information

• Accomodation: Campgrounds, Hotels and Hostels
• Border Crossings
• Budget Recaps
• Central and South America Internet and Phone Reports
• Download our Free ebook: Overlanding Mexico & Central America
• Frequently Asked Questions
• How Much Will All This Cost?
• Itinerary and Route
• PanAm Reports
• Quick Facts
• Welcome to Shenanigans

Uruguay

• Argentina to Uruguay at Fray Bentos: Border Crossing
• Uruguay Campgrounds and Hotels
• Uruguay Wifi & Phone Report: Better than Argentina
• Uruguay's Meatopolis

USA

• Arches National Park
• Canyonlands National Park
• Confessions of a Desert Rat
• It's a Dry Heat
• Let's Get this Show on the Road
• One Gigantic Hole in the Ground
• Redwoods
• San Francisco
• Up a Creek Without a Paddle
• USA Budget Recap
• USA Wifi Report: It's all good news
• Yosemite

Vehicle Information

• 1997 Toyota 4Runner Not for Sale - photos
• Blue Gets a Bit More Junk in the Trunk
• Blue Gets a Fridge and a Power Inverter
• Building and Installing the Lock Box
• Installing the Dual Battery System Part 1
• Installing the Dual Battery System Part 2
• Last Modifications to Blue
• No Longer for Sale: 1997 Toyota 4Runner in Buenos Aires
• Selling a US Registered Vehicle to a Foreigner in Argentina
• You’re My Boy Blue!

Work while Traveling

Cruise Ships

• How to Find a Job on a Cruise Ship
• Job Classifications on Cruise Ships
• Reflections on My Cruise Ship Life
• The World’s Best Resource for Getting a Job on a Cruise Ship
• What's it Like to Live on a Cruise Ship?
• What's It Like to Work on a Cruise Ship?

Freelancing

• Getting Paid from Clients while Traveling Internationally
• How to Tell your Clients you are becoming Location Independent
• Managing Time Zone Differences with Clients
• Mistakes to Avoid in a Location Independent Freelance Business

Getting Started

• Adapt your Profession so you can Work Anywhere
• Plan Your Finances before Becoming Location Independent
• Questions to Ask Yourself Before Becoming Location Independent
• The Basics of Setting up your Mobile Office

Managing a Business

• Balancing Work and Travel
• Making a Business Plan
• Paying Taxes in your Home Country When You Aren’t Living There
• U.S. Business Structures

Online Tools

• Creating and Sharing Documents in the Cloud
• Plan Your Trip with Google Earth and Google Maps

Staying Connected

• How to Choose an International Mobile Phone
• How to Find Internet Access Anywhere in the World
• Managing Incoming Postal Mail While Traveling
• Wireless Data Access via a Phone, Dongle or Mobile Hotspot

Telecommuting

• 9 to 5 Jobs That Can Be Done Remotely
• How to be a Successful Telecommuter
• Transition Your 9 to 5 Job to a Work Anytime & Anywhere Job

The Lifestyle

• Daily Struggles of a Digital Nomad
• How Working Changes our Travel Style
• Scheduling Work While Traveling
• Travel Work Days: How do they Work?