Many parts of the world are still left undiscovered for all practical purposes. In fact only 200,000 people live in the Southern Part of Argentina, while the country has a population of over 40 million. When living in a metropolitan center of the world it is easy to forget just how wild parts of it are. Our recent trip down the Austral Highway in Chile presented, to me at least, one of the most beautiful parts of the world. The grand connection of this highway from the populated north of Chile to the undeveloped southern section was only finished in 2000 and it only services a small total of 100,000 people. Bus service is irregular or almost non-existent, and while we were passing through it was rare to come across more than a car or two driving it all day. It is adventures like this one that really answer the regular question begged of us, “Why drive your own cars?”
Author Archives: Steven Shoppman
Living free again!!
September 27, 2008 – 9:08 am
Recently liberated from captivity by Argentinian customs, we are now back on the road. The last few days we have had no internet, camping at a friends farm in a town called Bahia Blanca about 700kms south of Buenos Aires …
I promise we are not stupid.
September 22, 2008 – 7:37 am
At this point it must seem like TWBR is a bunch of imbeciles. We have been stuck in Buenos for 5 weeks now trying to get the trucks …
Buenos Aires Zoo
September 16, 2008 – 5:24 pm
Does anyone need a tour guide for Buenos? At this point all of the fine crew members of TWBR are starting to really rack up the qualifications. Most recently the search for customs-wait diversions has led a few of us to the Buenos Aires Zoo …
New Photos – London
September 7, 2008 – 10:49 am
Check out our new photo set from when we were in London last January.
New Photos – La Boca, La Loca
September 5, 2008 – 4:14 pm
A district of Buenos Aires named La Boca is probably what many of you have seen in travel photos of this city. It is a place where the local people have managed to spruce up one of the poorer neighborhoods in the city by painting the walls with bright colors and lining the streets with eccentric artwork…
The Challenge of the Week – Cut and Paste Masterminds
September 3, 2008 – 4:34 pm
“Africa, haha, those were some times.” …
New Bios and Expedition Crew
August 31, 2008 – 6:24 pm
One of the main things that has been taking so much of our time for the last handful of months is putting together the new crew. This time around we have a solid crew of 7 people leaving Buenos Aires with us. Some will make it all the way home, some may have to leave […]
Video Gear for Sale
July 29, 2008 – 1:23 pm
We are changing up some of our video gear for the last segment of the expedition, and with this we need to sell some of it. One of our FS-100 Focus Enhancements digital recorders is for sale. Click the link below to learn more about it, and if you have anyone in the video industry […]
New Photos – The Hurtigruten and the Mad Race from the North
July 22, 2008 – 6:11 am
In 1893, the crazy Norwegians living in the north of their country were mostly cut off from the outside world. With giant fjords and mountains blocking easy paths to and from the northern coast, inhabitants could hardly receive letters, let alone even consider the idea of leaving. What is now called the Hurtigruten group changed […]
