November 12, 2009 – 3:30 pm
When we first came up for the idea for this adventure, often we would hear from people, “That sounds like one heck of a vacation.â€
“How lucky you two are to be able to do something like this,†many would say. Breaking the stigma that we were going on some easy road trip vacation to exotic places proved to be near impossible. We knew, and every day with more and more research, we were absolutely positive that an adventure of a lifetime preceded us. Still, rarely would we find someone willing to listen to our pleading that this was a true expedition that would go far beyond
November 11, 2009 – 5:39 pm
There are a variety of different medicines that you can take to reduce your risk of contacting malaria in endemic areas and if you are traveling to some of these places for less than a couple of months you may want to consider taking the medicine. However, we decided against taking the medicine because of the amount
September 16, 2009 – 11:52 am
A man named Steve Mahay trekked up to Alaska many years ago. In those days homesteading land was still a viable option for an escape from the typical. Back in the 70s Steve realized that that was the way to go. Like many of the Alaskans we encountered in the north, Steve is a true legend with his jet boat operation in Talkeetna. Back when he started the company he was armed with only a 16 foot, 20 hp boat living in a hand built cabin in
By Steven Shoppman
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Posted in Action Sports, Alaska, New Photos, North America, USA
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Also tagged Alaska, class 5, devils canyon, jetboating, mahays riverboat tours, rapids, talkeetna, travel, whitewater, wilderness
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September 8, 2009 – 3:33 pm
Those of you that follow the website have all seen the photos from the “World’s Most Dangerous Road.” Many call this road the “Death Road,” due to the high number of people that die at the mercy of the steep cliff faces that the narrow road skirts as it drops over 10,000 ft on its way to the jungle and eventually to the Amazon in Brazil. This road is equally exciting because of the danger it presents, but also the diversity in scenery. At the top it is cold and crisp with snow capped peaks surrounding the start point.
By Steven Shoppman
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Posted in Action Sports, Bolivia, New Videos, South America
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Also tagged 4x4, amazon, biking, Bolivia, brazil, danger, death road, expedition, jungle, la paz, mountain biking, mountains, Off Road, travel, vertigo, Vertigo Biking Co. Pablo Paz, worlds most dangerous road
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Check out the flyer for our welcome home party in Houston, TX on April 3rd.
October 22, 2008 – 2:49 pm
I am still hard at work on the blog regarding the exact details of what happened with the trucks in Buenos. With Fernando’s help we are putting together a blog that will give a better researched insight not into just what happened to us, but more importantly, why it happened the way it did. More importantly we want to give everyone an insight as to why it is such a tragedy that Argentinean government treats not only us this way, but treats all of the citizens in Argentina the same.
By Steven Shoppman
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Posted in Argentina, Borders, Visas and Paperwork, New Videos, Shipping, South America
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Also tagged Argentina, Buenos Aires, customs, driving, sequoia, Shipping, South America, the world by road, toyota, travel, tundra
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October 10, 2008 – 9:26 am
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?”
By Steven Shoppman
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Posted in Argentina, South America
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Also tagged Argentina, austral highway, calafate, chaiten, chalten, chile, disaster, fitzroy, futaleufu, patagonia, rafting, South America, volcano
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Months ago many of you watched the video that we put together about our time in the Sahara in the Banc d’Arguin National Park. Here are the photos. Photos On Flickr See the video INSERT_MAP Â
