Countries

Countries that we have visited. Not necessarily, but usually the one on top is where we are at the moment.

Peru

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On the 31st of March we crossed the border in to Peru. We used a small inland border and everything was relaxed and easy. Although Kilian had to walk back from the Peruvian side to the Ecuadorian immigration office because the officer had forgotten to put an exit stamp in … Read more

Ecuador

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We drove in to Ecuador on the 4th of January. This was our slowest border crossing ever, it took 6 hours! 1.5 hours to get out of Colombia, there was a long line to get the exit stamp for our passports. Then only about 30 minutes in line to get … Read more

Panama

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From here we will ship the van to Colombia as you can read here. We are here for about a month, total which is rather a short stay for us. So far we have enjoyed the beautiful nature and friendly people and the fact that they use dollars here as … Read more

Costa Rica

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Getting into the country was less of a hassle, compared to any of the CA4 countries. The process is straight forward, just make sure you have enough cash (dollars are the universal currency at any border so far) for the obligatory car insurance. De-fumigation and TIP were at no cost. … Read more

Nicaragua

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One thing that we immediately noticed, already at the Nicaraguan side of the border, was the prominent use of red-black flags and the letters FSLN. It was used even more than the national flag. It turned out that it stands for Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, the socialist party that … Read more

Honduras

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After spending about a month in Guatemala, we drove in to Honduras early May. We had a slight hick up at the border as this was our first border where you can only pay in cash and not with a creditcard. And there were no atm’s either. We exchanged every … Read more

Guatemala

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From Mexicó we crossed the border at Talismán. This border crossing (and possibly any crossing in Central America) is quite different from the ones in Europe (as far as they still exist). At the Mexican side there was no clear process or steps to follow. For example: I asked a … Read more

Mexico

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We were staying in Cancún until our van arrived by boat in Veracruz. More about the shipping can be read in this blog. You can see the long awaited arrival of the van in Cancun, and all other things that happened in our January, February and March blog. Cancún is … Read more

Armenia

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We crossed the border from Georgia, at Bavra. All went swift but, just as with Georgia, more things had to be arranged at or before the border crossing: temporary import permit for the vehicle environmental tax for the vehicle car insurance (3rd party liability) The landscape was a continuation of … Read more