U-Turn Border Run - Chile to Argentina

Coming up on the end of our 90-day visa in Chile, we studied the map trying to find the most logical pass to cross the Andes into Argentina. We had planned on driving back and forth across the border in one day to get another 90-day visa. Rather than b…

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Money Changers

We realize that there are many folks out there reading our blog to assist them in planning their own trips- with that in mind I have prepared a series of posts with the type of nitty-gritty detail that will help others intent on their own adventures. I have placed this series under the pre departure […]
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Sickness and Recovery in Arica, Chile

We fell into a comfortable pattern of life while hanging out in the small Chilean town of Arica for almost 3 weeks. Scott was recovering from his self-induced lung infection, and we were checking things off our chore list in anticipation of isolated, c…

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Bordercrossing Costa Rica – Panama with foreign vehicle and a dog

After four weeks on the hot beaches of Costa Rica it was time to cross the border to Panama and head towards the mountains. We crossed together with our friend Petraa day earlier than planned. We had spent the past weeks on the beach and the past few days on a (paradise) beach with lots…
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Bordercrossing Honduras – Nicaragua with dog and foreign vehicle…

Our crossing into Nicaragua was a bit unexpected. We planned to find another (free) campsite for a few days before crossing the border, but we were driving and searching and before we knew it, we were about 10 km from the border. It was 12h00 on a Monday when we said “let’s cross the border…
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Guatemala – El Salvador Bordercrossing With Dog and Foreign Car

We are still traveling with John and Betti from the UK when we decide to cross the border into El Salvador. For some unknown reason it is not allowed to drive into the country with a Right Hand Drive Vehicle though, which is what John and Betti are driving. We are doing our border-crossing...
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Belize – Guatemala bordercrossing with dog and foreign car

The bordercrossing between Belize and Guatemala was our first crossing that we did not do on a Sunday. It just happened that we were not ready to cross yet on Sunday, but did not want to wait almost a week either. We had always heard that crossing borders on Sundays is somehow easier, quieter,...
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Here We Come Ecuador!

After our muy successful visit to Buga and the Holy Water Ale brewery, we drove pretty quickly towards the Ecuadorian border. We had enjoyed Colombia, but were definitely ready to move on. Colombia turned out to be very expensive for us. We had to pay …

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Mexico – Belize bordercrossing with a dog

We crossed the border between Mexico and Belize on a Sunday. Before being able to cross the Belizean border with a dog, there are quite a few hoops to jump through though. The first thing you need to do is contact the BAHA – the Belize Agricultural Health Authority for an import permit for...
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Gringo Dave’s last resort!

Gringo Dave’s last resort is a campground/resort about 11 miles west from Chetumal, just before the border to Belize. The location is absolutely gorgeous, on the shores of Laguna Milagros. Because of its location close to the border, it is the perfect place to prepare for a bordercrossing...
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The Darién Gap: Our Crossing From Central America to South America

The Darién Gap in green (image from Wikipedia)



Until recently, most of our family and friends who are following our adventure, didn’t realize that we wouldn’t actually be driving all the way to South America. Although there is land that connects Central...
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Taba in Egypt to Eilat in Israel

Crossing
the border to Israel is another one of the infamous border crossings in Africa.
Many travelers have told us about hours and hours of questioning and waiting.
Some even say that they don’t even want to try as chances for getting a visa is
slim. Some overlanders we knew well drove...
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Sudan to Egypt on Lake Nasser

Usually we
post the border crossing info only on our unurban.no website, but this one was
kind of different. It also turned out that we have a new record in time to get
the car into a country. USA with 7 days is now down to second place… The Sudan
– Egypt crossing over Lake Nasser...
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Bordercrossings Alaska-Canada, Canada-US with foreign car and a dog

In the past few weeks we passed several bordercrossings. We went from Alaska to Canada and vice-versa between Tok and Haines Junction, Haines, Skagway and Hyder. None of which caused any problem whatsoever. At our first bordercrossing on the Alaska Highway going from Tok to Haines Junction, we...
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Bordercrossing Canada-Alaska

We crossed the border on July 1st, via the Top of the World Highway, from Dawson CIty Canada to Chicken, Alaska. The Top of the World Highway is a dirtroad of approximately 180 kilometers above treeline. It was a beautiful drive and the border crossing was the smallest we have ever seen.  ...
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Bordercrossing US-Canada with foreign plated car and a dog

WE ARRIVED IN CANADA!! We crossed the border from the US to Canada. We went to the bordercrossing in Roosville. We crossed on a Sunday afternoon and it was all very quiet and easy-going. Officially Canada is not an exit country and with our 90 day visa we should have left Northern America within...
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