Reflections: La Paz

A short film capturing some of our experience exploring and living in La Paz, BCS

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Pennsylvania- chocolate, family and friendship!

 We spent our first night in Pennsylvania camped very near Three Mile Island.  Mike thought it was funny that this elaborate evacuation plan was posted near our campsite.  Fortunately we […]

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Where have they been?

The answer to “Where have they been?” is almost as interesting as “Where are they going?”  Here is a little graphic to indicate the places we have been thus far. […]

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Smoky Mountains, Appalachia, Blue Ridge Highway and Hot Springs

The man in the uniform approached us briskly. We hesitated, thinking surely he wasn’t looking for us! But apparently he was…… “Hey, are you the slowcarfasthouse people? I’ve read some […]

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Overland cooking: Pizza, bread and cakes in a frying pan

I actually think that I cook better on the road with limited supplies than I do at home. As the Belgian and I travel down the road I get creative in my head: thinking well, I’ve got this, and this, and that too, and yeah, if I do this and then that, ye…

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Hot water to go-

While we were camped in New Orleans we did not have access to a shower. This gave us an opportunity to use the Aqua Cube unit again. The Aqua Cube was […]

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A brief visit to Baton Rouge

We stopped through Baton Rouge to check out the USS Kidd, Navy Destroyer.  Mike does love his military history!  This one is floating in the Mississippi River.       […]

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Swamp tour= the Atchafalaya

While in the area of the Atchafalaya Swamp, there are a few things that really cannot be missed.  Since we already took care of a few of those things, we […]

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Salvador: the beautiful Pelourinho (or Pelo, for short)

H and I don’t much like visiting cities: more churches, plazas, museums and historic buildings, it all gets much the same after a while. But, I had one thing I wanted to see in Salvador, so I put it on our itinerary. And, H knew better than to suggest …

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Getting parts for Blac on the road

Whilst driving the Transpantanera in the Brazilian Pantanal we broke yet another car part. This time it was the pump that pumps the diesel from our spare tank to our regular tank. It had a small blockage, but when H removed the pump, it broke. He …

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Lust: GXV Safari Extreme

Need some extra leg room? How about some extra off road performance? Is your Winnebago just not extreme enough for your hardcore overlanding needs?  The glorious maniacs over at Global Expedition Vehicles can help you out with their GXV Safari...
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