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• The Price of Adventure
  on Jun 28, 2011 in BlogSherpa Road-tripping Cost cost to drive Pan American Highway Price
  When I set out in June of ’09, I honestly thought the adventure would take about a year, and savings of just over $10,000 would see me through. Haha! It’s hilarious to look back… A combination of working along the way and a nice tax...
• Defining Experiences
  on May 15, 2011 in BlogSherpa
  “What was your favorite place?” has become the daily question I can’t answer. I don’t want to answer it. The two years I spent on the road can not be summarized by a single place, or experience. It just wouldn’t be right...
• Haircut
  on May 6, 2011 in Zen dreadlocks
  Now that I’ve moved on from my previous life, it’s time to wave farewell to my dreadlocks and start as a “new man”. I grew my hair out for 2 years, and had the dreads for 2 years, making this my first haircut in 4 years. Bring...
• Trip Statistics
  on Apr 29, 2011 in BlogSherpa Road-tripping
  Trip Statistics Item Count Notes Total kilometers: 64,517 (Approx. 40000 mi.) Number of days: 667 Kilometers per day: 97 (Approx. 60 mi. / day) Number of countries 17 *I didn’t drive the Jeep to Uruguay Number of ferries: 10 Estimated Number of...
• Answering Questions at Reddit.com
  on Apr 28, 2011 in Road-tripping reddit.com
  I’ve started a Question and Answer session over at Reddit.com. If you have any questions you would like answered in real time, please head over to the discussion! -Dan...
• An Adventure Ends
  on Apr 20, 2011 in Argentina BlogSherpa Border Crossing Road-tripping
  It’s a surreal moment in Customs in downtown Buenos Aires when all the papers are finally signed, and the Jeep is officially transferred out of my name. Less than 15 minutes later I book plane tickets, and have just over 24 hours remaining in L...
• Final Adventures
  on Apr 15, 2011 in Argentina Camping Jeep Road-tripping Uruguay Bariloche Buenos Aires El Bolson
  With all the madness involved in my attempts to sell the Jeep I’ve been very remiss in my photo taking duties, so I don’t have a lot to show for the weeks I’ve put in. Over the last while I… Spend almost two weeks in and aroun...
• On Google Maps
  on Apr 10, 2011 in BlogSherpa Canada Jeep Photography Road-tripping Google Street View
  A looooong time ago, in a faraway land I spoke to a guy driving a Google Street View Car (the ones with all the cameras on the top). I’ve wondered ever since if they snapped a couple of pics of the Jeep at that gas station, and finally sat dow...
• Panama Passage
  on Apr 3, 2011 in BlogSherpa Camping Panama Road-tripping camping Panama City Panama City Panama Passage
  While I’m still working on selling my Jeep I want to mention a new hangout for overlanders on the road in Panama City. Panama Passage is a new Overlander Resource Center, providing absolutely everything we could possibly need. And more. Beautif...
• Papers, Police & Customs
  on Mar 29, 2011 in Argentina BlogSherpa Jeep Road-tripping For Sale Sell vehicle Argentina Sell vehicle South America
  It turns out selling the Jeep down here is a lot more difficult that I first thought. Argentina and Chile both have extremely strict importation laws to protect local producers, which makes things more than difficult. The funny side effect is the cos...

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