297- La Cucaracha, a house on wheels | OVERLAND JOURNAL
I remember the look on Anna’s face like she was in front of me today. It said, ‘Drive around the world! How? With what money? Toward where? What did you hit your head against?’
I remember the look on Anna’s face like she was in front of me today. It said, ‘Drive around the world! How? With what money? Toward where? What did you hit your head against?’
On the left, red rock mountains rose over a bushy desert, a visual barrier to the cultivated valleys of corn, hemp, prickly pear, poppy, and fruit trees.
Hace un tiempo recibí el encargo de la revista Overland Journal de escribir acerca los 6 elementos más importantes del viaje. Ellos lo miraban desde el punto de vista de los objetos, yo fui un poco más allá.
La Cucaracha, posiblemente la furgo más viajera del mundo, salió a la ruta sin muchas de las cosas que creemos necesarias para viajar. Hoy, con el apoyo de cientos de amigos que conocimos en la ruta, se convirtió en una casa que tiene hasta… ducha!
On a long overland trip, your vehicle will adopt the personality of an extra team member. You talk to it, listen to it, pat it on the backdoor, and look after it when it gets sick.
The road is a place where you need to be prepared for the unexpected.
Si todavía no sabes qué regalar esta Navidad…
I’m about two-thirds of the way through The Book of Independence, but I can tell you I was hooked after page one. Pablo’s observations of the human race are exhaustive, his attention to detail and the nuances of his surroundings exceptional. Few writers can immerse my senses of sight and smell as well as this talented wordsmith.
Few travelers know of Mana Pools, one of the most spectacular national parks in all of Africa.
“In a world where sooner or later we will die, the most important asset should be time, not money…”