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More scenic route(s) south, yes. More scenic all the way around, in fact. Easy country to manage, with good infrastructure and services....

"I figured a little fanny pack or hip satchel would be best and could zip close to protect stuff. Am I wrong? I don't wanna get robbed or...

Nobody with any credibility has ever said 95% DEET is any good. Studies have shown the optimum concentration is half that or less. It...

Standard operating procedure for spammers: post a couple of times to get past any initial posting filters, then hit hard and fast with the...

Hmmmm. Food, culture and the Okanogan; it's almost a contradiction in terms. ...

In the end, you'll find a few English speakers in any of those places, as wherever else you go around the world. They'll be concentrated...

I was alone most of the time, but rode with others I met when I wanted. Really, it's not a big deal. ...

Did a very similar trip just a few years ago on a motorbike. Without the side trip to Alaska it took a year, and I was hurrying a lot of...

I once exited through Mexicali. It was a couple of years ago (July, 2010), before the deposit system changed, so take this with a large...

If you liked Ciudad del Este, you'll love Tijuana. The former has no redeeming features except black market goods, but the latter is not...

bamemory quotes a lot of other posts, but does not appear to have driven around South America (but will correct me if I'm wrong). I've...

Colombia isn't so difficult, by reputation. Easiest to purchase from another tourist, as #3 says, but in Colombia, Chile and Paraguay you...

If that's really your choice, go to Ushuaia. There's nothing particularly unique about the Bariloche area, although it's certainly pretty...

Ushuaia's a mean town, and its inhabitants lack respect for human life or dignity. Present company excluded, of course.

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