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| Subject: Re: Car Travel from US to Mexico, C. America, and Beyond
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Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 05:35:37 GMT
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On 1 Dec 2003 16:00:13 -0800, randaldunn@yahoo.com (Randy Dunn) wrote:
>Read "Road Fever" by Tim Cahill. Over 10 years ago Tim and another
>guy set a world speed record driving from the tip of South America to
>Alaska. They solved the Darian Gap problem by shipping their truck
>from Columbia to Panama. It sounds like taking a car to South America
>is very expensive and difficult.
Nonetheless, many people have done it, and still do. We have. If one
intends to spend much time touring South America, especially if
camping, it is far cheaper to have a vehicle shipped from Panama to
Colombia rather than paying for all transportation once in South
America. Nicer, too.
BTW, another good read is "Driving to Heaven" by Derek Stansfield. He
had a camper van shipped from the UK, drove it through North and South
America, then shipped it back. The "South American Handbook" by Ben
Box is also a great resource. Both are available from Amazon.UK.
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