Day 47 & 48 (almost) on the road again, Zoe’s education, and more bureaucracy at an epic level July 15th 2015 Motorcycles unloaded from a shipping container: 1
Hours spent during the last 48 hours with Colombian red tape: 19,5
Level of understanding of the Colombian temporary vehicle import process: non-existent
We started the so called temporary vehicle importing process last Friday. Once completed, this process will (finally) enable us to drive our motorcycle through Colombia. The ... read more
South America » Colombia » Cartagena Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more
We are a dad and a daughter from Seattle on a double mission; to help a small part of the world increase its digital literacy, and at the same time ride the PanAmerican highway. Hence our name "Ride the world for reading"! We are both passionate about literacy and education, each in our own way, and this trip is our way of giving back to society in a way that combines our two passions, i.e. adventure travelling and education.
We plan to ride our BMW GS 1200 Adventure motorcycle from Fairbanks Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. The PanAmerican highway is the wo... full info