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Planning to drive from LA to Patagonia next year (looking for copilots) (https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=307693)

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Originally Posted by Easy 6 (Post 15575190)

Isn't it all more or less cartel country?

Without going back through the thread, I seem to recall you having a couple close shaves with shady situations

But I honestly did enjoy this thread, its a legit HOF candidate IMO

Most of Mexico is pretty safe. It's just the areas near the US border, and Guerrero and Michoacan that are problems right now. And I still new tons of travelers who went through Guerrero and Michoacan with no problems. Baja south of TJ, Central Mexico and the Yucatan are as safe as the US.

You generally want to avoid Belize City south of the river, San Salvador, Guatemala City, and Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula in Honduras. But that's not super different than a lot of US inner cities.

My only real close shave was in Nicaragua - which is actually a very safe country wrt crime. But they had protest road blocks blocking all travel. So I got stuck on the Caribbean side for a week, wondering if I would ever get out, then had to talk my way through a bunch of road blocks to make it to Costa Rica.

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Originally Posted by KS Smitty (Post 15575325)

Good bump, I followed this as Suzzer went along. It's an interesting way to travel for sure. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorland did the South America trip from the bottom up to Los Angeles on electric Harleys in 2019. It's part of their Long Way series that include "...Around" from London to NY from west to east and "...Down" that went along the coast of Africa on conventional motorcycles. Episodes are on Apple TV if anyone wants to check it out.

Good luck on your book Suzzer and keep us informed of future endeavors.

Yeah the original Long Way Round was one of my inspirations. I haven't watched the Pan-Am Highway one yet.

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Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball (Post 15575222)

Now the important part....how did he do on the last part of prequisites number 2?

Total fail before the trip. But I did get down to 235 on the trip for reasons I can't explain given I was drinking beer and eating fairly well. Maybe lack of stress?

Then I came back to the states, got a job, and gained weight like I always do on a new job. Peaked out at 280 - an all time high! Now I'm about 256, which is apparently where my body wants to be or something.

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Originally Posted by suzzer99 (Post 15575641)

I think he actually wanted a "number of times going to bonetown" update.

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Originally Posted by KS Smitty (Post 15575325)

I was inspired by the first two series so much that I decided to do my own 4,800 mile motorcycle trip in 2017. I spent two weeks traveling through NE, IA, SD, WY, MT, ID, UT, NV, CA, AZ, NM, TX, OK, AR and MO. I did all of my driving on nice paved roads though, so I wasn't nearly as daring as they were (or as rich).

Props to you, Suzzer, for keeping track of your journey. I started a journal, but the entries got shorter as the days went by. I wish I would have done better.

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Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 15575358)

Yeah, for me it would mean eliminating all recurring costs here, so either selling my house or renting it out, and then finding a cheap solution for storing stuff.... the goal would be living for less, or breaking even at worst.

It would have to be mine too. But no chance with the side and kids and even in my single days I lived pretty efficiently, so it would be a tough sell.