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Haters Gonna Hate

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Editors Note: this is part one of a ten part series we are doing on overlanding advice.  Future PanAm overlanders this is for you.  We will be posting these each Sunday.

Let’s start by telling you the following:

You are going to be okay

You will definitely be inconvenienced. Something you bring will probably be stolen. There’s a chance you will be mugged.  But, there is a 99% chance you’re going to walk out of this with two arms, two legs, and a tale as big a Paul Bunyan.

When we first thought up the trip, we thought we might be some of the first people to embark on the journey.  While unique among Americans (we estimate less than ten   Continue reading →

Kill Your Microwave

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About three years ago it was revealed to me by our good friend Ty (and Logan’s roommate at the time) that Logan’s primary diet was made up of three things: bacon, whiskey, and microwaveable popcorn.

I was appalled but not entirely surprised. My husband considers himself to be something of a connoisseur when it comes to that delicious corn of the popped variety. When Orville Redenbacher’s came to Costco, we suddenly had a membership. Heaven forbid we NOT buy this stuff in bulk. I warn you all, do not ever bring up Act II popcorn in his presence, just don’t.

It may come as quite a shock that popcorn was eliminated from our lives for months. In Sucre, Bolivia when   Continue reading →