Posts by alex
Canada, the last stop in the Americas
Our research into the most economical method to get the motorbikes from the UK to Argentina had showed that air freight was half the price and took only a tenth of the time to complete the journey. A total no-brainer! Additionally we’d heard horror stories of bikes taking extra weeks to arrive or port costs…
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Episode 5: Panama to Mexico
“Winter is coming…”
To go North from Santa Rosa left us with two choices- following the 101 along the coast and admiring the gorgeous Pacific or going inland and using the I-5 which would be faster but not quite as pretty. The added complication was that the 101 was flooded and a bad storm was brewing near Eureka…
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Everything good is in California
We loved Santa Rosa so much that we ended up staying a week! Alex demolished some chocolate chip pancakes at a diner (regretted it a few weeks later when all her clothes were a little tighter than before). Vineyards were visited in Sonoma county where we thought it rude not to try some Pinot…
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West Coast Adventuring
Feeling a little poorer from our night in Las Vegas, we retreated to L.A. via the Mohave desert to mingle with the stars and glamorous people of Hollywood. We didn’t bank on the craziness of the L.A. drivers and were shocked after the calm and courteous drivers of Route 66 to find aggressive and selfish…
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Route 66, the Great Cold Rush
Route 66, the road of dreamers of the original road trip in the USA. Songs have been written about it, films made of it, dreams started and ended on its dusty stretch from Chicago to California. It featured importantly as one of the oldest and principal roads to go west and was one of the…
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Howdy, USA! Our big Texan Welcome
“Do not stop, do not buy gas, do not stop for water, don’t even stop for the bathroom! Just go, go, go!” Our hosts saw us out of Monterrey with these strict instructions. Apparently this was based on prior experience driving to Texas for a shopping trip when the car full of party and happiness…
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Welcome to Our New Site! Or when journey-limitless met OneDayLabs
If you’ve been with us since the beginning of the journey, you may have noticed we’ve had a change of design! Thanks to the fabulous and clever people at OneDayLabs we turned around our site in record time and now have a worthy frame to showcase Simon’s photography. Thankfully, Melissa, CEO and Founder of OneDayLabs,…
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The Sweetness of Mexico
We entered Mexico with trepidation. Some people will tell you it’s dangerous and that you shouldn’t go. Others will tell you it’s a sumptuous landscape filled with kind people and delicious, cheap food. After leaving the Belizean border, there was a 3km ride through no-man’s land through to the Mexican border. The guard had waved…
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The Secrets in the Jungle
We had been warned that being stuck in Guatemala City’s traffic meant you were a sitting duck for anyone looking for easy pickings. With cars packed nose to end and no space on the side to open your door, there’s no filtering even for for the smallest of bikes. We decided to follow advice and…
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