South America - Late 2006
 

Im 25yr old male planning a trip in late 2006 to visit as much as South America as possible. Its only my second trip (first around europe) but im very able with bikes and a trained motorcycle mechanic,IT technicain and soon to be good spanish speaker. Ill do it alone if i have to but wouldnt mind some like-minded company even if just half the way.
Nothing is planned just yet so open to ideas, suggestions, routes etc. I have no limits of time and would even maybe like to pick up work on the way round.. who knows.


[This message has been edited by tedmagnum (edited 22 July 2005).]

Hi, thought to do the trip over 6 months, about £5000 is a safe enough bet, not inc. cost of shipping, which I researched a bit at prices around £600-£900 one way for air freighting a metre cube at 300kg, two bikes in a slightly bigger container would be cheaper.
Ive got a honda dominator '89, with touratec alloy panniers, set me back about £1800, and im learning the mechanics myself at moment. But theres still some stuff to do on it.
I know a bit of spanish, enough to get by and talk a bit.
Ive just ordered some maps for most s.american countries, my timescale isnt pinned down at the mo.

if you want to email me, swap a bit of info: simonwinterburn@yahoo.co.uk

cheers

si.

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hiya ted
well there are 3 or 4 of us flying out to alaska summer 2006, heading south quickly until we hit mexico and then spending rest of 2006 and 2007 on the road! going all the way down to the bottom, but in no particular order!

so should be there about the same time

dan

wow, sounds fantastic, id love to do all that but sounds super expensive.How much have you costed it at ?

ed

Hi Ted and Si,

I have now found your replys to my ad from june and have given an reply on it, please see http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb...ML/000944.html
Please note that I like riding the bike and are not planning on staying for too long at any place.
"A trip is a trip only when moving..."

[This message has been edited by Skonte (edited 21 December 2005).]

Hi Ted,
I'm shipping out to Buenos Aires Nov 2006 (hope to do a 2 or 3 week intensive Spanish course there), will shoot down to Ushaia for christmas etc then plan to spend 2007 on the road heading north slowly.

I've done UK to India and know my trusty Twin inside out so if you wanna swap info or meet up, let me know.

Pete

Hey Pete.

Me and Si have decided to ship out together and prob do the whole of South America but starting in Venezuala. We prob wont hit Argentina until Christmas time or early new year. If your still about im sure a few drinks or route changes wouldnt go amiss..All is able !! http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb/smile.gif

Unfortunatly simon has had to drop out so im open to ideas and suggestions.. I posted a new thread

tedmagnum, send me an email. I've always wanted to ride a bike from Houston (where I live now) to Bolivia (where I grew up). I've got 4 weeks vacation to do a one-way trip and fly back. I'm a native spanish speaker with a decent amount of travel experience in south and central america, although very little of it on a motorcycle. I am decently knowledgeable on mechanics and a low maintenance travel.
I'm at a very early stage of planning so I would appreciate any advice on whether my schedule is realistic or if I need to ask for some extra time off work. I'm dead serious on the trip though, bought a bike this week and will have the funds to travel. I would be happy to travel in company for any or all of the trip.

marcos.flores at gmail.com
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[This message has been edited by marcosfb (edited 11 January 2006).]

Hello Marcos
Have you had any additional thoughts on the trip to Bolivia? When do you think you might leave Texas?
Bob

Looking to travel upto Alaska around June '06 and then down through the latin Americas during the colder months (ie from October onwards). Eventually coming back north to ship my bike to Mediterranean Europe and down through Africa.

Anyone thinking of the same thing and want to buddy up ? I'm on a Honda ST1300.

Please email me if so.

Crzn- I leaving mid May from NYC to Alaska then south. Send me an emai if you are interested in coordinating.

I really wish we could consolidate these 'going to sa threads' There are at least three this year.

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Yeah - 2 in fact started by the same person. That iain! what was he thinking?

That thread about meeting up with a wanderlust partner of the opposite sex. Note how everyone has stuck to a single thread, and pretty much stayed on topic. I think the trick is including sex in the thread - makes people focus more.

[This message has been edited by quastdog (edited 03 April 2006).]

still on?
 

Hi ted, are you still doing this trip? i myself am going from LA to Buenos Aires starting early august, and am looking for comrade/s for some/all of the journey. I won't ask you any more just now til i know if your plans are still in place..
alex

email me at getalexfr at hot mail dot com

I'm also looking to work/travel through as much as S.A. as I can. and ideally I'd like to stay down there as long as it takes.
Have any plans been made yet?



psilocybes at gmail.com

Psilocybes,

I'm in Houston and had planned a round-trip from here to Panama City beginning in September/October. But, now I'm thinking about shipping my bike from Panama to SA, preferably Colombia or Ecuador, and then riding as far south as I can go. Then, I will sell my bike and fly back to Houston. I am flexible about dates and travel route and willing to work these things out with a travel partner. I'm bold and old and an experienced rider and have been to Mexico many times (rode my bike to Matzatlan in 1998), and have visited the coastal regions of some Central American countries. I'm ashamed that my Spanish is about as good as that on Sesame Street, but I know how to communicate (having lived in France, Belgium, Portugal, Greece, Ethiopia, South Africa, Australia, etc.).

If you're still looking for a riding partner, lemme know. Regards.

psilocybes -thanks for the email, see you next week

d w dogs -let me know if you're interested in going for a beer/discussing ideas! i'm in LA going to buenos aires in aug (i was thinking of panama-ecuador btw.. i've heard columbia roads on a bike can be v dangerous outside of the cities.. banditos)

see other thread in travellers seeking travellers: 'depart 01 aug 2006 la -ba'

same goes for anyone else in that neck of the woods later in the year. i have basic spanish under my belt.

alex

getalexfr at hotmail dot com

planning on leaving first week of August from LA to Argentina. I'm fluent in spanish and most likely will be roughing it. i'll like to meet other riders along the way to get out of the beaten path. my website is www.salcar.net

Im afraid not mate... Im going to have to put this on hold for at least 12-18 months due to a recent financial mentdown.

Iv had to sell all my bikes and gear and working in a deadend job with a psychotic girlfriend.. :hang:

dude... my thoughts are with you. good luck, and i hope things change for you soon!

salcar -email me at getalexfr at hotmail dot com if you want to go for a beer. I'm meeting up with psilocybes next week -perhaps we could combine?

throwing my hat into the mix
 

I've been watching and waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. The time has come!

It's been really interesting reading about everyones plans to meet up. Sounds like there is a West coast thing happening. Anybody near Florida?

I'll be leaving for my maiden overland voyage around mid October. Miami to Ushuaia and back. I'm planning on six months, maybe more. I'm raising money for the National Parkinson Foundation. I am not fluent in Spanish but I definetly don't get laughed at, not for my linguistic skills anyway. I'm 29, laid back, no drugs. Mechanically inclined, though no pratctical knowledge. Chef by trade. I'd love to make some plans to rendezous with some people.

When my website is ready, I'll post it and whoever is curious can get a better idea of who I am.

Safe travels everyone.

punta arenas to NYC
 

hi all,

south and north america is one of me and my girlfriend's bets for the future.

we were thinking about 6-8 months from punta arenas (chile) to nyc and back to london on sea voyage.
that could happen this (2006) or next (2007) october.

im an experienced traveler and she is english and spanish (colombian) mother tongue.

ciao,
Tom_

my number
 

0039 335 70 91 839

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South America 2006 or 2007
 

Planning a trip into South America for fall of 2006 or early on in 2007. Need to find a partner that wants to hit it as well. I am 57 and have ridden from Prudhoe bay to the Panama Canal already so now I want to hit the SA part. Open to pretty much anything so if you are looking for someone to ride with hit me up with what you are thinking

Chile Nov 06
 

Hola
My Cousin Darren and I are arriving late November in Santiago to embark on our first o'seas trip by motorcycle. We are both in our early thirties and will be on my 1200GSA for around 2 months. At this stage we are keen to visit Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia but are pretty flexible. We are easy going Aussies and would like to meet up with other travellers in SA November to Feb.
Cheers
Paul:scooter:

2 Aussies on an Adventure in SA Sept 06 - Feb 07
 

Nottles,
My wife & I will be in Santiago mid Sept 06, going up to Peru, then Bolivia, Iguazu Falls, Buenos Aires, eventually down to Ushuaia for Christmas. Then we will come back up to Santiago & due to fly out back to Oz early Feb. Sounds like the timing is quite similar.
We are Brisbane based & will be 2-up on an 04 1150 Adventure. We plan to be self-sufficient such that we can choose to either get accomodation along the way or camp overnight if the location & conditions suit.
Would be interested in catching up with you for a chat about your plans in more detail (we're in Brisbane)
Cheers,
Mark & Aasha

Mark and Aasha
It would be good to catch up. I can't email you privately until I post some more and am a bit reluctant to put the mobile number out there.
If you have posted more than 15 times can you privately email me. Otherwise when I get 15 up I'll email you.
Cya

Paul

Paul (& anyone else that might be doing a similar trip around the same time),
We have set up a website showing a few details of our approximate route, which will obviously change along the way.
Anyhow, its www.markaasha.com and has our email address so you can contact us from there.
Cheers,
Mark & Aasha

seeking travel partner for South American trip in Dec. or Jan
 

Hi
Looking for travel partner or partners for a trip into Santiago to TDF in late Dec. or Jan. or Feb. Pretty open as to time to leave and route just need to connect with someone that wants to go.

Texas to Argentina and Brazil Jan/07
 

departing early Jan. from Texas on R100GS...plan to spend 4 months or so in central and south america, then if all systems go will ship bike to Capetown for September/07 trip north on west side...or east side and cross-over..
anyone interested i'm at larrynunavut@hotmail.com

Larry Simpson
Iqaluit, Nunavut
Canada

Hello...it appears we might have some objectives in common. My email is
larrynunavut@hotmail.com if you want to discuss possibilities. Hell you're even an old fart like me (57), don't know if that is good or bad...bad if you get all the girls.

Larry

Hi Mark and Aasha and ssa2. I have tried your website email link Mark and Aasha but havn't heard from you. My email address is kntours@westnet.com.au or my phone is 0417921904 if you would like to catch up. Anyone who is travelling in Chile or surrounding countries between Dec 06 and Feb 07 is welcome to drop a line.

Regards

Paul