Adventures along the journey, thoughts, people and places. We'll send out an update once a month with the latest.
What is OVERLANDING? Overland travel, to us, is traveling by our own vehicle across multiple international boundaries with the goal of exploring and getting to know places off the beaten path. We are modifying a 4×4 van to be as self-reliant as possible. It took us a while to decide on a Mitsubishi Delica […]
What we did: Upgraded wheels to 16” Alloy Aluminum Upgraded tires to BFGoodrich KO2’s Trimmed the front wheel wells to fit the tires Why we did it: We wanted to add a little bit of lift all around and we wanted all terrain tires that could be put through the ringer on any road we […]
La Bruja - 4a Calle Oriente, Antigua Guatemala (inside Centro Comercial la Fuente) La Bruja is one of our favorite spots to eat in Antigua. It is a simple menu composed of very fresh vegetarian and vegan options with an assortment of housemade veggie burgers that dominate the menu.
In the high mountains of Big Bear, we found ourselves craving some sautéed asparagus. We found some organic asparagus at the local market and used ingredients from our camp kitchen to fill in the rest. This is a great side dish to add to any main course and is really simple to prepare. This […]
Crater Rim Traverse A sleeping giant just outside Mexico City Views of the glacier lakes on the crater at Nevado de Toluca Before this trip, we never knew that Mexico has such stunning high altitude climbs. Whenever, we thought of Mexico images of beaches, palm trees, tacos and margaritas popped naivelyinto our minds. We quickly […]
A beautiful city, easily navigable by foot and by Uber, it is situated in the heart of the land of Agave. Guadalajara is located in the western state of Jalisco and is the second largest city in Mexico. While it is the second largest city, it doesn’t feel that way once you are walking around. […]
Bigger is better; in the case of batteries for overlanding. In the planning process for building out our battery and solar system we found there is a lot of information out there, but little that applied and that was relevant to our situation and charging capabilities. Each system is unique to your own power needs […]
PESO BEAST MODE & HEAVY WEIGHT Always looking for the unbeaten path, more remote the better. World traveler and vista seeker. Cozy home on wheels. Peso traveled from Kyoto, Japan to Long Beach, California in May of 2016. We picked her up at the port and drove her to Northern California where we are in […]
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