September 24, 2004
Connecticut to Argentina by car
Posted by ryan at 12:36 PM in travel . | 6 Comments
I've thought about how amazing a trip like this would be for some time now. I wasn't even sure if it was possible. Turns out it is.
Last year, during a seven month period the author drove nearly 25,000 miles in a 1988 Toyota 4Runner from Connecticut all the way to the southernmost city in the world – Usuhaia, Argentina, passing through some of the world’s most beautiful scenery on some of the world’s worst maintained and most dangerous roads. He ended his 12-country odyssey in Paraguay, where he sold his car and flew home to the USA.
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That's crazy! That would be such a fun trip except for all the driving :-P Posted by: polamex at September 24, 2004 1:45 PM |
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Yeah, 25,000 miles is a lot. Even over 7 months it's still about 120 miles a day.. and you know they weren't covering 120 miles in 2 hours driving through mountains and on dirt roads. But, I bet they saw so much you would never see otherwise. Posted by: ryan at September 24, 2004 1:48 PM |
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That's true, it's probably worth it just to see some crazy shit. Posted by: polamex at September 25, 2004 12:00 PM |
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Sounds fantastic. A lot of the experience probably depends on how well you're able to repair your vehicle. I know some people who had to sell their car before making it to the southern tip of the United States because their shit broke down and they needed bus fare to get home. Posted by: agent1073 at September 27, 2004 11:43 AM |
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Yeah, I can't imagine what you would do if yer truck broke down in the middle of nowhere in Columbia. ...actually, in that instance I'd sell it for a bag of blow and finish the trip on foot. Posted by: ryan at September 27, 2004 12:08 PM |
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I wonder if a moped would be more appropriate to get around... I dunno.. powered by gasoline, powered by foot, powered by coke. Maybe easier to maintain and not much slower. Posted by: agent1073 at September 27, 2004 1:44 PM |