yyyeah,,,,,,central/south america here i come!

Revolver · #1 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

booked and paid the ticket today!

june 20th. flying to cancun mexico. backpacking all the way down to lima peru to fly back home for august 2nd.

that means mexico,belize,guatemala,el salvador,honduras,nicaraugra,costa rica,panama,columbia,ecuador and my fav......PERU!.

to be done in only a month and a half! wich means some pretty hardcore travelin!.....AWSOME!.

*shifty three fifty you have no idea what your getting yourself into!! lol*

Courtney · #2 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

Bastard.

Revolver · #3 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

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Originally Posted by Courtney

Bastard.

lol.....courtney....this what i do.

ive taken long backpacking trips(2-4mos) every year since 04.

.some rock 21 inch rims and nikes.......

i rock passport stamps and sunburns lol

se7en · #4 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

im gonna sound like a downer, dont mean too. however all the news about tourists getting hurt, jailed or killed down there freaks me out about travelling in south america. other than that, have a safe and fun trip.

Courtney · #5 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

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Originally Posted by Revolver

lol.....courtney....this what i do.

ive taken long backpacking trips(2-4mos) every year since 04.

.some rock 21 inch rims and nikes.......

i rock passport stamps and sunburns lol

i rock school :(
what ure doing seems doable money wise i am gona start saving for a trip next summer

Revolver · #6 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

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Originally Posted by se7en

im gonna sound like a downer, dont mean too. however all the news about tourists getting hurt, jailed or killed down there freaks me out about travelling in south america. other than that, have a safe and fun trip.

really? what have you heard? can you link me to any info?

i ask because this will be my third time down in latin america and aside from the usual theft issues(wich are the same in anycountry when your backpacking) ive found it to be extremely safe and not at all what its painted to be in our media.

i was espescially suprised about columbia, sure it has its marxist gurellia groups and drug runners...so what. they really dont care about backpackers all that much. and i know this from first hand experience.

unplug out of mainstream american media. they love to instill fear into people so they never leave their own country and just contribute to the amrican...*ahem* northamerican grid.

my next journey,after New Zealand, will be to the middle east in late 08. but thats just insane cause i could get kidnapped and beheaded right?

Revolver · #7 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

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Originally Posted by Courtney

i rock school :(
what ure doing seems doable money wise i am gona start saving for a trip next summer

turn that frown upside down!.

nuttin wrong with a little schooling.*just dont let them put your head in a box like they almost did to me :)*

Big R · #8 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

by yourself?

decypher · #9 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

Nice John you're going to have some crazy adventures. Do you got a special travel blog up where you'll post pics and stuff?

**sNyx** · #10 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

nice one mate, safe and fun travels.

mojo · #11 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

Ohhhhhhh man!

This is the same trip i am planning for next January, i am freaking jealous! It is going to be quick though, i am hoping to spend 4-5 months at it, with a month sitting somewhere volunteering.
What are you planning to do in regards to the Durien Gap? Overland?
Do you have a blog, because i would love to read about your ups and downs.

Dang man, hook a brotha up with your email address.

mojo · #12 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

what are you budgeting for for the 1.5 months?

mapleleaf4ever · #13 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

Bon Voyage! :)

Revolver · #14 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

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Originally Posted by mojo

Ohhhhhhh man!

This is the same trip i am planning for next January, i am freaking jealous! It is going to be quick though, i am hoping to spend 4-5 months at it, with a month sitting somewhere volunteering.
What are you planning to do in regards to the Durien Gap? Overland?
Do you have a blog, because i would love to read about your ups and downs.

Dang man, hook a brotha up with your email address.

wow...4-5 months! that is awsome!. yeah my 1.5 month will be fast but thats allright. if its one thing ive learnd from my other backpacking trips is that you can cover alot of ground pretty fast. its amazing how small this planet really is....i can only do 1.5 mos cause i have one of those working holidy visa things for new zealand wich starts in the fall and 3507321c wanted to be back in time for shambala

THE DARIEN GAP!!!!!!!...oh dude thats been my obsession for the last week. reading and reading about possible routes to take. if i had more time id most likely pay a guide to take me through it...but its like the most dangerous,lawless region on the planet....only a select few have made it through overland without any problems wich drives me even more to one day cross it by foot....but most likely ill just take a boat into cartegena,in reality though....i think ill just take a flight from panama to equador.

my budget?...well for the flights it was about 1300 cause i procrastinated and booked late (lol) and daily expenses im going to set at 10-20 usd a day with a 300 usd cushion for activites like diving or surf camps i might want to try...

frogprincess · #15 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

lucky!

have a fun and safe trip!

frogprincess · #16 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

pet a donkey for me!

CharlieTuna · #17 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

Good for you! I'm planning on heading down to Argentina this Dec to visit family. :)

Grapes · #18 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

Revolver, you are hardcore. I gotta do something like that someday.

Good luck!

justShell · #19 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

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Originally Posted by Revolver

that means mexico,belize,guatemala,el salvador,honduras,nicaraugra,costa rica,panama,columbia,ecuador and my fav......PERU!.

completely jealous. i think i just creamed my pants a bit

AGROculture · #20 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

Sounds great man

If you must go to one place in Costa Rica make it
La Fortuna and Arenal Volcano

u should keep an online blog so we can read what you're up to and take tips for when we go

crookedking · #21 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

are you going to be doing that documentary you were talking about a few months ago?

Revolver · #22 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

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are you going to be doing that documentary you were talking about a few months ago?

absolutley...im bringing all my camera equipment down again.

ive coverd the inca,q'uero,shipibo(amazon tribe) nazca and bolivian stuff last year. this time around im focusing on the toletecs,mayan, aztec....the whole "2012" mayan calender thing and the type of traveler thats in mexico at the moment.

one thing i really need is a ACE video editor. me fumbling around with imovie aint cuttin it!...lol...

mojo · #23 (**permalink**) May 31, 07

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Originally Posted by Revolver

wow...4-5 months! that is awsome!. yeah my 1.5 month will be fast but thats allright. if its one thing ive learnd from my other backpacking trips is that you can cover alot of ground pretty fast. its amazing how small this planet really is....i can only do 1.5 mos cause i have one of those working holidy visa things for new zealand wich starts in the fall and 3507321c wanted to be back in time for shambala

THE DARIEN GAP!!!!!!!...oh dude thats been my obsession for the last week. reading and reading about possible routes to take. if i had more time id most likely pay a guide to take me through it...but its like the most dangerous,lawless region on the planet....only a select few have made it through overland without any problems wich drives me even more to one day cross it by foot....but most likely ill just take a boat into cartegena,in reality though....i think ill just take a flight from panama to equador.

my budget?...well for the flights it was about 1300 cause i procrastinated and booked late (lol) and daily expenses im going to set at 10-20 usd a day with a 300 usd cushion for activites like diving or surf camps i might want to try...

Word. If i can stretch it financially i think i will look into sailing. i have never been out on a boat like like for more then an afternoon so i think it would be a good experience. It sounds pretty hairing in that region.....i don't want to get caught up in any crazy para-military coke running shenanigans.
Do you think you are cutting it close, money wise? I have read that a realistic daily amount is more like 25-30..then again i have never been. In any case, make sure to keep us all updated.

crookedking · #24 (**permalink**) Jun 01, 07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revolver

absolutley...im bringing all my camera equipment down again.

ive coverd the inca,q'uero,shipibo(amazon tribe) nazca and bolivian stuff last year. this time around im focusing on the toletecs,mayan, aztec....the whole "2012" mayan calender thing and the type of traveler thats in mexico at the moment.

one thing i really need is a ACE video editor. me fumbling around with imovie aint cuttin it!...lol...

my dad does editing for a living.

wigglesworth · #25 (**permalink**) Jun 01, 07

check out tikal in guatemala