Out of Mexico, into Oaxaca. Once again, we get “hilariously” lost and test out our mediocre Spanish on underserving locals. Also: the best language school in Mexico, the most welcoming B&B, and what do tarantulas like to do when it’s cold? Get sociable with people, of course. Click here to real all.
The world’s largest, and some would say, most dangerous city on Earth is in Mexico. We visited and mostly were at risk from dying of hypothermia, because what no-one tells you is that it gets pretty nippy in the winter. Click here to see what you should do if you ever get there, and to read an account of what will happen if you’re fool enough to drive there.
Bit of a break there, eh? Anyway, if you’re driving from the US into Mexico, this is what you need to know about the potentially-tricky border crossing. Also, the best hotel in Acapulco, a very weird Christmas, and the reason that pleasant holidays make for terrible travel writing. Not that there’s any in here.
Oh, hey. What’s the best thing to do to a three-day old car? That’s right, bang it into something, making sure to leave lots of expensive-looking damage. Click here to find out why we spent quite a lot of our time in Colorado trawling around junk yards.
It’s the dullest title of a blog post ever, but still, someone has to document driving across Iowa. On the way, snow, more snow, and the World’s Biggest Truckstop. Apparently people like pulling over at truckstops because of the food. Click here to find out if it’s true.
We give up on buses, trains and planes, and buy ourselves some wheels. If you want to buy a car in the United States, here’s what you need to know. Hint: there’s some very bad news coming up for non-Americans. Click here to see what.
Our crampons safely back in their boxes, we leave the Fox Glacier and head to New Zealand’s tourist mecca, Queenstown. Ahead of us: a day of the best roads the world has to offer. Click here for more.
We head north from Auckland, stopping for Brobdingnagian scones and a tree museum. Click here to see if Joni Mitchell is a reliable source for admission prices, and to find out what’s so interesting about a flag pole.
After three months and three thousand kilometres, we get out of Australia and head to the world’s most under-rated country. Ahead of us, a knackered rental car with dodgy brakes, conspiracy-theorists and enough film locations to sink a battleship. Click here to see how we got on.
We leave Fraser Island and arrive somewhere where the Subway staff are testy, the shops are closed and the sweets will pull your teeth apart. How much will dental work in Australia set you back? Click here to find out.
