"j": start of construction 1975, finished 1976 … and still running
Month: September 2013
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taking your job too serious
29.09. The scheduled flight to Bogota is at 11:40. Fortunately, the taxi is at the hostel earlier than ordered, fortunately there is no traffic and I’m at the airport before 9:30. I wanted to check-in. The lady asks me if I have an onward ticket or when I will fly back to Austria. I show…
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Panama (en)
23.09. – 24.09. Border crossing number 8 on my trip. I ‘m about 11 weeks on the road, not a bad average. A guest in the Hostel told me, that they want to see 500 USD in cash for entering Panama. For whatever reason. I’ve already withdrawed enough USD in San Jose to pay the…
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Costa Rica (en)
17.09. – 22.09. The entry to Costa Rica takes a little bit long, but again, no problems. Just across the border, we stopped at a restaurant and had snack. Then we split up. I said good bye to Renate and Bart and went on to San Jose alone. Thank you, Renate and Bart, that I…
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Nicaragua, corrupt police
14.09. – 16.09. The exit and entry from Honduras to Nicaragua took, as always, long. But again there are no difficulties. Again, the helpers were at our side. But when we tell them that we have traveled through Central America and already know how the process is, they leave us alone. To our surprise, no…
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Honduras, Off-Road (en)
10.09. – 14.09. I leave Monterrico early in the morning and make my way to Honduras with the todays destination Copan Ruinas just behind the border. It is a long ride today. But it is going well. About 80km from the border, I see two BMW motorcycles on the side of the road. It is…
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Guatemala, of the efforts entering a country
08.09. I start early today, going to the border crossing at Hidalgo. When leaving Mexico they wanted 30 USD from me for the visa. I left Mexico the day before and entered it again. I stayed just one night, but it’s the law. I require an invoice. He says, he can’t write one. If I…