My Mission is to be the first person to travel by land and sea to every country in the world. First North and South America, then by yacht to Africa and Asia.
Summary: Left England Mid Sept 07, one way to Toronto Canada with no intention of going back. I bought a minivan in Boston and drove down to Key West before turning West to California through the Southern States. After 3 months in the US I spent 14 months travelling through Mexico and living in San Cristobal de las Casas and another 6 months driving through Central America. After 2 and a half years of travel I'm nearly ready to reach my penultimate Continent, South America...
Current Location: Somewhere in Central America
Next Destination: South!
Countries visited : 9
Countries to go: 183!!
Miles Driven : 25,000
Times Stopped by the Police : 6
Money paid to the Police : $0
US Parking fines total : $700
Fines paid : $0
Total repair costs on Van : $150
Currently Reading: Poker Brain
What I've been doing...
Costa rican beaurocracy is so f**king retarded sometimes. How can people be so incompetent for a living!?!? Grrrrrrr 6 hrs ago
Been trying to explain 'rounds' to Melissa. I don't think she Will Ever go to the pub now.... Colonials.... 1 day ago
Last night we were in a club and had a 4.6 Earthquake boom! shake the room! Only a few miles away too. Most people didn't even notice... :p 1 week ago
Eek! Drilling time, sitting in the chair waiting for 2 implants today! Gonna be sore as hell for a couple of days! 2010-02-03
Back in the dentist... Planning on two implants this time, then I'll have perfect teeth :) 2010-01-28
yay, I just got five $2 bills in change.... well, this makes *me* happy!! :) 2009-11-16
Why is it when you go into a sex shop with a girl you always have a creepy assistant *explain* all the products... i know how a dildo works! 2009-11-05
Im staying in the coolest hostel in San Jose, Costa Rica, they have a wii!! :p Has anyone been to the dentist here? Advice?? 2009-11-01
La Fortuna in CR is beautiful and the hot river was awesome, which is good since Im now stuck here with a leaking, bulging tyre :/ 2009-10-28
After yesterday @ the beach, I'm no longer a guy with a board but a real surfer! Gnarly dude! I ache all over :p costa rica this afternoon! 2009-10-26
Mmmmmm pancakes in bed, thanks Rachel!! 2009-10-24
I have my new google voice account and my number is (443) MTOW NER. Nice huh? Now I just need them to allow international forwarding... 2009-10-17
Yo momma so stupid, she thinks the Large Hadron Collider is a gay porn film. 2009-10-17
Yo momma so fat, she took geometry in high school just cause she heard there was gonna be some pi. 2009-10-17
I was listening to the thunder & rain, underwater & this fat german jumped into the pool & nearly right on me! Scared the willies out of me! 2009-10-17
Bleh, why does it start raing as soon as I get in the pool!?!? 2009-10-17
Life is short. Eat dessert first. I'm having torta zanahoria while waiting on my bagel. Yum! 2009-10-16
I don't know whether to be comforted or alarmed by the volcano air raid siren that fires ever day at noon. Yesterday it went at 7 am ! :( 2009-10-15
Always an uncle, never a father! :p Congrats Claire, Jono & likkle Luke Towner! I would gone with Han but it's better than Derek! 2009-10-14