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Getting Down and Things Done in Cape Town
/0 Comments/in Africa, South Africa, Travelogue /by allanWith a population of more than 3 million people, Cape Town is the economic and tourist center of western South Africa, and it serves as the legislative capital of the country. Like most of South Africa there is quite diversity and clearly visible contrasts on every street corner. Standing at the BMW Pavillion near Cape […]
Welcome To Africa!
/1 Comment/in Africa, South Africa, Travelogue /by allanThere’s was a last minute panic in Buenos Aires before the taxi came to take me to EZE airport to board my Malaysian Airline flight bound for Cape Town South Africa. My cellphone rang and there’s Silvina speaking with a shortness of breath. Seems that there was one document that the cargo people at Malaysia […]
The Bureaucracy of Shipping: Redux
/0 Comments/in Africa, Argentina, South Africa, South America, Travelogue /by allanLet’s Go To Africa. Fortunately I arrived in Buenos Aires several days before my motorcycle, because finding my motorcycle turned out to tougher than finding the truth about Tango. You see Variglog, the company I shipped from Brazil, had no phone number listing in Buenos Aires or at the Airport, and calling the office in […]
Wine & Food in Buenos Aires: One More Time.
/0 Comments/in Argentina, South America, Travelogue /by allanFor the last several days I’ve made more than 4 trips downtown to meet with the people at Delfino Air Cargo, the agent for Malaysia Airlines Cargo here in Buenos Aires. The runaround is incredible. But things are happening. I got a chance to go back to Dakar Motos and spend some time with Javier […]
Getting Things Done In Buenos Aires
/0 Comments/in Argentina, South America, Travelogue /by allanWhile I feel I could ease into life as a gringo Porteño here in Buenos Aires, I’ve got to get down to business. Certainly there’s coordinating the logistics of shipping Doc to Cape Town in South Africa. And there’s the problem with my Apple Mac Book Pro. I want to be sure to spend time […]
Friends & Family: Buenos Aires
/0 Comments/in Argentina, South America, Travelogue /by allanFor those who have been following my journey for the past year or more, you might remember Daniel & Juan, two Argentina riders Jeremiah and I met when crossing the border from Chile into Argentina last December. Since that meeting I’ve had a chance to spend time with them in there home town of Bolivar, […]
Back In Buenos Aires. Home Again?
/1 Comment/in Argentina, South America, Travelogue /by allanSeems like I’m moving from one home away from home to another home away from home. My flight from Belem took me through the Brazilian capital of Brasilia where I boarded another plane headed for Argentina. Arriving mid-afternoon I easily found my way back to the Hotel Costa Rica where Jann, the affable french owner […]