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South America 2024 and beyond

    Where do you find the Dog.O.Mobil at the moment?

    Pictures from previous tours

    Chile - Isla Grande de Chiloé

    On X12

               Chile

    Puerto Grosse

               Chile

    Lago Gral Carrera

               Chile

    Lago Posadas

               Argentina

    Lago Belgrano

               Argentina

    El Calafate

               Argentinien

    Lago Amarga

               Chile

    Morning view

    Bahia el Bote

               Chile

    R255

               Chile

    Volcan Lanin

    Argentina

    Reserva La Payunia

    Argentina

    The Andes from RN 149

    Argentina

    Parque Provincial Ischigualasto

    Argentina

    Quebrada de los Cuervos

    Uruguay

    Cementerio Central

    Uruguay

    Patio de Escuelas Menores

    Salamanca, Spain

    Black Forrest

    Mt Feldberg

    Denmark

    Nyborg

    Norway

    Røssvatnet

    Lodingen

    Norway

    Norway

    Hinnoya

    One of many lakes

    Sweden

    Demark

    Øresundbron

    France

    Jura

    Vosges

    France

    Boshtova

    Albania

    Bulgaria

    Near Kasanlak

    Klisura Rijeke Pive

    Montenegro

    Wrocław

    Poland

    Greece

    near Arkadiko Chorio

    Senj

    Croatia

    Slovakia

    Štrbské Pleso

    Danube

    Romania

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    near Kalinovik

    near Constanța

    Romania

    Poland

    near Poznań

    towards Berat

    Albania

    Andromonástēro

    Greece

    Maramureș

    Romania

    Impressions

    Chile

    If there's one thing I'll remember, it's the bad weather along the Carretera Austral. Below travel blog post didn't quite apply to me.

    Patagonia in the dry season (December to February). During these months the temperatures are very warm, averaging 20° C, and the amount of rainfall is much lower than in the rest of the year. This is the high season and best time to travel anywhere in Chile

    Chile

    What do you do when your mind says no, but you really want to see the glaciers from your pitch..... 2 hours later I was out again. 

    Thanks to Elisabeth and Carlheinz. Without help it would have taken much longer. 

     

    Chile

    After 2 weeks in Argentinian Patagonia, I crossed over to the Carretera Austral (R7) in Chile. The journey to Paso Roballos and the border station were definitely a highlight for me.

    Next stop Cochrane. Refuelling and shopping

    Argentina

    I am still not able to grasp the sheer distances in the Santa Cruz Province and as I call it the Estepa Province

    Hardly a journey between 2 must-see spots under 300 kilometers and mostly on tiringly straight roads. Only the wind forces you to stay alert

    Argentina

    Finally I have seen Fitz Roy. For me the most beautiful place in Patagonia. Even after a 19 km hike I felt so balanced and relaxed

    Argentina

    At 8:00 this morning I entered the NP Los Glaciars to visit the Perito Moreno Glacier.  Paid 45 € and 30 min later I was one of many others, that drove the only one road that gets you to the Mirador. The viewpoint is nicely arranged with pathes that gives you the opportunity to see the Glacier from all angles. 

    Chile

    New Year's Eve is like Valentine's Day 

    Some people party, others sit in front of the TV and I celebrate in Patagonia without fireworks and a TV

    Happy New Year!

     

    Chile

     

    I wish you a Merry Christmas 

    from the shores of the Pacific Ocean

    north of Punta Arenas

    Chile

    After almost a week of rain and strong winds, I can once again enjoy a cup of coffee in front of the Dog.O.Mobil with a view of Tierra Del Fuego.

    It's only 13 Celsius, but it feels so good. Afterwards I make myself a campfire to round off the Saturday in style

    Chile

    Last spring, I wanted to know how many kilometers I would cover on this tour. Furkot had planned around 32,000 kilometers from Montevideo to Cartagena in Colombia. The distance to Tierra del Fuego was to be around 5,500 kilometers and the direct route (along the RN3) around 3,000 kilometers.

    Up to the border in Monte Aymond it was finally 7,600 km. All the small detours to avoid traveling on the RN40 added up to 2,000 km.

    Argentina

    In Rio Gallegos, at the wreck, the driver's door was almost torn off. It was windy, but the gusts of wind were fierce. The door wouldn't close, warped, and a hinge was broken. Drove 25 km with the broken door to the next workshop

    A VW workshop repaired it. They just laughed about the rookie error.... But they were so helpful

    Argentina

    Drove from Puerto San Julián to Rio Gallegos and only saw 1 city next to the RN3. 2 junctions and the rest was Estepa, wasteland. Nothing on the left, nothing on the right. Only exits to Estancias which I couldn´t see

    A little bit like in a Mad Max movie

    Argentina

    Once upon a time, there was a proud drone owner who wanted to make beautiful videos of flamingos. But there was a flamingo that didn't know right from left. The drone is now R.I.P on Mar Chiquita

    Uruguay

    A comparsa parades very slowly down the street in Palermo. A comparsa group of candombe drummers and dancers

    Uruguay

    I have just received the picture from the agent. Friday 25th 18:00 local time. The Dog.O.Mobil is in the harbor and with a bit of luck I'll be able to take delivery of it on Monday

    Uruguay

    On Oct 23rd the Grande Francia arrived in the harbor of Montevideo around 11:00 in the evening. Now everything just has to be in and on the Dog.O.Mobil🤪. Over 9 month of preparation finally goes into action.

    Germany

    On Sept 9th I handed over the Sprinter in Hamburg with the support of Overlander Shipping Hamburg. The whole process took less than 45 minutes. Expected arrival in Montevideo is Oct 7th. As shit happens, the Dog.O.Mobil will be on a later vessel and only arrive on the Oct 19th

    Spain

    In addition to the renowned university, Salamanca has a plethora of language schools, one of which is mine 😎

    The movie discussed was While at War (Spanish: Mientras dure la guerra). During the Spanish Civil War, the movie tracks the plight of philosopher and writer Miguel de Unamuno (born in Salamanca)

    Norway

    The Lofoten islands are stunning but we decided to go for the Vesterålen and where hoping for less vans on the road..

    Norway

    Most people post pictures of the cathedral or the old town of Trodnheim. But Trondheim is a normal city

    Sweden

    The beach at the Friseboda Nature Reserve was the first chance for Miko to stroll around

    Denmark

    Covid is over, long live tourism and influencers... Almost couldn't believe how busy Copenhagen was today

    Switzerland

    On Easter Sunday this view of the Alps from La Vue des Alpes, near Les Hauts Geneveys, was my litle gift. Great view, that's all I can say!

    France

    I wasn't sure if I would have skied under those conditions in the Vosges. Skiing at plus degrees on narrow artificial snow tracks: That is the 2023 reality of ski tourism

    France

    Stand there on the side of the road and took pictures of the Cantal. Suddenly out of nowhere the falcon <I guess> is over me and I just hold on to it. 2 deer were too fast for me, but everything was right with the bird

    France

    To the north of the Route Montagne Cantal, the landscape is characterized by hilly farmland. You really relax when you drive towards Riom-ès-Montagnes.

    France

    The aim of my bike tour in the Gascogne region was to visit local chateaus around Condom. Not really a success story.... It was either a perfectly normal winery or, as in the picture, the gate was closed. I was able to visit 2 out of 6 planned chateaus

    France

    The Col d'Aubisque is one of many Pyrenees passes. With its 1'709 m, not the highest. Located southwest of Tarbes in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. This are some of the facts. But it's definitely one of the passes that impressed me the most on my tour

    France

    A lot of people talk about the Provence, but I was definitely impressed by the Drôme Département. Gorges and wooded natural parks, lavender fields, olive trees and perched solitary villages...

    France

    I love sunsets with a Gin Tonic, Rum or whatever in my hand. The Col de Muze is one of an unspeakable number of passes in the Diois massif, an area with lonely, beautiful pass roads away from all mainstream routes infested with motorbikes.

    Previous posts

    04 February 2025

    After a 4-hour ferry ride, I arrived in Quellón in fine weather.

    30 January 2025

    After the Paso Roballos, I was hoping for a good Chilean road. Too bad. The road through the Patagonia National Park (Chile) is pretty battered.

    26 January 2025

    In Puerto Río Tranquil I turned off onto the X728. Pitches were a dime a dozen and the North Patagonian Ice Field was my backdrop.

    16 January 2025

    After I had crossed the border in Cerro Castillio on 1.1.25 in the morning at 9.30 a.m. in 40 minutes. The Chileans had checked my van on entering Chile, but no Argentinian wanted to look at it.

    01 January 2025

    On 20 December, I took the Dog.O.Mobil in the direction of Mont Aymond. After I refueled the van I left Rio Gallegos towards the Border

    19 December 2024

    As we travelled on from El Bolsón, I knew that El Bolsón was/is the hippie capital of Argentina. As in Germany, it dated back to the 60s and 70s. I certainly didn't notice much of it. 

    16 December 2024

    Ute and Stefan had checked the whole thing out in advance and Darwin Expediciones had gathered enough people to drive to Isla Pingüino. 

    08 December 2024

    On the weekend north of Lago Ñorquinco, I tackled all sorts of things. Saturday was just perfect in the sunshine to carry out repairs, clean the van and take a dip in the Rio Remeco.

    07 December 2024

    After the disappointment of buying wine, we headed south on the RN40. We travelled via Tunuyan and San Carlos on the RN40 to Pareditas.

    01 December 2024

    I was having breakfast at the El Mangrullo campsite in Mendoza when I realized that I hadn't made any notes over the last few days. 

    01 December 2024

    When you see the usual posts on Instagram, YT or Pinterest, you think Argentina consists of the Andes and Patagonia. Together with the Hyggies, I made my way to the mountains

    01 December 2024

    The Parque Provincial Ischigualasto was the first national park in which we planned to do a guided tour with our own cars.

    01 December 2024

    I hadn't found much about Uruguay beforehand, and hadn't actually done much searching. The few things I did find didn't send me into raptures. I would have done Montevideo in 3 days if I hadn't had to pick up the van.

    29 October 2024

    Montevideo has around 1.3 million inhabitants and is the capital of Uruguay. The city was founded by Spain in 1724, where the Ciudad Vieja stands today.

    01 January 2025

    The Dog.O.Mobil is on the vessel and I am waiting for the flight to Buenos Aires. Preparation completed ✅

    28 January 2024

    The Dog.O.Mobil scratches the 3.5to mark on every tour and I tried to figure out what makes it so heavy. I found the YT video from bergbrise-camping EVERY SECOND MOTORHOME OVERLOADED? informative and rejected the idea of increasing the load to 4to. It was more of a coincidence that I noticed that my Ikea kitchen is significantly heavier than I thought. So I saw potential here

    10 March 2024

    As usual I have a plan and their is reality. My plan was to explore Norway from South to North and go back south in Sweden. To reduce costs we decided to go with the Dog.O.Mobil to Copenhagen on the road, cross the Öresundbron (bridge) and explore Sweden first. I have to say... Like many other in 2023

    12 August 2023

    I use Komoot for 3 years now. In case I am too lazy to plan my own tour , I am going to use a Komoot recommendation.

    12 August 2023

    I don't live far from the Jura, but I haven't seen much. It was Kevin Mercier's blog "Kevmrc" that persuaded me to spend a few days in the Jura

    12 August 2023

    February at the Swiss border had been sunny and actually much too warm. Since I had assumed that things would continue like this, I had considered the trip to the Vosges.

    07 January 2025

    My journey to travel with a van started a few years ago with an off-road training and the idea of driving down the Pan Americana from Alaska to Patagonia. It was the  book and blog of Dan Grec who in one go inspired and scared me away.

    10 February 2024

    2 weeks before the end of the sabbatical, my sister-in-law asked me "Did it bring you what you were looking for?" After about 17'500 km and my last hike to the Puy de Sancy, I started thinking about it on the way home

    09 October 2022

    Once again I'm sitting here and don't know what to write about the wonderful Pyrenees. I can't get a song about mountains, valleys and lakes out of my head, and it took me a while to find it -> "Mountains and Valleys" from Bender & Schillinger

    13 September 2022

    This morning I started in Font Romeu in France, or better said the ski resort. It was fresh at 9:00 <only 15 degrees>. My planned path should lead me past the Spain enclave of Llívia to Andorra.

    10 October 2022

    The Ardeche valley was beautiful, but hot and crowded. I couldn't bring myself to look for a parking space in the valley itself. I prefer it cool at night 😉

    05 October 2022

    The first thing that struck me was the better developed roads on the French side of the Col de la Lombarde. Isola, better Isola 2000, the first stop, is a typical winter sports resort. While there are some summer tourists, the ski slopes, lifts, and ambiance screams ski-resort.

    11 September 2022

    After a week in the Maremma with well over 30 Celsius almost every day and, worst of all, mosquitoes, I'm on my way now. The time with my friends in Ribolla was nice, I ate too much and didn't really move.

    11 September 2022

    After 4 weeks at home I left today <10.08>. It started at 31 degrees and a bright blue sky

    11 September 2022

    A lot went through my mind while driving through Poland

    11 September 2022

    I entered Poland near Zwardoń. I didn't notice much of border, only the trucks had to drive to a parking lot, while I went overland to Kraków

    21 July 2023

    I've been pondering what I should write about Slovakia for so long. On the one hand, that was because I hadn't been in the country long enough, but I didn't want to stay any longer either

    26 July 2022

    For me there is a big gap between what I was told and what I saw in Romania

    12 October 2022

    If I'm honest, I didn't have a plan for Slovakia, apart from hiking in the High Tatras

    12 October 2022

    When I started the Dog.O.Mobil this morning in brilliant weather <26 degrees at 800 m>, I saw 90 on the display

    13 September 2022

    The hike to Creasta Cocoşului should be my last hike in Romania

    13 September 2022

    After my detour to the Iron Gate <Danube breakthrough> I wanted to continue north again. The motto was Transalpina - Transylvania - Maramureș.

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