This article also published on Medium.com. Heading out to sea with a Nicaraguan fishing crew at 4am. Building a yurt with a family of nomads on the Mongolian steppe. Cruising around town looking for grub with a Guatemalan mechanic. In the past year we’ve been to over 25 countries. We have a lot of travel […]
Costa Rica, End of the World 2015, Our Story, Video Updates
Global Goulets Video Update 8/15 – Palmares, Costa Rica
16
Aug
Aug
Live from Palmares, Costa Rica, where today is Dia de la Madre! Happy Mother’s Day, from Costa Rica. Here’s the latest: – We crossed into Costa Rica and hit the beaches of Tamarindo, where we got to spend time with our friends Charlie and Sabrina from NYC – We learned how to smoke tuna in […]
16
Aug
Aug
Our recent article, “The Murder Capital of the World That Isn’t”, made a big splash around Honduras and on the interwebs. But in case you’d prefer to read the article in Spanish, or just want to test your Spanish skillz, La Prensa, Honduras’ #1 newspaper, has translated the article and published it in print and […]
End of the World 2015, Nicaragua, Our Story, Video Updates
Global Goulets Video Update – 8/8, San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
08
Aug
Aug
It’s the first ever Goulet video update! Live from sleeping in our in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. Here’s the latest: – Eric has chocolate on his face from our surprise chocolate bar eaten 5 minutes before this video – We were generously gifted a NEW ALTERNATOR(!) directly flown from the U.S. by our friend […]
18
Jun
Jun
The Zapatistas of Chiapas, Mexico embody a powerful story of unflinching pride, struggle, and resistance. But you won’t hear it from us. When we pulled into San Cristobal de las Casas deep in Southern Mexico, we set out hunting for a story. We’re on a mission, after all, to drive from NYC to Argentina and film […]
03
Jun
Jun
A reporter from Soy502.com, a local Guatemalan news site, was alerted to us and reached out for an interview. We thought our Spanish was getting better, but if you watch the video interview, the reporter seems to have picked out all the clips where Eric and Brian completely garble their Spanish (Alex was out trying to […]
20
May
May
We are LIVE right now on Reddit! Come ASK US ANYTHING! http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/36nlmt/we_are_3_adventurers_who_quit_our_stable_nyc_jobs/ Proof:
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May
May
Ever had a question to ask the Goulets but never had the goulets to ask it? Never had a question but thinking of one now? Tomorrow at 2:15pm EST we will be doing an AMA on reddit where we will be answering all of your questions (including the dumb ones). Check out reddit.com/r/iama at 2:15 […]
16
May
May
So you want to make mezcal. Great! Let us know how it goes and invite us over when it’s ready! Mezcal is the drink of Oaxaca and many would say Mexico. Like its cousin tequila, it’s made from the agave plant, but has a rich, smoky flavor. Mezcal is traditionally handcrafted by small-scale producers using […]
14
May
May
So you want to make a rug. Well, that’s an interesting decision but it’s up to you. The Global Goulets visited Vida Nueva, a women’s weaving collective in Teotitlán del Valle. Here’s how it’s been done by the indigenous Zapotec people in Oaxaca, Mexico, for centuries. 1) Pluck some cochineal insects off your cactus plants […]
14
May
May
This episode is a bit different from our former podcasts. A bit more in depth and a bit more focused. As we settled down in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, we decided we wanted to do something new and really uncover a story. The story we wanted to go after was that of […]
End of the World 2015, Mexico, Podcast
Podcast Episode 3: Lusty Luchadors, Small Town Celebrations & a Moment of Gratitude
01
May
May
In this episode of 7 Minutes with the Goulets (we round 9.5 minutes down to 7 minutes in this podcast) we take you inside Arena Mexico, teach you about the crafts and customs of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, discover peanut butter, and have a moment of gratitude. In this weekly audio stream we’ll give you […]
22
Apr
Apr
AND IN A ROUSING UPSET, THE MERCILESS EL TERRIBLE IS TAKEN DOWN BY OUR THREE MASKED HEROES, LOS GLOBAL GOULETS!! *The crowd goes wild* If you find yourself passing through Mexico (we hope you do!), you can learn a lot about the last 50 years of Mexican culture and have a damn good time by […]
22
Apr
Apr
Check out the second episode of our weekly podcast, 7 Minutes with the Goulets, where we take you all around vibrant Mexico City. Through the use of storytelling and extensive soundscapes, we bring you the various sounds of the street musicians, through some pretty interesting (read: sketchy) markets, and around the ancient ruins of Teotihuacan. Every tourist […]
15
Apr
Apr
In 1492, the story goes, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue en route to his discovery of Latin America. He took a fleet of 3 ships: the Nina, the Pinta, and of course, the Santa Maria. We Goulets find ourselves on a similar adventure, out to discover the Latin American world and the treasures it […]
15
Apr
Apr
The Global Goulets team has grown. Big hello to Mr. Mathis’ 4th grade class from Austin, TX and welcome to our adventure! Mr. Mathis’ class of extraordinarily charming achievers will be following our trip and using our destinations as a basis for their curriculum across several subjects – math (if the Goulets drove to Guanajuato […]
14
Apr
Apr
There’s a phenomenon happening in the kitchen, and you don’t know anything about it. In a modest home kitchen in Austin, TX, two culinary adventurers have carefully crafted the most important accomplishment in food since Doritos Locos Tacos. They’ve created the Bolo. The Bolo has the basic ingredients of a breakfast taco, but is baked […]
End of the World 2015, Mexico, Podcast
Podcast Episode I: Lost Passports, Mexican Jail, and a Baby Goat
13
Apr
Apr
It’s a big day for the Goulets! Today we are launching the first episode of our weekly podcast, 7 Minutes with the Goulets. It’s our latest and greatest way of connecting with you and bringing you the world while we’re on the road. In this weekly audio stream we’ll give you a unique, real, and […]
End of the World 2015, Our Story, United States
We’re Off: The Rally to the End of the World has Begun!
01
Apr
Apr
It’s good to have a gig again, Johnny. After months of planning we’ve launched this early spring morning from NYC. Of course we grabbed some bagels and schmear before hitting the road. We’re packed for the months ahead and every kind of weather known to man. Who knows how long we’ll be gone or what […]
19
Mar
Mar
The Rally to the End of the World begins!! After months of planning, we’ll be departing NYC on April 1st, 2015. As always, stay tuned as our adventure unfolds. We’ll have live GPS tracking and a loud presence across social media (@globalgoulets). The departure date is approaching fast, so make sure to catch up with […]
17
Mar
Mar
We’ve found her! Please welcome our beautiful 2001 Nissan Xterra to the party. We found her at a used car lot in NJ and she’ll be joining us for the epic trek down south (she has no idea what’s coming). Key stats: Year: 2001 Mileage: 134,000 miles Color: Forest green Transmission: Automatic Windows: 4, but the back two are […]
19
Jan
Jan
We’ve had some time to think since getting back from Ulaanbaatar. We’re always being asked about our best experiences, and more importantly, what we learned out there. So here are some thoughts, in no particular order, for those who feel inspired to embark on their next adventure: This was no vacation. The Rally was a […]
19
Jan
Jan
She went through a lot. For any of us involved, it was probably the most volatile relationship we’d ever had. There were moods, there were rough patches, even for days at a time. But our baby got us there. She got us to Mongolia. An oral history of the Auto Goulet’s epic 10,000 mile death […]
19
Jan
Jan
We approached Russia timidly. This would be the 18th country on our pilgrimage and only the second to last to our destination. We were border warriors at this point. But Russia – all summer we’d been hearing about tensions between our kind and their kind at an all-time post-Cold War high. Each Internet check-in we’d […]
23
Dec
Dec
We sent over 65 postcards from Mongolia more than 3.5 months ago…. We crossed all our i’s and dotted all our t’s, and used our best and biggest handwriting to plaster those things with “USA!” No really, here’s proof. Thanks to the ol’ reliable Mongolian pony express, we haven’t heard of anyone receiving one of […]