The following post details the Nowhere Men’s journey from March 14 – March 17: Our first passage into Argentina was a significant milestone. We’d encountered our final country, the last great frontier. We’d heard their Latino neighbors condemn this unique culture throughout our travels as far north as Mexico for being different, or at least thinking […]
09
May
May
Okay, it was a big trip, but we’ve crunched the numbers. Here are some stats on how the whole thing went down, for the data nerds: Total days on the road: 381 Total countries: 14 Total miles: 26,071 Avg. miles driven per day: 91 Total driving days: 160 Total nights camping outdoors: 147 Avg. food […]
Argentina, End of the World 2015, Featured, Our Story, Travel Inspiration
Choosing Love in the Face of Fear
09
May
May
It appears that we’re living in a time that’s increasingly controlled by people who tell us we need to shut ourselves off. We need to close our borders, lock our doors, buy guns, build walls, trust nobody. It appears that we’re living in a time that’s increasingly driven by a media that happily feeds our […]
07
May
May
It’s official- we’ve sold Velita to this man, Tom, an awesome dude who promises to continue to adventure with her throughout South America for the next year. We could not be more excited to leave this little lady in such great hands and to keep the dream alive. Follow Tom @floatypings to see where he […]
05
May
May
We made it.
20
Apr
Apr
If you’re wondering what it’s like at the end of the world, it’s been snowing on us for two days straight with crazy gusting winds – it really feels like the end of the world. This is what happens when you try to escape winter for a year – it all comes back at you […]
16
Apr
Apr
WE MADE IT TO THE END OF THE WORLD!!! Over a year of driving, more than 25,000 miles, 14 total countries, hundreds of new friends and memories that will last a lifetime have led us right here, to this moment and place, to the southernmost city on the planet. We are so freakin pumped to […]
31
Mar
Mar
The following post details the Nowhere Men’s journey from February 25 – March 13: Story Highlights: Antofagasta became our amazing oasis in the desert In the city of Valparaiso, we find that beauty isn’t everything Pilar and her family take us in Reflection Antofagasta We drove seaward to the hardly mentioned port city of Antofagasta. […]
31
Mar
Mar
The following post details the Nowhere Men’s journey from February 20 – 24: You know that sensation when you first wake up. Those fuzzy questions that fade into consciousness upon the first breaths of day. Where am I? What day of the week is it? What’s happening? On this day, the answers were dismaying. Where […]
11
Mar
Mar
The following post details the Nowhere Men’s journey from February 20 – 24: It took us nearly an entire day to get out of Uyuni. We had to get Velita the most complicated car wash conceivable, load up on gas the sneaky way, and then finally find all food and supplies necessary for an indiscriminate […]
03
Mar
Mar
The following post details the Nowhere Men’s journey from February 13 – 19: Story Highlights: The mines of Potosi take us to a dark place We play with the light of the salt flats of Uyuni The Darkness of Potosi Conflicted. That’s putting lightly how we thought about taking a tour of an active […]
Bolivia, Countries, End of the World 2015, Our Story, Peru
Chapter 40: Cuy Cuisine and a Titicaca Tour
02
Mar
Mar
The following post details the Nowhere Men’s journey from February 8 – 12: A day of recuperation and preventative car repairs in Cusco extinguished our visual hangovers after bearing witness to that Incan world wonder. In our hostel, Ecopackers, we spoiled our beleaguered bodies with hot showers and then at a market at the edge of […]
Countries, End of the World 2015, Our Story, Peru, Uncategorized
Chapter 39: A Mystical Path to Machu Picchu
01
Mar
Mar
The following post details the Nowhere Men’s journey from January 23 – February 7: Story Highlights: Inca magic grasps a hold on us A long road ahead to Machu Picchu begins The Salkantay Trek is unlike any other Making it to Machu Picchu Reflections Inca Magic Our expedition through the mountainous northern highlands […]
26
Feb
Feb
Over 2 years ago, when the 3 of us friends started planning our summer drive from London to Mongolia, the name Global Goulets came to Alex in a dream based on an old inside joke from college. It’s been 2 years, 32 countries, and 30,000+ miles, and we had no idea our decision to take […]
25
Feb
Feb
The following post details the Nowhere Men’s journey from January 16 – 22: Our road map is simply a joke. This navigational atlas is set to a scale of one to 4 million. What does this mean exactly? It means that for each stretch of several hundred miles, the map represents a fingernail’s length […]
25
Feb
Feb
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from January 7 – 15: Sometimes road trips take a little longer than anticipated. Usually it’s a few hours longer, at times even a full day. But by some inconceivable stretch of the imagination, our expedition from Quito, Ecuador to the mountainous ruins of Kuelap, Peru, […]
23
Jan
Jan
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from January 1 – 6: We wasted no time to start our new year. Well, actually, maybe we got our first day started off a bit sluggishly. With a slow wakeup and an even slower pack up of our car, followed by a detour on our way […]
23
Jan
Jan
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from December 26 to January 1: We woke up on the day after Christmas hungover. Not just from drinking (which we also did), but from the emotional high that lifted our spirits and egos to levels beyond what is socially appropriate. Front row access to the Cali Salsodromo […]
10
Jan
Jan
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from December 20 to December 25: From Bogotá, our story returns to life on the road, on our way to Cali. With our “new” 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser ready for adventure, there was just no reason to sit still. It was time to return to what we […]
31
Dec
Dec
WE GOT A CAR! It’s #RallyTime!! After nearly a month in Bogotá, it’s finally time to get back on the road with our “new” 1995 #Toyota #LandCruiser. Her name is #Velita, the beautiful Spanish word for “candle” because we bought her on the Colombian holiday Dia de las Velitas and because she is our light […]
Ecuador, End of the World 2015, Our Story, Video Updates
Video Update 12/28 – Live from the MIDDLE OF THE WORLD!
28
Dec
Dec
It’s a video update, live from the MIDDLE OF THE WORLD….. We’ve finally left our comfort hemisphere to take our first steps into the Southern Hemisphere – this morning, we crossed the equator! It’s the farthest south any of us have ever gone. This would be an even bigger deal, but our sights aren’t on […]
Colombia, Countries, End of the World 2015, Our Story, Video Updates
Video Update – CHRISTMAS EDITION!
25
Dec
Dec
It’s a Video Update – CHRISTMAS EDITION! We just finished up our salsa classes for the week and we are officially pros. Locked and loaded with our new dancing skills, we are spending our Christmas in the remote village San Cipriano, located somewhere in the jungle. Be careful you ladies of San Cipriano, we know […]
23
Dec
Dec
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from November 20 to December 19: Story Highlights: We declare a mission to buy a car in Bogota Alejandra and Jhesica redefine hospitality as we know it The only people in the world who know Eric better than Brian and Alex do come visit The search to […]
13
Dec
Dec
It’s been too long. You’re looking a little different? Did you lose weight? New hairstyle? This week we are broadcasting from Bogota, Colombia, about 4 countries past where we last broadcasted our podcast, but we hope you’ll forgive us. We’ll be more consistent from here on out. In this action packed episode we take you […]
02
Dec
Dec
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from November 14 to November 20: Making it to Medellin After hours of buildup, driving through the abandoned countryside, along curvy mountainous highways into the peaking dawn of day, the first suspicions of a booming city came into sight. Through hazy morning fog, the outskirts of […]