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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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!
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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!
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Nov
Nov
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from November 2 to November 15: A Continental Transition It had felt like a lifetime in Central America. What has always looked like no more than a blip on the map swallowed up 7 months of our lives. We entered into Mexico as wide-eyed wanderers, a […]
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Nov
Nov
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from September 17 to November 1: Santa Maria’s Last Waltz By now you know our car is a gonner. It is in the hands of another, our Panamanian friend Rene. We are alone, with just what we can carry on our backs. The road ahead is […]
Colombia, End of the World 2015, Our Story, Video Updates
Video Update 11/10 – Motorcycling through the Northern Colombian Mountains
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Nov
Nov
It’s a video update! Live from the backs of 4 motorcycles riding up through the cloud forests of the northern Colombian mountains! This week: – We finally crossed from Central to South America after 7 months, by way of a 50′ sailboat through the San Blas Islands from Panama to Colombia. Lobster and octopus and […]
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Oct
Oct
Well, this is everything. This is everything we have in our lives now. Our car is toast, we’re giving it to a friend in Panama. We’re ditching 70% of our stuff. From now on we’re carrying everything we own on our backs as we take on South America. Ever heard a film crew do that? […]
End of the World 2015, Our Story, Panama, Video Updates
Video Update 10/28 – Leaving our car behind in Panama City
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Oct
Oct
Video update! This is a big one – you’ve caught us in the act of giving our car to our friend Rene here in Panama City, Panama! Wait WHAT??! Giving our car away? Umm… Yea, from now on the stuff you see on our backs here is all we have. In a few days we’ll […]
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Oct
Oct
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from September 17 to October 27: Story Highlights: 4 magical nights in Bocas del Toro nearly leads us to forget our car nightmare altogether Deep boarding is boogie boarding on steroids We hide away in the rainy plush highlands of Boquete Panama City turns out to be a pretty […]
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Oct
Oct
One of the absolute greatest Goulet supporters is Eddie “Mr.” Mathis. A coworker of Eric’s back during his teaching days in Brooklyn, Eddie hosted us in Austin way back during the early days of our journey, before we’d even crossed into Mexico (and also when we didn’t speak a lick of Spanish)… 6 months later, […]
Costa Rica, Countries, End of the World 2015, Nicaragua, Our Story
Chapter 28: Sloth Sleuthing and other Extraneous Escapades
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Sep
Sep
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from September 4 to September 16 (Days 159 – 171): Sometimes certain stretches of our sightseeing serve us only slightly in strengthening the serious side of this seminal season of our TV series. Sometimes there is no beginning, middle and end. Sometimes we just hop from place […]
Costa Rica, End of the World 2015, Nicaragua, Our Story, Video Updates
Video Update 9/7 – Live from the Costa Rican Border
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Sep
Sep
In this video update, we take you to a far-too-normal but far-too-undocumented part of our trip – right in the middle of a border crossing. We’re not really sure if this is technically Nicaragua or Costa Rica, but it seemed like a damn good place to give an update: – We’ve wrapped up the bulk of […]
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Sep
Sep
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from August 17 to September 3 (Days 140 – 158): By now, it feels like we’ve tried every trick in the book to slow down this trip. We spent a whole month in Mexico, though we’d only planned to speed through in a week. The same […]
End of the World 2015, Nicaragua, Our Story, Video Updates
Global Goulets Video Update 8/30 – El Transito, Nicaragua
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Aug
Aug
Hola! Live from El Transito, Nicaragua where the Goulets are celebrating 5 months on the road. Whoa. Wasn’t this supposed to be a 3 month trip? Here’s the latest: – We’re in our favorite little fishing village and finally enjoying being stagnant for a little while. Surfing, reading, loads and loads of video production, and […]
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Aug
Aug
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from August 3 to August 16 (Days 114 – 139): Eric didn’t remember much about Luisa. His old babysitter, who worked with his family up until he was 5 years old, had dissolved into not much more than a fading memory. “She was so wonderful with you,” […]
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Aug
Aug
It’s hot. Cool down with this. We need to sell this car, which means for the first time in 10,000 miles we’ve gotta clean this car… Goulet style. Thanks to SOLID Surf & Adventure for letting us get weird in your parking lot.
Costa Rica, End of the World 2015, Our Story, Video Updates
Global Goulets Video Update 8/15 – Palmares, Costa Rica
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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 […]
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 […]
02
Aug
Aug
The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from July 22 to August 2 (Days 113 – 125): This post is written under sullen circumstances. Shrouded in a black cloud of doom, we sit in a café in San Juan del Sur, the gringo party capital of Central America, on a Sunday, the day […]