Daily Notes

Three colors of Tenerife @ Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, October 23, 2018

Playa de Torviscas, South Tenerife   Teide National Park, Central Tenerife San Cristobal de La Laguna, North Tenerife   Three colors of Tenerife Canary islands is a Spanish archipelago, which is actually closer to West Sahara than continental Spain. Among other things, my general fondness for warm islands and the low-fare airline ticket helped me make …

@ Lyon, France, October 16, 2018

Arrived in Lyon, France. I drove for 5 hours today from Luxembourg. Because Europe is densely populated with countries, I usually don’t need to drive as much as 5 hours a day, but I’m speeding up to catch a flight in Spain. I had a hostel reservation as a backup, but this street parking spot, …

the car came back @zaanse schans, the Netherlands, October 2, 2018

After 42 days, the car came back to me. It traveled in a container from Montevideo, Uruguay to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The shipping process in Montevideo was almost hassle-free, but in the Netherlands, there were unexpected complications, time and money-wise. International container shipping procedures are complex and full of unfamiliar vocabulary, and in the end, …

First impressions of Oslo @ September 9, 2018

Already this is my 3rd country in Scandinavia, Norway. First impressions of the capital, Oslo. @September 9th, 2018

Impressions of the Finnish way of living @Helsinki, Finland, September 5

  Helsinki, the capital of Finland, was the first stop in Europe. Among other things, the short daylight in Scandinavia convinced me to visit the region at least by the beginning of September and then gradually make my way to the south of Europe. 6 hours of time difference between Uruguay and Finland was not …

goodbye to the car @Puerto Montevideo, Uruguay, August 21, 2018

A couple of days ago, I said goodbye to my car … for now!   I shipped the car in a large container along with the vehicles of fellow world travelers at the port in Montevideo, Uruguay. The ship carrying the container is expected to arrive in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in about a month, if …

Location update – Buenos Aires – Argentina, Aug 14, 2018

In Buenos Aires. 48,000km driven so far. The first chapter of the big trip is close to the end. @Buenos Aires – Argentina, Aug 14, 2018

Mercado del Puerto, Montevideo, Uruguay, August 4, 2018

I stayed in Montevideo just for one day, knowing that I’ll come back soon and stay for 10 days then. So I really didn’t do much in the capital city, but I dropped by the Mercado del Puerto (port market) before heading towards Colonia del Sacramento. In fact, Mercado del Puerto seemed to be the …