My plan to leave early this morning remained a plan. When I woke up I realised my mobile phone was not charged overnight… great! I had to fully charge it again in order to make use of google maps, my sat nav 🙂 This should not remain the last surprise of the day…
Brazil – São Paulo to San Matías
Day 1: Sao Paulo to Eldorado: The Beautiful National Park of Carlos Botelhos
Finally, this morning I picked her up… my black beauty, I shall call her Fury. Ready to carry my luggage she also takes over the role of my mule and I was surprised that the bike was already more or less fully loaded…
Day 0: A Last Medical Check Up And The Birth of Operation Steppenwolf
Before starting my motorcycle adventure I had somehow the inner need to have a last travel consulting and check up by a medical doctor. Since I was reading lately a lot about altitude sickness I was a bit worried and just wanted to make sure. Better safe than sorry! Certainly my adventure would lead me to the […]
São Paulo: Just a normal day in the favela
“This particular favela is safe. It is a good one, don’t worry…” my friend Chris said, who is working for a NGO in Sao Paulo. I was interested to know more about his job and what the organization is in particular doing for the poor in Sao Paulo. When walking through the favela, the unexpected happen…