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2 Moto Hobos, Bogotá (2026)

13/01/2020

We've decided to end this trip and have returned to Singapore as we miss Singapore food and lifestyle, being easily understood by people and friends with common languages. We both felt that we were no longer enjoying the trip, dealing with tedious vehicle customs paperwork and the constant moving. The 10 years of striving to prepare for this trip has not been in vain, as had we not worked hard and be thrifty to save up for this trip, we would not be debt free in our early thirties. Starting on this adventure was also necessary for us to try for ourselves and experience what it could have been, so that we now understand ourselves better, that we actually prefer being regular tourists like everyone else.

We would like to thank all our sponsors (Motovation Accessory, Ban Hock Hin, JR Pte Ltd, Chong Aik International, Panjang Garage, CSK Landscape Services) for helping to defray startup costs of motorcycling equipment and our friends who have kindly assisted us along the way, and having everyone along for the ride.

With all that said, we will still continue to see 6 continents in the future to satisfy our curiosity about the world, but without the bikes.

06/01/2020

At Bogota, Columbia

We are still waiting for our bikes to arrive here, so we have some time on our hands. We went to the Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) and the admission was free! We also enjoyed some local fare too.

However, an unfortunate incident happened while we were at La Candelaria area. On a crowded street where they are many people and buskers performing, a pickpocket syndicate made a move on both of us and they stole Kelvin's wallet and phone. I was lucky that they didn't grab anything from me as my pockets were empty and all my belongings were in my backpack. - Debbie

I lost a couple hundred bucks but most of the cards were actually inactive cards and the driving license in it was also the spare one that's reported lost. It was my 'mugger's wallet'. Guess it could have been worse - kelvin

04/01/2020

A Visit to the historic Panama Canal

Finally! Sightseeing! I am in awe as to how the French and later the Americans built this canal at the turn of the 20th century.

02/01/2020

Into Panama City

The border crossing into Panama was quite straightforward and after crossing into Panama, we stopped over at David for a night and rode in the rain for the first time since we have started this tour.

On the next day, we pushed towards Panama City and thankfully, the weather was sunny and the rain was behind us so it was nice condition to ride at higher speeds of about 120-130 km/h.

However, there were so many traffic police hiding at different spots along the way towards Panama City that I got caught TWICE for speeding. I had been caught for speeding several times in Singapore and I thought it was all behind me. Now the traffic police has caught up with me in Panama! LOL!

It was all good. None of the traffic police issued a ticket. So, I'm lucky! But since I didn't want to be stopped every now and then, I decided to be a law abiding citizen and stuck to 80 km/h. It was miserable to ride so slow but I thought I might lose even more time if I get stopped by traffic police again.

We reached Panama City on Monday afternoon and on the next day, we sent our two motorcycles to Girag located at Tocumen International Airport warehouse to air freight to Bogota, Columbia.

Then, on that evening, I realised that I was shivering and feeling unwell. I realised that I came down with fever which lasted until this afternoon. This morning, my temperature went up to 38.9 degree Celsius. I am worried because I don't experience any other symptom apart from having body aches that was probably caused by the fever. I hope it's not something serious that puts me behind schedule again like in Guadalajara last month. If that happens, it will cause me to feel frustrated & stressed as it will be a waste of time being stuck in one place.

- Written by Debbie

28/12/2019

A nice and nutritious lunch in Costa Rica can be reasonably priced. Includes drink too!
2000 CRC ($4.76 SGD) 🍽

28/12/2019

Towards Costa Rica

Oh yes! We are done with the 4 Central American countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras & Nicaragua). So glad that all the corruption is behind me. Phew! We crossed 4 countries in just 8 days with Honduras as the most memorable one for me (in a bad way).

Crossing borders are really bothersome when there are so many helpers out there to bother you all just to get your money. I found it so stressful that I flared up big time at the guy at the Honduras border and got aggressive. As a result, we didn't need to pay that much but I should have controlled my temper.

Moving on to Costa Rica was a breeze as compared to the C4 countries. No corruption anymore. However, since we crossed on Boxing Day, it took us about 2.5 hours to cross into Costa Rica.

Now that we're in the capital city of San Jose, we took the opportunity to do some sightseeing. I love architecture and music so we went to the National Theatre of Costa Rica. The architecture is nice but I wished that there was a musical performance. I miss watching music concerts and I was a little disappointed that there wasn't any.

Finally I can get a breather from that hectic schedule and rest up for a while before moving on.

Cheers to you with my cuppa of green tea!

- Written by Debbie

25/12/2019

Enjoying the sea at San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. Merry Christmas everyone!

24/12/2019

The border dance through the Central American states of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua is a reluctant sashay between the traveller seeking passage and several shady characters.

There is always the Illegal Money Changer, since money changers are outlawed in the countries because of Escobar. The money changer holds a thick bunch of cash and approaches to change needed currenies as one is surrounded by...

The Helpers. If they speak English, they can be helpful guides for non Spanish speaking travellers for a small fee of say, $10, but they are often unnecessary at well marked borders, or borders such as El Salvador and Nicaragua where customs officers or Tourism Information Officers speak English. The Helper sometimes tries to convince you he is an official by showing a phony ID card. I have a knack of calling bu****it on this one, but mistook an official DGM officer for a Helper when he wore plain clothes because he didn't wanted a tan. The Helper is an opportunist and often a good sport.

The Corrupted Border Official is the as***le who gets you, the one who expects an inflated Vehicle Permit fee to be paid or to fix an error on the Vin number made by the official at the entry. The Honduras official took the cake in this department, despite us calling out multiple bluffs like non existent road tax or insurance payments we knew we didn't had to pay from Wikioverland website.

In Nicaragua we encountered another character - The Incompetent Official. This official managed to spell Debbie's name as Dennie, wrote her nationality as Slovenia instead of Singapore, got my driving license and bike colour incorrect, requiring 4 corrections to be signed and stamped and taking a long time while she was at it, creating potential problems for us at exit. She probably exaggerated her academic qualifications to get the job.

Sometimes, you encounter The Good One, a friendly, helpful and efficient official who genuinely wants to help you get from one border to the next quickly without expecting bribery. When you meet one, as we sometimes did, count yourself lucky.

The Central American border dance is a rite of passage for travellers seeking the Pan American run, an experience not to be missed, but preferably not to be repeated - Written by Kelvin

19/12/2019

[Zooming towards Guatemala City]

We have proceeded to Guatemala City which is the capital city of Guatemala. This city is really busy. The lane changing becomes even more aggressive than Mexico. I think the Guatemalan drivers and riders can be good buddies with the Thais. Luckily we have ridden in Bangkok traffic before so this is not new to me but it was nevertheless still stressful for me.

The traffic in Guatemala City is so heavy that it is standstill traffic most of the time. There was always a lot of honking.

These buses like the red bus in one of the pictures are not just normal buses. They are buses on steroids! They are always going so fast. So, you mustn't underestimate their speeds. The speed at which they cornered on the mountain roads was really FAST! OMG!

I noticed something about Guatemala City and that is the abundance of McDonald's. They are literally everywhere.

Seeing this pic makes me thankful of the security we have back in Singapore. Guatemala City has armed guards everywhere. These guards are in front of shops, petrol stations, restaurants, shopping malls and even guarding the guy transporting water. Wow! I never knew that transporting water can be so dangerous?!

Lastly, the local food in Guatemala is actually quite good as well. The chicken was tender and the soup was favourful although the amount of rice given is a bit too little. For folks out there who are on a diet, the Guatemalan diet might suit you to a T!

Looking forward to seeing different cultures as we journey further.

- Written by Debbie

18/12/2019

[Quetzaltenango, Guatemala]

After spending a month in Mexico, we proceeded to Guatemala from Tapachula.

When I was at Tapachula, I was thinking it's just 128 km to Quetzaltenango so it shouldn't be so difficult, right? I was wrong! The border crossing from Mexico was very swift but not so for the Guatemalan side. It was slow. Even though there were only a few people there, we had to be at the border for 2.5 hours.

While riding on the QUE-03 main road in Guatemala, there was fog. The fog was so bad that I had to focus on the lane markings on the right side of the road so that I know whether to steer left or right. It was really a hairy situation. 20km/h with only 15 metres of visibility. There was a lot of tight turns that were sloppy as well.

What's more, there seem to be endless speed bumps that are similar in colour with the road and I missed spotting the speed bumps a number of times which made my buttocks hurt a lot.

With the fog and the endless speed bumps, we took 4 hours just to cover 128 km. To look on the bright side, we got there in daylight despite spending 7 hours on the road & border crossing. So if you want to cross Guatemala with daylight to spare, you must start the day early.

After a nice dinner and hot & crispy Churros from the street vendor, I am happy again!

After I had tried the Churros in Mexico and now in Guatemala, I must say that I prefer the ones in Guatemala that has Hershey's Chocolate topping on it.

- Written by Debbie

16/12/2019

[What a day it was at Ciudad Ixtepec, Mexico]

After Oaxaca City, we stopped over at this sleepy city for the night. The hotel was not even marked and looked like it was under construction.

The video shows the state of the building.

The next morning, we continued to set off. As usual, we checked out our route on Google Maps. However, this time around, Google Maps suggested that we take "Unknown Road" to get to the highway. We followed and there was full of gravel, sand and stones. It was a total nightmare and it cost us an extra 2 hours to our journey as we had to turn back from that "Unknown Road" as the section joining the highway was washed away and impassable. I dropped my bike in the soft sand section and the left pannier landed on top of my left foot, pinning me down. The left side of my handguard sheared off as a result of the drop.

It was so painful and I screamed at the top of my lungs. The Cardo comm set must have picked that up and Kelvin must have had his eardrums burst. For the first 10 minutes, I couldn't get up at all. At that moment, I thought the trip was over and I was injured and that I am going to be a liability. Thankfully, I could get up but hobbled slightly. I managed to get on the bike and ride again although shifting gears was a pain in the ass. I was feeling stressed out.

I managed to maintain composure and rode about 400km to Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. What a day!

- Written by Debbie

13/12/2019

[Oaxaca... Here we come!]

We have always wanted to visit the city of Oaxaca because it is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and also read about the city in some ride reports on ADVrider.com that piqued our interest.

However, as many travellers have pointed out, it's the people whom you meet that makes the place even more special. We are so lucky to have the help of Mark and Kara, two Americans who are currently residing in Oaxaca, to receive our YouTrip debit cards sent from Singapore. On top of that, they have graciously given us their home grown bananas and they have given me a turquoise gemstone necklace for good luck on the road (you can see me wearing the necklace in the first pic).

Most certainly, we can't miss doing some touristy stuff and that is to visit attractions, right? So, we visited the iconic Monte Alban which was the former ceremonial and military capital of the Zapotecs who settled in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca. We walked the ruins and the area is massive. The ruins is quite unique as we have not seen anything like this since we entered Mexico.

Apart from attractions, food is very important too! I kept on seeing this round shaped bread with seashell-like appearance everywhere, on the streets, in the supermarkets and in bakery shops. I wonder what it is. Ah! It's called Co**ha which is a traditional Mexican sweet bread roll which is quite delicious. It tastes quite sweet and has a crunchy topping. Don't miss this bread out if you are visiting Mexico.

I can't wait to see what else is in store for us as we travel beyond.

- Written by Debbie

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