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#166 - October 1, 2013 - Alex Chacon on GoPro hero3+ Launch Video! India by Royal Enfield
















#165 - May 5, 2013 - ExpeditionSouth Goes Viral












#135 - December 13 , 2012 - ExpeditionSouth in the Canadian Newspaper











     #134 - December 11, 2012 - Episode 11 - Arizona to Canada





















#133 - October 31, 2012 - A Trip Around the World, I need your help!



















#132 - October 15. 2012 - Route 66, Welcome to the USA!



















#131 - September 27, 2012 - Expedition South makes it to Deadhorse Alaska!









   











#130 - August 29th, 2012 - Argentina to Alaska!

















#129 - June 6, 2012 - Episode 8 - Don't Cry for Me Argentina!












#128 - April 26, 2012 - Bolivia the Incredible! HD - Episode 7











#127 - April 13, 2012 - Episode 6 - Chilean Bolivian Trekking Disaster.Getting Lost FAIL!











#126 - April 1, 2012 - Alex Around the World - Episode V - Epic Andean Off Road Adventure - Peru












#125 - March 27, 2012 - Alex Around the World - Episode IV - Peru the Almighty!












#124 - March 25, 2012 - Alex Around the World - Episode III - Into Peru












#123 - March 14, 2012 - Alex Around the World - Episode II - Ecuador












#122 - March 11, 2012 - Video Episode I - Colombia 












#121 - February 27, 2012 - Colombia- Underground Salt Cathedral, Draculas Castle, Tallest Palm trees in the World! Welcome to Ecuador!













#120 - February 2, 2012 - The Google Maps Street View car doesn't like it when you follow it! Piss off Google, check!












#119 - January 22, 2012 - Snowboarding for the first time, New Years party! Back in the USA for the Holidays!












#118 - January 18, 2012 - Bogota Colombia, Motorcycle towing, Home for the Holidays!










#117 - December 31, 2011 - Panama to Colombia-Motorcycle transport, Captain Chacon, Fritz the Cat, moto accident and 23 stitches later, and the most Random Encounter in all the World!










#116 - December 6th, 2011 - Crashing on a bridge crossing to Panama, GoPro and Oakley join the adventure as Sponsors! Don’t tell the police I lost my license plate! Mexican standoff in Panama! Reaching the Darien Gap by motorcycle to Yarviza











#115 - November 30th, 2011 - Costa Rica Border Crossing, Playa Tamarindo, Santa Elena, Monteverde. Jungle Canopy Zip Line tour, Superman flying, Tarzan swing and a 483 ft bungee jump! Highest in Central America!









#114 - November 23, 2011 - Viva Nicaragua! Estelí Cigar Factory, Leon Volcano Sand boarding an active volcano, San Juan Surfing & La Flor Turtle Reserve nesting- best in Central America!






#113 - November 19, 2011 -Honduras Border Crossings. Arrests, bribes, road blocks and one crazy story! The worst, most painful, time consuming and stupid ridiculousness in the entire world!












#112 - November 17, 2011 - The Pacific Ocean beat me up and took my camera! Punta Roca-A surfer’s paradise. El Salvador Border Crossing with motorcycle











#111 - November 13, 2011 - Antigua Guatemala – Volunteering, Spanish school, Panajachel on Lago Atlitlan, Chichicastenego Market-Oldest and largest in Central America.











#110 - October 31, 2011 - Welcome to Guatemala! - Tikal, Semuc Champey, Lanquin Cavern System, Antigua












#109 - October 26, 2011 - Belize - Blue Hole Scuba Diving, Caye Caulker, Hurricane Rita- Can you Belize it?! Its unBelizalble!













#108 - October 25, 2011 - Best Cenote Cave diving, Holbox whale shark failure, pouring rain for 5 days. Adios Samantha! You will be missed! Yucatan Mexico











#107 - October 20, 2011 - Chac-mool Cave Diving Cenote, Cancun Party crashing!











#106 - October 18, 2011 - Chichen Itza Adventure, Cenote Samula+Dizinup trek, Best Mayan ruins of Uxmal!










#105 - October 16, 2011 - Palenque Ruins-Chiapas MX, Going Vegetarian










#104 - October 13, 2011 - Topes, Casacadas Azul, Tonina and more Topes! Mexico












#103 - October 10, 2011 -Oaxaca, Samantha Joins the Adventure











#102 - October 7, 2011 - Petrified Water Falls – Hierve el Agua – Oaxacan Hospitality!












#101 - October 6, 2011 - Puebla Mexico - Kawasaki Dealership, Super Mechanic, Amparo museum











#100 - October 2, 2011 - Teotihuacan, That homeless man just ate my worm!, Mole Poblano from Puebla MX!









#99 - September 29, 2011 -Mexico City – Anthropology Museum, Driving with Crazy traffic











#98 - September 27, 2011 - Alex’s Birthday Day, Good Bye Los Ojos de Dios Foundation, the Fundraising for Chairty is officially over, Driving Mexico City at night









# 97 - September 26, 2011 - Baja Mexico, Dolphins














#96 - September 24, 2011 -Mazatlan MX- Deep Sea Fishing, Dolphins, Tuna, Marlin, 250lb fish!











#95 - September 21, 2011 - Los Mochis, Tropic of Cancer, Crazy Canadian, Mazatlan Mexico and Margaritas!













#94 - September 18, 2011 - USA to México Border Crossing with vehicle Procedure-Nogales AZ USA to San Carlos México. Viva Mexico Güey!












#93 - September 17, 2011 - Modern Motorcycle Diaries 2, Another Epic Journey into Latin America! - Day 1 TX to AZ USA




















#91 - August 30, 2011- Alaska here I come! 4 TV interviews, 2 Newspapers, Los Ojos Charity Fundraising, Google street View Van sighting!











#90 - August 25, 2011 - Medellin Colombia-My last day in South America!-Man with no legs and hands, America the Beautiful, and an Ironic Bittersweet End to the Adventure













#89 - August 10, 2011 - After 250 days, 60,000km, 19 Countries welcome back home to El Paso TX USA~!











#88 - July 31, 2011 - Bogota Colombia! I’m back baby! 7 Museums in 1 day, Motorcycle District











#87 - July 27, 2011 - Tabatinga Brazil to Bogota Colombia











#86 - July 24, 2011 - Manaus Brazil to Tabatinga/Leticia Colombia – Another River Boat Cruise Adventure, Crossing South America entirely by boat for 2,000 miles! Spiritual Enlightenment and words of Wisdom from Alex Chacon on his Modern Motorcycle Diaries.








#85 - July 21, 2011 - Amazon Jungle Tour from Manaus Brazil – Which one of the 1,000 exotic Amazon diseases is making Alex sick? 2am Hospital Visit. Sloths, pink dolphins, piranhas, crocodiles, giant mosquitoes with malaria, you name it!












#84 - July 19, 2011 - Belem to Manaus – Boat Cruise down the Amazon River!












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#81 - July 12, 2011 - Strippers, Cocaine, Alcohol cause Favela Drug dealers to storm hostel and blackmail fellow backpacker.















#80 - July 11, 2011 - Captain Jack Portobello Panama Backpacker Hostel/Bar Experience Fiasco.













#79 - June 28, 2011 - Motorcycle Diaries - Most Popular Posts











#78 - June 28, 2011 - Abandoned missile silo = Church? Acai- the magical fruit of the Amazon. Jardim Botanico. You are what you eat! Rio de Janeiro Brazil














#79 - June 28, 2011 - Motorcycle Diaries - Most Popular Posts











#78 - June 28, 2011 - Abandoned missile silo = Church? Acai- the magical fruit of the Amazon. Jardim Botanico. You are what you eat! Rio de Janeiro Brazil














#77 - June 27, 2011 - Ipeanema Copacabana beach, Walking through a Favela, Great views...again












#76 - June 19, 2011 - The most famous set of steps in the world, Escadara Selaron, Inspirational words of wisdom and a complete waste of $8 dollars in Rio de Janeiro Brazil











#75 - June 15, 2011 - Rio de Janeiro Brazil – Christ the Redeemer, Beautiful Women, Gorgeous Beaches. What more do you want!?













#74 - June 13, 2011 - I’ve traded in my motorcycle and gasoline stations for overcrowded buses with smelly people leaking methane gas. Iguazu to Sao Pablo Brazil











#73 - June 9, 2011 - The Motorcycle Adventure is Officially Over! But the Hitchiking Backpacker Adventure has officially begun! Foz de Iguacu - Brazilian side.










#72 - June 7, 2011 - Paraguay - Itaipu Dam- Only flat tire of the entire trip on the last day! Farewel-and-parycle, you will be missed!















#69 - June 1, 2011 - The Mexican and Canadian are off to Uruguay! Motorcycle diaries, eat your heart out!












#68 - May11 - Posadas Argentina to Paraguay. To cross the border over a river with some illegal’s or not? That is the question.














#69 - June 1, 2011 - The Mexican and Canadian are off to Uruguay! Motorcycle diaries, eat your heart out!












#68 - May 29, 2011 - Just like Che Guevara, Alex Che-con is finally leaving Argentina! Don’t cry for me Argentina!













#67 - May 27, 2011 - Thank you Matias and Russell at Kawasaki! The bike is finally ready to go to Iguazu!













#66 - May 20, 2011 - Boca jr. vs. River Plate Super Clasico Soccer game makes the Yankee vs. Red Sox look like a friendly hug!














#65 - May 18, 2010 - San Lorenzo Soccer Match, Apartment-surfing - Buenos Aires













#64 - May 17, 2011 - Jumping on the first bus I see to get lost and explore the city in a whole new way, Tango Friends, San Telmo Antiques Fair, Super Mall—Buenos Freakin Aires Argentina!










#63 - May 16, 2011 - Motorcycle shipping from South America , sell the bike, blow it up or ditch it…. That is the question…






#62 - May 15, 2011 -  Funny things people search on Google that sends them to my blog










#61 - May 12, 2011 - Buenos Aires - Addicted to Tango, Recoleta Cemetery, Being part of a massive demonstration and protest















#60 - May 10, 2011 - Buenos Aires! Modern Tango, Giant Flower, Japanese gardens, Percussion concert! Taking public transportation sucks!
















#59 - May 8th, 2011 - Kawasaki International to the rescue!










#58 - May 7, 2011 - Can the busted engine make it to Buenos Aires before it blows up again!? Luck please be with me!








#57 - May 6, 2011 - Assaulted by an Argentinean man with road rationsouth.com/2011/05/torres-de-paine-np-visiting-old-friends.html" target="_blank">Torres de Paine N.P. Visiting old friends in Rio Gallegos, Almost stranded with moto issues in the same place twice!













#54 - April 28, 2011 - Ushuaia! Tierra de Fuego- End of the World- Dream come true!











#55 - May 3, 2011 - Torres de Paine N.P. Visiting old friends in Rio Gallegos, Almost stranded with moto issues in the same place twice!













#54 - April 28, 2011 - Ushuaia! Tierra de Fuego- End of the World- Dream come true!











#53 - April 23, 2011 - Modern Motorcycle Diaries and a Funny Random Moment










#52 - April 22, 2011 - Borrowing a dirt bike for some fun in Patagonia! Motorcycle Club, 16 Kilos of Argentinean beef! The coolest guys in all of 
Patagonia!












#51 - April 13, 2011 - Rio Gallegos - Getting attacked by a skunk, Laguna Azul, Best family in all Argentina, Terrible Kawasaki dealership in Buenos Aires!










#50 - April 10, 2011 - Rio Gallegos - Dealing with a blown engine, the specifics on what happened internally with the motor.













#49 - April 9, 2011 - Hitth-broken-motorcycle-in.html" target="_blank">Stranded with a broken motorcycle in Patagonia 600 km from the tip of South America!






















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#45 - April 3, 2011 - 9,000 year old Cave of Hands, Sleeping next to 60 dead sheep, Patagonia Odyssey continues - Chile Austral Highway- The most amazing trek in South America, Red Moon Night Ride, Super Dog, Gorgeous Scenery!!











#46 - April 5, 2011 - Argentina - Perrito Moreno Glacier, El Calafate, glacier breaking caught on video!












#45 - April 3, 2011 - 9,000 year old Cave of Hands, Sleeping next to 60 dead sheep, Patagonia Odyssey continues - Chile Austral Highway- The most amazing trek in South America, Red Moon Night Ride, Super Dog, Gorgeous Scenery!!











#44 - April 2, 2011 - Chile - Patagonia! - Austral Highway to O’Higgins, Bees fly into my jacket and sting me, Sleeping next to dead sheep, my tent flys away to Argentina, Most amazing road in South America!











#43 - March 31, 2011 - Driving through Jurassic Park, Running into the same motorcycle rider in 4 different countries, Bariloche Argentina, the most popular mechanic in Argentina, $2 bottle of fine wine, beginning of the Austral highway in Chile, Hanging Glacier












#42- March 30. 2011 - Chile - Wine tours Concha y Toro, Couch Surfing, New Debit card, Crossing to Argentina through Mendoza, Champagne tour, Ruta 40 Argentina, finding my twin and looking into the future













































#34 - February 21, 2011 - New Domain----www.expeditionsouth.com






































#30 - February 15, 2011 - Thank you to the readers - and public poll



















#26 - January 28, 2011 - Bogotá Colombia- Bull fighting, flea market, Gay gym, $1 juice


















































#21 - January 11, 2011 - Taboga Island- Panama City














#20 - January 1, 2011 - Republic of Panama-New Years-Canal
















#15 - December 16, 2010 - Volcano Boarding, Leon Nicaragua













#13 - December 9, 2010 - Tikal, Guatemala to Copan Honduras













#12 - December 8, 2010 - Un-Belizable













#11 -December 7, 2010 - Day 14 Cancun to Tulum Mexico













#10 - December 2, 2010 - Cancun and Cenote Scuba Diving














#9 - December 1, 2010 - Day 10- Merida-Chichen Itza- Cancun













#6 - November 19, 2010 - Day-1-Mexico









#4 - November 9, 2010 - Official Nov 19, 2010 Departure









#3 - October 23, 2010 - Oct 23th, 2010- $600 on Tourist Visas?












#2 - October 13, 2010 - Oct 13th, 2010- Let the Blogging Begin!












#1 - September 9, 2010 - November 2010 Departure date