The frozen continent
As many might know, after Patagonia I intended to go North all the way through Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Well, there was a chance that I will take a detour, and so I decided to hitch a ride to ...
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Another adventure in the making
After some months of radio silence, I am back again, and I can’t wait for coming Monday to start my next 3 months Miningquest adventure. While the winter here in Vancouver never seems to end, I ...
Back in Vancouver
After almost 18,000 km through the Northwestern fringes of North America, and two sets of tires I finally made it back to Vancouver. It was a trip of a lifetime with plenty of car problems but ...
Alive and kicking
The last week brought me to a lot of great places that however lacked the necessary Internet connections to share my impressions. While the Denali national park with its wildlife (I saw ...
Tires and roads II
Well, I got new tires alright (Coopertires with a treadwear of 780) for some US$ 900… but apparently my rear alignment is so much off that this might be the ultimate reason for the ...
Tires and roads
When I left for the North I was very much aware that a spare tire is a must. One hears so much about the Dalton Hwy and all those tires that blow. What I did not imagine is that the back roads of ...
of mung beans and mice
A friend of mine told me about the benefits of having sprouted mung beans on a journey such as mine and so I tried it out. After three days of nurturing them they turned into sprouts and man are ...
spotty cellular network
It appears that one does not have to go far north from Vancouver to get next to no cell phone coverage. So the blog will be less frequent than expected… unless I can figure out how I can ...
Don’t Mind the Dust
Welcome to Mining Quest! The site is brand new and I’m just in the process of setting everything up. Please bear with me.