We're Mads and Dan, a British/Australian couple with a love for travelling this world. We met whilst backpacking in Colombia and have travelled as much as possible ever since.
In 2020, with international borders closed, we fell in love with van life and travelled Australia in Rio, our self-converted Renault Master. Since the world opened up again, we have been travelling as much as possible.
Congrats!!!! One question for you guys!! How would you compared the first day hike with the 2nd one in terms of difficulty ? We are planning to make the first one in a 4x4 to have enough gas to make the fuego hike and the Acatenango summit the next day. Thoughts?
Thank you!! Exciting that you are planning to do it! The summit to Acatenango from base camp is steeper but for a much shorter period of time. I would recommend hiking to base camp, as you can then gage your ability to do Fuego and the summit hikes which are much more challenging (it's cold, you have to go at a fastee pace because of the sunset/darkness, you can't turn back without the whole group having to wait for you, etc). For example, our company wouldn't let people who struggled on the base camp hike do the Fuego hike. That said, we didn't do it as Dan has asthma so can't give you a definitive answer. Hope you have a great time, it's awesome.
7:24 ... mustache compliments! That's funny...I was with fridnds in Istanbul in 2019 and I was sporting (aka affecting) a pencil mustache and was surprised at the compliments I got! 🤣
Really interesting. Thanks. I would have put sound deadening on the wheel arches for sure. Even though they will be covered. Also, would never have put the wooden floor straight onto the vehicle metal just because there is no give for vibration or movement. The insulation is not only about the heat/cold, but also acts as absorption for vibration of the car. Less chance of rattling when moving, as well as prolonging the life of the build on top (joints, seals etc). Good to see though, how different people do their builds. Look forward to the next video.
interested in how you managed to get the new poptop latches. Our conversion was done by an Ironman dealer in June and we ended up with the old latches. (both of which have broken already)
Ivan from Peak Off-road has been using the new latches since Jan this year. He made a video on his RU-vid channel on Jan 1st explaining why they’ve stopped using the old ones. I think you can buy the new latches from him. I’ll leave the website here. Ivan is super useful with any Alu-Cab stuff. I had a great experience going through his shop. www.peakoffroad.com.au
Yayyyyyy guys!!! Can’t wait to follow along on your next adventure! Can’t wait to see you guys when you get over to the West Coast. Keep the vids coming! We love them 😊
Exciting stuff guys! Guessing you’ll be spending a fair chunk of time over here on the west side then!? 😁 can’t wait to catch up again 👍🏼 also… the troopy needs more stickers 😆
So exciting!! Absolutely stoked for a bigggg WA trip next year. We'll defo let you know when we are planning to head west and would love to see you both and meet Daisy!! 🥰 Hahahah he does look a bit bare without any...
It’s probably a 3 hour drive from Guatemala City .. cost depends on how you get there, if it’s a chicken bus to Pt San Jose way cheaper but dangerous as those buses drive recklessly.. best to get a shuttle
Can I ask if there was anywhere major closed or any streets shut off following the earthquake? We are going at the end of Jan and just wondering if you need to allow any extra time for getting anywhere due to any rebuilding, or anything else to know..
Hey! The damage in Marrakech was very limited in comparison to the Atlas Mountains region, which was badly hit. Our trip wasn't impacted at all, except for the roof terrace of our Riad being damaged. No tourist attractions were closed. We saw a bit of rubble down side streets, but that's about it. Would strongly encourage you to go!
Have the best time! The food was delicious and we would strongly encourage that you'll need the carbs with all the exercise and the altitude. If not, just pack your own food 👍
which month did you go, why are there nobody on the beach besides y'all? watching sunrise lol Is it less touristy there than the lake? I'm trying to figure out my itin
Wow, love your vlogs! We watched your whole series! Great quaility, great moments, beautiful, and loved the banter. Yall are too cute. My girlfriend and I are going to book a trip in March! Thank you so much!
