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Gran Viaje

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Zurich
Hi all!
Let me quickly introduce myself. I am from Zurich, Switzerland and will ship my rig in April to Halifax. From there I'll start a trip through the United States, Central America and South America (following more or less the "Panamericana"). I will travel mostly alone thus I am looking for like-minded people for some off-road trips and for having a good time. I have a B2 visa and plan to spend most of the six months on the west-coast (if Trump will let me in...) before heading to Mexico in October (then again, I hope the "wall" will be open to leave ;).
You can find more about my and my plans on my blog: www.granviaje.ch

I hope to meet some of you on and off the roads :)

-Ben
 
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Gran Viaje

Rank III

Enthusiast I

588
Zurich
But you forgot one of the most important things.. what is your Rig? :D would love to know and see.
A Land Rover Defender 110 from 2002. It has a 2.5l 5 cylinder turbo diesel engine and 200'000km. I bought it 5 years ago and got quite a few things done, the biggest addition is a pop top. After spending 2 weeks in Norway with a roof tent where it was raining more or less 7 days in a row I decided to go for the comfort option :D
There are still quite a few things on my to do list but and end is in sight and I think I'll be ready by the time it has to go into the container for shipping!







it used to look like this:


ps: i hope the pictures arent too big and are displayed correctly :)
 

Overland-Indiana

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Welcome! That is one naughty Defender!!! Very clean and love the storage arrangement!
 

Walteiro

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Great rig and awesome trip, just be careful of which routes are you taking in central america as well in mexico.
Godspeed brother


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Gran Viaje

Rank III

Enthusiast I

588
Zurich
Currently in KC, waiting for some parts to fix a leaking water pump :D Anyway, moving on soon to Denver and the Rockys!