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Since the beginning of January 2019, we have been back on the road in South America on a third visit – so far in southern Chile and Argentina.
As already noted in our last "News November/December 2018" from 31.12.2018 from Santiago/Chile, our first two visits 1986/87 and 2002/03
took place in different regions. At that time we visited during 78'366km all the South American countries quite extensively. How and what do
we feel today?
Different! Liliana doesn't remember anymore too many details from 1986/87 – for her, many things look new again; Emil however sees quite a
lot of differences. Particularly due to his "main activity" – the driving. More changes attract his attention on the open road: On the positive side,
many traffic arteries have now been extended and asphalted, which is convenient. Whether this upgrading "attracted" more traffic, or whether a
general traffic increase took place, is anyone's guess. In any case, it makes it firstly more difficult for "campers" like us to "rough camping",
because crash barriers, trenches, banquets and embankments, etc., make leaving the road often impossible. Therefore "only" noisy gas stations or
more or less affordable camping sites (with barking dogs) are left, even if the iOverlander helps a lot when searching for a night spot. Secondly, if a road section is not (yet) tarred, it will soon become really uncomfortable, especially if there is no air conditioning (overpressure)
in the car. Due to the immense traffic growth, cars and trucks are driving/dashing and continuously overtaking us and leaving us in a "permanent
dust cloud". That wasn't the case 32 years ago. Back then on a "Carretera Austral" in Chile or on a "Ruta 40" in Argentina one encountered per
day on an average only a single other vehicle. But then comes the psychological "urge for comparisons", where one compares or tries to compare other things/occurrences/happenings/events
from the earlier time. In this process Emil often looses the motivation to revisit places – because he believes to know already or at least to
remember how they look. This wasn't the case during the earlier first two visits, because back then it was only about discovering the great
unknown. However, Liliana can mostly enjoy many little things. Certainly, after 186 traveled countries, finding new and unknown places will
becoming soon pretty difficult.



Hence we drive now along the Andes to the North. Whether we will cross the mountain range to Chile or Bolivia, we don't know yet – at our
age (77) we have to be more cautious at altitudes of over 13'000 ft. [4'000m], even though in 1987 the drive to the Chacaltaya mountain on
17'390 ft. [5'300m] near La Paz in Bolivia was (still) trouble-free for us and our LandCruiser.

New Reports/Pictures
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Argentina 4 Picture Galleries (6 Visits: Dec. 9th, 1986-July 18th, 1988) (Feb. 7th-May 4th, 2019) (June 25th-July 21st, 2019) (Jan. 27th, 2020-.....)	Part 1: 2/7 - 4/23/2019: Los Antiguos at the border of Chile to Luján de Cuyo near Mendoza Part 2: 3/13 - 3/30/2019: Luján de Cuyo near Mendoza to Cachi in Calchaquí Valley Part 3: 3/30 - 5/4/2019: Cachi-Tafí del Valle-Clorinda at Paraguay Border Part 4: 1986-1988: nostalgic Pictures from Argentina from the first journey
Chile 2 Picture Galleries (Dec. 24th, 2018-Feb. 7th, 2019)		Part 1: Dec. 24th, 2018 to Jan. 27th, 2019 (San Antonio Port - Los Lagos/Los Ríos) Part 2: Jan. 27th to Feb. 7th, 2019 (Los Lagos/Los Ríos - Chile Chico/Argentina border)
Indonesia 2017/18 11 Picture Galleries (Aug. 22nd, 2017-June 7th, 2018)	Borneo-Sulawesi: 8/22 to 10/18/2017 North Sulawesi Part 2: 10/18 to 11/16/2017 North Moluccas Part 1: 11/17-23 + 12/2-8/2017 North Moluccas Part 2: 11/23-12/2 + 12/8/2017 West Papua Part 1: 12/10/17-2/14/18 Moluccas Part 1: 2/16-2/21/2018 Moluccas Part 2: 2/21-3/23/2018 Papua Part 1: 3/23-3/31/2018 Papua Part 2: 4/1-4/11/2018 West Papua Part 2: 4/12-5/1/2018 Borneo-Kalimantan: 5/4-6/7/2018
“3rd Rejuvenation” Picture Gallery (Feb. 6th-May 3rd, 2017) + (July 18th to Sept. 22, 2018)		Report of the third overhaul of our LandCruiser in Miri/Sarawak - the East Malaysian province on the island of Borneo
Myanmar (without car) 4 Picture Galleries (Dec. 26th, 2016-Jan. 22nd, 2017)	Part 1: Dec. 26th, 2016 to January 5th, 2017 (Yangon [Rangoon] - 'Golden Rock' of Kyaiktiyo) Part 2: January 5th to 9th, 2017 (Bago [Pegu] - Shwenyaung at Inle Lake) Part 3: January 9th to 17th, 2017 (Nyaungshwe/Inle Lake - Mandalay+Goteik Viaduct) Part 4: January 17th to 22nd, 2017 (Mandalay-Bagan-Yangon (Rangoon))
Russia 2 Picture Galleries (Aug. 21st-Nov. 11th, 2016)		Part 1: August 21st to September 26th, 2016 (Kazakhstan border - Altai Krai - Gorno Altaysk) Part 2: September 26th to November 11th, 2016 (Gorno Altaysk - Mongolia border - Ukraine border)
Kazakhstan Picture Gallery (Aug. 9th to 21st, 2016)
Kyrgyzstan Picture Gallery (June 27th to Aug. 9th, 2016)
Tajikistan 2 Picture Galleries (May 31st-June 27th, 2016)	Part 1: May 31st to June 18th, 2016 (Uzbekistan border - Dushanbe) Part 2: June 18th to 27th, 2016 (Dushanbe - Kyrgyzstan border)
Uzbekistan Picture Gallery (May 10th-31st, 2016)
Turkmenistan Picture Gallery (May 6th-10th, 2016)
Iran Picture Gallery (April 11th to May 6th. 2016)
Saudi Arabia Picture Gallery (Jan. 9th-12th, 2016)	During the Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and North Asia Trip 2016
Sudan Picture Gallery (Dec. 9th, 2015-Jan. 8th, 2016)
Djibouti Picture Gallery (Nov. 18th-27th, 2015)
Ethiopia 2 Picture Galleries (Oct.25th-Nov. 18th, 2015) (Nov. 27th-Dec. 9th, 2015)		Part 1: October 25th to November 18th, 2015 (Kenya border - Djibouti border) Part 2: November27th to December 9th, 2015 (Djibouti border - Sudan border)
Kenya Picture Gallery (Sept. 7th-Oct. 25th, 2015)
Tanzania Picture Gallery (Aug. 18th-Sept. 7th, 2015)
Malawi 1 Picture Gallery 1 Report (July 20th-Aug. 18th, 2015)	Armed Robbery in Malawi on July 31st/August 1st, 2015
Mozambique Picture Gallery (July 6th-20th, 2015)
Zimbabwe Picture Gallery (June 8th-July 6th, 2015)
Botswana Picture Gallery (May 15th-June 8th, 2015)
Swaziland Picture Gallery (April 23rd-28th, 2015)
Lesotho Picture Gallery (April 7th-15th, 2015)
South Africa 3 Picture Galleries 1 Report (January-April 7th, 2015) (April 15th-23rd, 2015) (April 28th-May 15th, 2015)	Part 1; January 22nd to February 23rd, 2015 Namibia border to Capetown Part 2: February 24th to March 13th, 2015 Capetown to Tsitsikamma National Park Part 3: March 13th to April 7th, 2015 Addo National Park to the Lesotho border 3rd Major Repair of our LandCruiser (due to two broken side shafts)
Angola 2 Picture Galleries 1 Report (Sept.-Oct. 2014)		Part 1: September 26th to October 4th, 2014 Part 2: October 4th to 22nd, 2014 30^th Anniversary of being on the road
Namibia 2 Picture Galleries (July-Sept. 2014) (Oct. 2014-Jan. 2015)	Namibia Part 1: from Walvis Bay to Windhoek Namibia Part 2: :from Windhoek to the Angolan border, back again and on to South Africa
Cape Verde 1 Picture Report 6 Picture Galleries (Nov. 2013-May 2014)		Island of Santiago (Report) Island of Fogo Island of Brava Island of São Nicolau Island of São Vicente Island of Santo Antão Part 1 Eastern Side Island of Santo Antão Part 2 Western side
Transnistria Picture Gallery (Aug. 22 - Sept. 1, 2013)
Moldova Picture Gallery (Aug. 21/22, 2013) (Sept. 1 - 4, 2013)
Ukraine Picture Gallery (Aug. 17 - 21, 2013) (Sept. 4 - 22, 2013) (Nov. 11 - Dec. 8, 2016)
Abkhazia Picture Gallery (Aug. 5 - 13, 2013)
Nagorno-Karabakh Picture Gallery (July 9 - 17, 2013)
Armenia 2 Picture Galleries (July 2 - 9, 2013) (July 17 - 22, 2013)		Armenia part 1 (from the Georgia border at Bagratashen to the Nagorno-Karabakh border near Goris) Armenia part 2 (from the Nagorno-Karabakh border near Goris to the Georgia border near Gyumri)
Azerbaijan Picture Gallery (June 13 - 24, 2013)
Georgia 3 Picture Galleries (June 4 - 13, 2013) (June 24 - July 2, 2013) (July 22 - Aug. 5, 2013) (Aug. 13 - 15, 2013)		Georgia part 1 (from the Turkish border at Sarpi to the Azerbaijani border near Lagodekhi) Georgia part 2 (Tbilisi + from the Armenian border at Ninotsminda via Kazbegi, Kutaisi to Zugdidi before Svaneti) Georgia part 3 (Svaneti + Ferry to the Ukraine)
Turkey Picture Gallery (May 28, - June 4, 2013)	Southeastern & Northeastern Anatolia (Esendere-Hakkari-Van- Dogubayazit-Kars-Ardahan-Hopa)
Iran 3 Picture Galleries (May 2013)		Iran part 1 (Ferry Port Bandar Abbas-Shiraz-Persepolis-Pasargad) Iran part 2 (Pasargad (excl.)-Yazd-Esfahan) Iran part 3 (Esfahan (excl.)-Chelgerd-Hamadan-Sanandaj-Orumiyeh)
Oman 5 Picture Galleries (Jan. 28, - March 29, 2013)	Part 1: Musandam Peninsula Part 2: Sohar-Muskat-Rustaq-Nizwa Part 3: Sur-East Coast-Isl.of Masirah-Dhofar Part 4: South: Salalah & Srndg. (Dhofar)-Nizwa Part 5: Western Hajar Mountains
“2nd Rejuvenation” Picture Gallery (Bodywork: Aug.-Oct. 2012)		Report of the second overhaul of our LandCruiser in Miri/Sarawak - the East Malaysian province on the island of Borneo
Réunion 3 Picture Galleries (Dec. 2011 - May 2012)	Réunion part 1 (Saint-Denis & surroundings-West Coast-Salazie- La Paix-North Coast-Takamaka-Dos d'Âne) Réunion part 2 (Les Makes-La Fenêtre-Saint Louis-East Coast- The Volcano-Grande Anse) Réunion part 3 Cilaos-Grande Anse-Le Maïdo-Saint Pierre
Madagascar 4 Picture Reports (Sept. - Dec. 2011)		Madagascar part 1 (Tamatave-Andasibe-Antananarivo-Miandrivazo) Madagascar part 2 (Miandrivazo-Morondava-Antsirabe-Fianar-Ambalavao) Madagascar part 3 (Ambalavao-Isalo N.P.-Tuléar-Ranomafana) Madagascar part 4 (Antananarivo-Ankadibe-Manambato-Foulpointe-Tamatave)
Mauritius 3 Picture Reports (July - Sept. 2011)	Mauritius 1 (with car) Mauritius 2 (with car) Rodrigues Island (without car)
Sri Lanka 3 Picture Reports (March - May 2011)		Sri Lank part 1 Sri Lank part 2 Sri Lank part 3
United Arab Emirates 3 Picture Galleries: (with car) (Nov. 20th, 2012 to Apr. 29th 2013) (Jan. 12th, 2016 to .....) 1 Picture Gallery: (w/o car) (Feb. 19th, to 27th, 2011) 1 Picture Report (with car) (February - May 1999)	UAE: 3rd Visit part 3 (with car) UAE: 3rd Visit part 2 (with car) UAE: 3rd Visit part 1 (with car) UAE: 2nd Visit (Dubai-Sharjah) (without car) UAE: 1st Visit (with car)
Yemen 3 Picture Reports (w/o car) (Feb. 9th, to 19th, 2011) 1 Picture Galleriy (with car) (May-June 1996)		Island of Socotra East (w/o car) Island of Socotra South (w/o car) Island of Socotra West (w/o car) Pictures from Yemen Trip (with car)
Papua New Guinea 5 Picture Reports (Aug. - Oct. 2010)	1) Milne Bay - (Port Moresby) - Mt. Hagen - Lae 2) Mt.Hagen Cultural Show 8/13-15/2010 3) Lae – Madang – Goroka 4) Goroka Cultural Show 9/17-19/2010 5) Goroka - Mt. Hagen - Kumul Pass - Mt. Hagen - Goroka - Lae
Indonesia 2010 3 Picture Reports (March - June 2010)		North Sumatra Report (March-April 2010) West-Sumatra Report (May-June 2010) Southern Sumatra Report (June 2010)
Tonga Picture Report (Nov. 2009 - Jan. 2010)	Tongatapu Island
French Polynesia 3 Picture Reports (Aug. -Oct. 2009)		Tahiti 1st part Picture Report (Aug.-Sept. 2009) Tahiti 2nd part Picture Report (Oct. 2009) Moorea Picture Report (Sept. 2009)
Cook Islands (without car) Picture Gallery (Aug. 2009)	Rarotonga Island
American Samoa Picture Gallery (July 2009)
Samoa 4 Picture Reports: (April-June 2009)	Island of Upolu: 1st part Island of Upolu: 2nd part Independence Day June 1st, 2009 Island of Savaii
Fiji 3 Picture Galleries: (Jan.-March 2009)		1st part: Island of Viti Levu (Jan.+Febr. 2009) 2nd part: Island of Vanua Levu (March 2009) 3rd part: Island of Taveuni (March 2009)
Vanuatu 2 Picture Galleries: (1st visit: July 2008) (2nd visit: Dec. 2008-Jan. 2009)	Vanuatu 1st visit (without car) Vanuatu 2nd visit (with car)
New Caledonia 3 Picture Galleries: (Aug.-Oct. 2008)		1st part: Grand Terre: Nouméa + South (Aug.2008) 2nd part: Grand Terre: North #1 (Aug.+Sept. 2008) 3rd part: Grand Terre: North #2 (Sept.+Oct. 2008)
New Zealand 6 Picture Galleries: (South Island: Febr.-May 2008) (North Island: May-July 2008)	1st part: South Island (Febr.+March 2008) 2nd part: South Island (March 2008) 3rd part: South Island (April 2008) 4th part: South to North Island (May 2008) 5th part: North Island (May+June 2008) 6th part: North Island (June+July 2008)
Philippines 1 Picture Gallery: 3 Picture Reports: (1st visit: Febr. 2008) (2nd visit: Nov. 2010-Jan. 2011)		Philippines 1st visit (without car Febr. 2008) Philippines 2nd visit (with car): Luzon (South)-Mindoro-Panay (Nov.-Dec. 2010) Negros-Cebu (Dec. 2010-Jan. 2011) Bohol-Luzon (South) (Jan. 2011)
Taiwan 3 Picture Reports: (Oct.- Nov. 2007)	1st part: Kaohsiung-Kenting-Taitung 2nd part: Taitung-Southern Cross- Island Hwy-Siraya NSA (Zengwun Reservoir)-Alishan-Sun Moon Lake -Taroko-Suao- Hualien Hwy-Taipei 3rd part: Taipei-Taitung-Kaohsiung
Timor-Leste (East Timor) 2 Picture Reports: (May 2007)		Exclave of Oecussi Mainland
Indonesia 2006/07 1 Report + 6 Picture Galleries: (Sumatra-Java: Sept.-Dec. 2006) (Bali: Jan.-March 2007) (Lombok, Sumabawa, Flores: April 2007) (Sumba, West Timor: May+June 2007) (Sulawesi:June+July 2007) (Tana Toraja (-Land): June+July 2007) (Kalimantan: July 2007)	Sumatra-Java (= Report) Bali Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores Sumba, West Timor Sulawesi Tana Toraja (Toraja-Land) Kalimantan
Brunei Picture Report (Sept. 2006)
Borneo 3 Picture Reports: (Sarawak: 1st visit: June-Aug. 2006) (Sabah: Oct. 2006) (Sarawak: 2nd visit: Nov. 2006) Picture Gallery: (Borneo-Trip: Sept.-Nov. 2006)	Sarawak part 1 – Northeast (Miri) Sabah Sarawak part 2 – South (Kuching) Borneo (Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, Kalimantan)
“1st Rejuvenation” Picture Report (Engine/Body: June-Aug. 2006) (Transmission: Sept. 2007)		Report of the first overhaul of our LandCruiser in Miri/Sarawak - the East Malaysian province on the island of Borneo
Myanmar (South) (w/o car) Picture Report (May 2006)
Thailand 2 Picture Galleries: (1st visit: Nov. 1993 - Jan. 1994) (2nd visit: Nov. - Dec. 2005) (3rd visit: Febr. - April 2006)		Temples, Pagodas, Shrines People, Beaches, Nature
Laos Picture Report (February 2006)
Vietnam Picture Report (January 2006)
Cambodia Picture Report (December 2005)
Malaysia (West) Picture Report (Oct. - Nov. 2005) (May 2006)
Singapore Picture Gallery (September 2005)
Macao (without car) Picture Gallery (September 2005)
Hong Kong 2 Picture Galleries: (1st visit: September 2005) (2nd visit: Dec. 2007-Jan. 2008)	Hong Kong 1st visit (without car) Hong Kong 2nd visit (with car)


The visit of 6 countries with and 1 island without our LandCruiser		Middle East
The visit of 10 countries with and 1 without our LandCruiser		Southeast Asia
The visit of 4 countries with and 1 islandl without our LandCruiser		Indian Ocean
The visit of 4 countries with and 1 without our LandCruiser		Far East
The visit of 14 Pacific Islands with and 1 without our LandCruiser		Pacific (Febr. 2008-Jan. 2010 + Aug.-Sept. 2010)
The visit of 13 Caribbean Islands with our LandCruiser		Caribbean (June 2003-Dec. 2004)
+ added from the United Arab Emirates:		Fairytale Wedding in Dubai (March 1999)
+ added from a earlier visit to the USA:		Las Vegas (Millennium change)
+ added from our Arabian Peninsula round trip:		Pictures from Yemen (May-June 1996)
+ Flashbacks of our Worldrecordtour:		Pictures from "all the continents" (Oct. 1984 - April 1997)
+ Follow-ups about Toyota-Experiences:		Encounters resp. "Ups + Downs" with Toyota Companies since 1982
On July 7th, 2005, we were able to celebrate after a journey through 150 countries the car's 600'000th Kilometer - very prosaic in front of the post office in Cayenne/French Guiana. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On June 10th, 2009, we were able to celebrate after a journey through 163 countries the car's 400'000th Mile - in a beautiful landscape in the West of the island of Savaii/Samoa. Are you interested into the LandCruiser History, prepared by Toyota Motor Sales USA and taken over by Toyota Motor United Kingdom? (after some loading-time please klick "IN LEGEND" and afterwards "HAIR TO MAGELLAN"

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