{"id":438,"date":"2016-07-12T09:06:21","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T21:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/?p=438"},"modified":"2017-12-29T18:49:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T18:49:27","slug":"taste-overland-truck-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/taste-overland-truck-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"A taste of an overland truck tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\">\n<div id=\"el-c642c544\" class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-c642c544\">\n<div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\">\n<div id=\"el-6f269977\" class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-100p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\">\n<div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin padding border background el-6f269977\">\n<div class=\"vce-text-block\">\n<div id=\"el-1fce0a66\" class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-1fce0a66\">\n<p>This video gives you a taste of what it&#8217;s like on\u00a0an overland truck tour. It&#8217;s\u00a0different to the\u00a0usual tours, as it&#8217;s about getting off the beaten track, travelling in a basic converted truck and saving money with plenty of cooking, camping and hostels.<\/p>\n<p>I went on an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oasisoverland.co.uk\/trips\/South-America\/details\/49\/SANTIAGO-to-RIO-51-days-Coast-to-Coast.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oasis Overland truck tour<\/a> in South America through Chile, Argentina and Brazil for two months. The truck had already travelled through Equador, Peru and Bolivia, before\u00a0five of us joined in Santiago. When I left in Rio, the truck carried on to do\u00a0a full circle of South America. You can travel for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oasisoverland.co.uk\/trips\/South-America\/details\/323\/QUITO-to-QUITO-inc--GUYANAS-31-weeks-Trans-South-America-NEW-FOR-2017.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">31 weeks<\/a> on the same truck!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 33.33%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see sc_gallery() in functions\/theme-shortcodes.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='sc_gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-438 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium none'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03631_sm-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03631_sm-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03631_sm-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03631_sm-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03631_sm-220x146.jpg 220w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03631_sm-50x33.jpg 50w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03631_sm-113x75.jpg 113w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03631_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04164_sm-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04164_sm-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04164_sm-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04164_sm-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04164_sm-220x146.jpg 220w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04164_sm-50x33.jpg 50w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04164_sm-113x75.jpg 113w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04164_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04192_sm-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04192_sm-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04192_sm-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04192_sm-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04192_sm-220x146.jpg 220w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04192_sm-50x33.jpg 50w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04192_sm-113x75.jpg 113w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04192_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h5>Pros\u00a0of an overland truck tour<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>A lot of the sights\u00a0are hard to reach, but we just drove straight there.<\/li>\n<li>Public buses are expensive over those long distances in <a href=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/chile-argentina\/\">Chile and Argentina<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I didn&#8217;t need to worry about my belongings and where I was going to sleep after a long days ride.<\/li>\n<li>Food is also surprisingly expensive in Chile and Argentina. We made a lot of our own meals.<\/li>\n<li>My Spanish was terrible and my theory was to slowly learn more &#8211; but I never was very good. I relied\u00a0a lot on hand gestures\u00a0and pointing. I had been warned that most locals didn&#8217;t speak English, but I met more than I expected who were better with the\u00a0English language than I was with\u00a0Spanish.<\/li>\n<li>I instantly had travel buddies to share the experiences with.<\/li>\n<li>I could\u00a0relax and let someone else worries about the practical issues &#8211; like figuring out the\u00a0border system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Cons of an overland truck tour<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>The tour&#8217;s on\u00a0a fast schedule &#8211; if I\u00a0loved somewhere, I\u00a0couldn&#8217;t stay longer.<\/li>\n<li>Hopefully\u00a0you like your travel buddies, as you&#8217;re stuck with them!<\/li>\n<li>Some of the camp sites were rough with cold\u00a0showers and sometimes no toilet. Sometimes we stopped in the middle of nowhere behind a petrol station with the truck drivers. It&#8217;s part of the experience.<\/li>\n<li>Camping during a thunder storm was an interesting experience.<\/li>\n<li>After 2 months, I\u00a0was keen for\u00a0some &#8216;me time&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>I didn&#8217;t meet as many locals as I do traveling solo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 33.33%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see sc_gallery() in functions\/theme-shortcodes.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='sc_gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-438 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium none'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04196_sm-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04196_sm-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04196_sm-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04196_sm-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04196_sm-220x146.jpg 220w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04196_sm-50x33.jpg 50w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04196_sm-113x75.jpg 113w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC04196_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03810_sm-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03810_sm-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03810_sm-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03810_sm-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03810_sm-220x146.jpg 220w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03810_sm-50x33.jpg 50w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03810_sm-113x75.jpg 113w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03810_sm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TravelingK-Oasis-7-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TravelingK-Oasis-7-300x163.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TravelingK-Oasis-7-768x418.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TravelingK-Oasis-7-1024x558.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TravelingK-Oasis-7-260x142.jpg 260w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TravelingK-Oasis-7-50x27.jpg 50w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TravelingK-Oasis-7-138x75.jpg 138w, http:\/\/travellingk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/TravelingK-Oasis-7.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h5>The dummy game<\/h5>\n<p>One of the games on the truck was to wear a\u00a0dummy around your neck all\u00a0day if the group thought\u00a0you had done something\u00a0silly. You can spot the dummy in this video! I got the pleasure of wearing it twice.<\/p>\n<p>The first time\u00a0was for trying to defog my underwater camera while floating on my back and dropped it, out of the case, into the water. After putting it in a bag of rice for a week, the camera actually started working again. But I couldn&#8217;t\u00a0remember where I put the Micro\u00a0SD card for safe keeping!<\/p>\n<p>The second time was for drinking too much and throwing up multiple times. The next day, the whole group went to the Iguazu falls, while I nursed a terrible hangover, and\u00a0went on my own the day after. I learnt a valuable lesson &#8211; never try to keep up with the tour leader.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Overall I&#8217;m glad I went on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oasisoverland.co.uk\/trips\/South-America\/details\/49\/SANTIAGO-to-RIO-51-days-Coast-to-Coast.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tour<\/a>, as I travelled solo for two\u00a0months afterwards, and felt it was a great\u00a0way to start.\u00a0Plus I saved money on food and transport as everything was more expensive than Peru and Bolivia.<\/p>\n<p>See what I saw on the tour <a href=\"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/chile-argentina\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any questions you&#8217;d like me to answer about overland truck tours? Have you been on one? What are your thoughts? Leave a comment below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video gives you a taste of what it&#8217;s like on\u00a0an overland truck tour. 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