As much as I loved Australia, it was time to say goodbye for a while. It was an incredible 6 months that will be in my heart for a long, long time, and I hope to return one day. A turn of events has found me home in Seattle for a brief two weeks, coming up with a new last minute 2014-oh-my-god-I’m-turning-30-adventure.

On January 1st, 2014, I’ll be landing in Santiago, Chile, where I’ll buy a motorcycle and ride to Patagonia and wherever else the wind blows me.

This isn’t exactly the Mongolia to Europe overland trip I had in the works for this June, but life is unpredictable and if you don’t have cat-like reflexes, you’ll land on your face. When life throws you a curve ball… You go buy a motorcycle in a foreign country. Right??

Maybe this trip will show people that you don’t need to spend a year planning and agonizing over the details of an adventure motorcycle ride, at least in a continent that doesn’t require Carnets. No shipping your passport off or dealing with expensive paperwork beforehand, no need to save zillions of dollars, and no need to bring your fancy BMW12,000,000. Just peruse Horizons Unlimited for a bit, buy your ticket, get a cheap bike, and off you go.

And if you don’t believe me… Well, just watch this site and maybe I’ll prove myself right. Or wrong. Either way, it’ll be an adventure, and TravelBug loves a good adventure. And what better way to survive life’s curve balls than touring South America on a 125cc mini motorbike?

Wish me luck, world.

Here’s a packing list that I’m sure is missing a few things:

Latin America Motorcycle Packing List

CLOTHING

Grey rain jacket

Down jacket

1 Sweater/warmer top

1 Black longsleeve merino shirts

1 Black tshirt from

1 Sports bra

1 Sports tank top

1 Regular tank top

1 Black skirt

1 yoga pants

Yoga shorts/pjs

Two pairs merino socks

Undies

Bra

Hiking/moto boots

Flip flops

Scarf

Hat

MOTO

Small toolkit

Puncture repair kit

Bike wheel lock

Bicycle cord lock

Cigarette charger

Helmet

Two pairs gloves

Motorcycle jeans

Motorcycle pants

Motorcycle Corazzo Design armored jacket

Motonaut “Adventure” Motorcycle bags

CAMPING

Sleeping bag

Stuff sacks

Lightweight rollup backpack

Pack cover

Foam sleeping pad

Headlamp/batteries

Stove and pots

Cutlery

Mug

Knife

ELECTRONICS

Laptop and charger

Kindle and charger

Camera and charger

iPhone and charger

Adaptors

Headphones

TOILETRIES/OTHER

Hand sani

Toiletries/meds

Earplugs

Fem products

Sunglasses

First Aid kit

Sunblock

Tiny towel

BUY THERE

Lighter

Stove fuel

Deet/bug spray

Tire tools