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Our new blog entry talks about how to deal with the police in Mexico and Central America. Lots of people end up paying bribes to get out of sticky situations; this talks about how to bumble through without paying any bribes. Enjoy! http://www.drivenachodrive.com/2012/04/freeze-lawbreaker/

It's been a while, so thought I'd check in. We've arrived in Costa Rica and are getting some work done on Nacho. While doing so I'm doing a bit of blog catch up. We've been updating about once or twice per week (trying to improve!) Here's the latest installment, in case you're interested...

Thanks for the comments. @thecriscokid: Nacho got its name through a process of brainstorming. It was "Whoopie" when we bought it, but that had to go. Ignacio seemed like a fitting and dignified name, so that was it. Nacho is short for Ignacio.

At the end of 2011 we quit our jobs and set off in our 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon, "Nacho". Our plan? To circumnavigate the globe, slowly, while discovering culture, food, recreation, and emergency roadside Volkswagen maintenance. We are Brad and Sheena. Just wingin' it. Check out our blog at...

I too am curious about how Ryan and his brother were able to get into China for such a long journey. We are planning an overland circumnavigation, and are very sad to have to rush quickly through lower China to avoid excessive costs and the discomfort of having a guide onboard 24/7. can you...

I took the plunge and bought the DWM-156. I'll just try to pick up data SIMs as I go. Sounds wonderful. Now we'll see if the speed can sustain a Skype session. That would be incredible. Thanks for the help.

Okay, found one on eBay, but I'm now wondering about the availability of prepaid data SIM cards around the world. Here in the USA they're pretty much nonexistent. Anyone have experience with them elsewhere? I hear they may be available at convenience stores?

Too bad it's unavailable in the USA. If only I had a friend in Singapore...

I just found this little ditty. Looks like just what I was looking for: http://global.dlink.com.sg/site_pdtpdfs/DWM-156/DWM-156_ds.pdf

We're preparing for a circumnavigation, and I'm looking for options for accessing the internet while we're on the road. Our fallback option is to seek out internet cafes, but we'd really like to have an option of using our laptop on the road or while stopped. My first thought is to get a...