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Darien expedition
How are you guys I was referred to your site due to seeking some notoriety or exposure for my upcoming expedition.
It will be travelling from Colombia into Panama overland. Yes through the Darien. I hope you all have 5 minutes to have a look and then check my website out. (also share the hell out of this)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lj3...&index=12&t=0s
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Really good expedition! What is your website or instagram to follow?
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The video states "leaving next month," i.e. December 2018, and returning in February. So has this already happened?

I hope you'll excuse a bit of doubt; others have been here making more and less dubious claims about upcoming Darien trips, most of which come to very little in the end. You seem sincere, but there's no real detail to the descriptions--just vague generalities and re-statements of the obvious.

Hope it's all working out, and hope to hear more.

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Hi guys and yes it was last year I set off. Which ended prematurely as there was military training in the area north of Jurado.

So I had to delay it but yes I am attempting it again end of the year but ITV was fully aware of it and OK so I hope they can continue to offer there support as they have said they will.

my site is merchanttraveller.com
Insta danieleggington.

I have done expeds in Guyana and spent time on the Panama side of the Darien.

But yes there are a lot of gap claims attempts and I am now among them statistics from the previous attempt but out of my control.
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Thanks for the update. Looking forward to hearing more, and hoping you'll post back here.

Best of luck!
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I think it is a dumb trip and that you are probably putting your parents through hell so you can get a few more Instagram followers.

It is irresponsible to promote travel in such a dangerous part of the world.

Go explore some more in French Guyana and Brazil if you want to do more adventures. Trying to sneak across known drug smuggling territory so you can be famous on social media is asinine.

Your story reminds me of a 25 year old stock trader who rode his motorcycle to a narco hotspot in Mexico a few years ago. The police offered to escort him out of the area, but he wanted to get close to the narcos and ended up getting murdered. His mom searched for him in Mexico for 5 years after it happened. Do you really want to put your parents through the inevitable?
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I think it is a dumb trip and that you are probably putting your parents through hell so you can get a few more Instagram followers.

It is irresponsible to promote travel in such a dangerous part of the world.

Go explore some more in French Guyana and Brazil if you want to do more adventures. Trying to sneak across known drug smuggling territory so you can be famous on social media is asinine.

Your story reminds me of a 25 year old stock trader who rode his motorcycle to a narco hotspot in Mexico a few years ago. The police offered to escort him out of the area, but he wanted to get close to the narcos and ended up getting murdered. His mom searched for him in Mexico for 5 years after it happened. Do you really want to put your parents through the inevitable?
Hi Daniel

Sounds like a very ambitious trip! You'll always get people like this ^ sitting at home telling you not to do things, that's just the way the world works. I'm sure it won't dent your ambition. I've never been sure whether people post things like this out of genuine concern for one's safety, or altogether less altruistic reasons.

Latin America is not an area I know well, but I remember watching this excellent dosumentary following the migrants through the Darien Gap. It seems there are some pretty unpleasant people operating in that region, who need to be paid off, as well as the middle men. Watching your video though, it seems you are taking a different route... is this an established migrant route? Obviously we don't know what SBS paid, but don't be put off. When I crossed the 'impossible' Khyber Pass a few years ago I made a few connections and sailed through within a few days, while a well known Qatar-based news channel spent many weeks wangling their permits to do the same.

I'm very interested to follow your progress, good luck... just make sure you pay the right guys!

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Go for, I went through with a motorcycle and team in 2016 as did Wayne and his team 2 years later.

My blog is on Facebook at The Darien Gap 2015/16 and Wayne's is: WTRE

Feel to reach out to me with questions or to Wayne.
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Sounds like quite the adventure. Not sure i'd be bold enough to do it myself, but i would love to see if it's possible nowadays. For far too long, overlanders have had to either cut their trips short or spend thousands on shipping their vehicles over the Darien gap.
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