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Adventure Rider Radio – Motorcycle Podcast

Border Crossings with Grant Johnson from Horizons Unlimited

Adventure Rider Radio – Motorcycle Podcast

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4.9960 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2014

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

How to handle border crossings, muggers, fixers, bribes, cons and other border problems.

Transcript

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0:00.0

While Trevor frantically packed and repacked his gear, I reviewed the border checklist to my head.

0:05.2

I had the prerequisite paperwork and copies of every document.

0:08.7

I had memorized a few Spanish phrases, please don't shoot me and we're not traveling together. I felt prepared for the worst.

0:16.8

After half an hour of navigation along Labanrith super highways that streaked through the sky.

0:22.5

We killed our engines and coasted up to the border.

0:25.2

I removed my helmet, careful not to make any sudden movements.

0:28.8

The guard looked genuinely annoyed as emotion for me to keep moving.

0:33.0

And just like that, we found ourselves in the chaos of Juarez,

0:36.8

breathing Mexican exhaust, covered in Mexican dust,

0:39.9

and dodging Mexican traffic. And that was an excerpt from Jeremy Cracker's

0:44.7

Motorcycle Therapy, a Canadian adventure in Central America. Well I'm sure some of

0:49.8

you know border crossings don't always go that easy.

0:52.8

And on this episode, we're going to talk with Grant Johnson from Horizons Unlimited

0:56.3

about just that.

0:57.3

We're talking about border crossings.

0:58.9

We're talking about paperwork, Carnes, and all the different things that are associated with border crossings.

1:04.0

So if you're not familiar with border crossings, there's a lot to learn here.

1:07.0

And it's not as scary once you hear it from Grant's perspective.

1:10.0

And for those who have done it many times, I'm sure there's lots to learn from this as well, as Grant brings a lot of information to the table.

1:17.0

You're listening to Adventure Rider Radio, I'm Jim Martin. Stay with us. This is Harold Wolf Seepol from Giant Loop talking're listening to Adventure Rider Radio.

2:10.0

Well, I've got something rather fantastic coming up this next weekend for me anyway. I'm going to the Horizons Unlimited meeting in Ontario.

2:13.0

I'm really stoked about this.

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