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When? Who? Comment Place Location
earthsguide

What a great great place.
Very tidy, well kept and super nice host
River is lovely BUT from the camp you can follow road (on foot), right when you get to river, turn right, go around the gate and follow the trail (stay left).
About 2 from camp you will find the waterfalls. SSSOOO worth it. Definitely amazing find. We stayed three nights just so we could go back to the waterfalls and hang out for the day.
We were all alone both days we were at the falls.
About 2/3 the way to falls on trail, there is a fork, stay left. If you go right you hit fence anyway in100 meters and know your off track.
Little overgrown but you will hear it and follow the sounds. So worth it.
Highly highly recommended

La Poza De La Culebra-Rio Sapo Protected Area 13.92980, -88.10002
vanegade.de

Iraq -> Turkey
We arrived at 10am and crossed at around 7:30 pm. After around 9 hours. Other people some days later had the same.
The Iraqi side was not the problem. like described we had to pay 38.000 Dinar for the car, for the stamp in the CDP than we had to wait for around 3 hours that the Iraqis check our car and took the stamps for the passport.
They checked just quickly.
Than we were out of Iraq and had to wait on the border bridge for 5 hours. because the Turkish side was closed with a gate and they open it just for maybe 20 cars.
We had to wait until I was dark and it went strange on the bridge. No security staff, a lot of people smuggling cigarettes and they tried to hide it in our car!
when we were in the Turkish border. They checked quickly the car and signed the passenger list. make sure that you have one. Take the stamps for the passports for all passengers in front of the place where they check the cars go not to the passenger office where many people wait. also smugglers want to hide stuff at you.

all together it was the most crazy border cross. make sure to go early to the border and keep an eye on your car.

Grenze zwischen Irak und Türkei 37.14395, 42.56932
mariontx

Spent 3 days there. 3 services (or supposed).
200p/person/night. Travelling with a 24feet RV.
Clean swimming pool.
Nice beach.
windy when we were there.
very low water pressure.
Irregular power. My phone was plugged in a whole night and I had 1% in the morning. Back to "normal" (that is charging when plugged), in the morning. Fortunately, we didn't need to use our AC.
70p to go to Casitas (next pueblo) to the restaurant, tienda and pescaderia. We asked the Lady from the campground to call a cab for us.

Mar Esmeralda RV place 20.30001, -96.84445
freetgoesworld

Stayed here one night. Nice area and good price with 100p for vehicle. We really wanted a campground, because it was so hot, that we wanted to sleep with open doors. Nice owners! Saw them cleaning the pool the next morning, but the natural creek was more to our liking;)

If you have any questions or want to see photos:
IG: freetgoesworld

los capulines 17.32260, -91.70076
freetgoesworld

Stayed here one night, absolute calm and ok spot. No one bothered us, we even slept with open backdoor due to the heat.
Place is free! But entrance to the falls is 2 times 40p/p.
Waterfalls are beautyful! It is touristy and you feel it with all the vendors along the river,
BUT after the loneliness of Chiapas we didn’t really mind and the area is huge so you can have a pool niche for yourself for hours. We went up the river the next morning and were swimming and enjoying some pools for 3 hours and didn’t see anyone.
We tried 2 restaurants for dinner and breakfast. We felt like it was good price/value especially with the empanada offers and the locals were happy for having customers. Also late evening walks are nice, because all the shops are closed and all the tours are gone

If you have any questions or want to see photos:
IG: freetgoesworld

Cascadas Agua Azul 17.25702, -92.11354
freetgoesworld

Stayed here one night, absolute calm and ok spot.
No one bothered us, we even slept with open backdoor due to the heat.
Place is free! But entrance to the falls is 2 times 40p/p.
Waterfalls are beautyful! It is touristy and you feel it with all the vendors along the river,
BUT after the loneliness of Chiapas we didn't really mind and the area is huge so you can have a pool niche for yourself for hours. We went up the river the next morning and were swimming and enjoying some pools for 3 hours and didn't see anyone.
We tried 2 restaurants for dinner and breakfast. We felt like it was good price/value especially with the empanada offers and the locals were happy for having customers. Also late evening walks are nice, because all the shops are closed and all the tours are gone
If you have any questions or want to see photos:
IG: freetgoesworld

Tickets to the falls 17.25721, -92.11410
sharpsusan

Our second time staying at this campground. Mario came to collect 100 pesos per night in the evening. He will also bring you firewood for 50-100 pesos. Trash cans are available, too.

Beautiful beach without trash and debris. Good for surfing with gentle, rolling rights off the point. Lots of osprey, sand dunes, flowering desert plants.

Walking distance to town. Wifi and great fish tacos at the Cactus Cafe. Water and groceries in town, too.

Very special and peaceful.

Santa Rosalillita 28.66418, -114.24501
bobencavale

Slept here before crossing the border. No problem, guard asked for 20Qtz.
Lot of truck and bit noisy

Bob en cavale YT & IG

Puma fuel station 13.88157, -90.09924
advtravelbug.com

We loved it so much we kept extending our stay. The owner Edwige is lovely. Camping 5,000 CFA per person or you can rent a room.
The compound is beautiful, very nice shower for campers and there is a restaurant on site. Delicious food but definitely on the pricey side. We cooked most of our meals and Edwige had no issue with that. Highly recommended!

Manjuwele Lodge 4.00862, 9.16207
Onwheels

ZAR 450 for 2 people and vehicle per night. Check with Betsie beforehand for BigRig. There is a place that is halfway suitable for BigRig, but it is quite crooked and the grass is quite soft. Possible traffic noise during the day, very quiet at night.

Leef'n Biki Camping -33.94566, 18.90345
El Pavo Real

Would NOT recommend. This place seems cool, but its sketchy and unfriendly. We showed up and folks made it clear we were unwelcome. Our van got super stuck and we had to pay $1000 pesos to a local to pull us out. The beach is rocky and it was windy every day. There are so many good places in Baja, I don't know why people stay here?... apparently for kite surfing, but La Ventana is a way better choice.

Arroyo San Bartolo 23.70356, -109.70179
cultivatingfireoffical.com

NOT CLOSED - extremely friendly staff and a great high calorie dinner for a cold night. TONS of other rigs parked around us behind the restaurant. Far enough away from the highway for a near silent night! (Did have one homeless man scream at a sign for a few minutes)

Cracker Barrel parking lot 33.30630, -111.97461
_forthestory_

If you have electrical problems with your car/van, this is a really good place!
They repair alternators, starters and lights. Basically everything electrical.
Juan and his crew are great, honest and have good prices.

Taller electrico lucero 24.13583, -110.29327
nicolas.geniteau

stayed there 3 nights. feel safe with a night others buses and van 😁. toilets at the Anonima and hot showers few blocks away. so a very nice place in the middle of the City

AAG Parking Lot -42.76361, -65.03574
art-outdoor.ch

... sorry you have to stop here.
I stopped here 30 year's ago, since then I am dreaming from this Apple pie cake ( Apfel Streusel Kuchen)
specially after many day's in no where it's a perfect oasis. Also to have a coffee from a proper Italian coffee machine is nice.
The "Wild Life" is also interesting so many different species:-) to watch.

Cafe van der Lee -23.89356, 16.00551
The Flyway Effect

My husband and I stayed here for a few nights as we were waiting for the snow to melt in Sedona. It's nice, until it rains. We drive a 25' rig and there were plenty of options to park but huge ruts to to manage and after a rain you're pretty much stuck there until the ground dries up.

The positive is it's only 5 minutes away from the local market.

No lake view. No TMobile service even with WeBoost.

Forest service road 33.80761, -111.28405
emma.banks

We loved this place. Turn up later in the day and park before the entrance gates. Then the next day pay 60Q each to go to the volcanic pools. They’ll try to make you pay two entrances otherwise. They pools were hot in March and have Strong healing volcanic properties. We stayed 2 nights. The walk back along the road to see the sunset is epic too. Road is windy but very good condition. Yes There’s a sulphur smells at times - I kept thinking I’d left the gas on 🤡💥

Fuentes Georginas 14.75101, -91.48023
nora.mcdonald.berardi

Clean rest area with bathrooms + water fountain open all night. Covered picnic tables and 5G Verizon. Slight truck noise overnight, but no issue for us. A great spot for rest and/or work on the way to Wichita!

Beaumont rest area 37.66363, -96.50996
lorenzv03

the shop is owned by the family behind, so just wait for someone to come. it has some very Basic stuff as cookies and tuna. You can ask to refill for Water.

very small shop 19.40152, -14.78427
simpson.anetta

Really well thought out place, and super welcoming to overlanders. We took a room for the night to enjoy some good rest and AC, but sadly there are at least 15 dogs and as many roosters on the site so even with earplugs we were up most of the night. Once the dogs stopped barking, the roosters started. AC worked well, but the wifi in our room didn't. Good wifi at the pool area. Excellent apéro snacks (olives, nuts, chorizo) and our chicken dinner was the best we'd had since leaving Europe. Cheap beer on tap, great showers, laundry service done by the next morning. We paid 15k for the room, 5k for a load of laundry washed, dried, folded, and 7k for our chicken dinner for two. If it weren't for the noise we would have stayed longer, really a nice place.

Kakuakos Lodge -8.79263, 13.39891
TunyOfAlaska

10,000/person.
Mariñanco Camping offered lots of sites with great views of River Carrileufu and River Licura. Beautiful sunsets.

Owners were very friendly and they kept the bathrooms and showers always cleaned.

Lots of day trippers, mostly for fly fishing. Star gazing was ❤️Amazing!❤️

We stayed here for 2 nights.

Camping Mariñanco -39.24927, -71.84271
www.wiedekamm.com

good Campsite between Rocks and beach. bathroom OK, cold Water only. 12.000 ppn is a Lot but thats Life...

Pan de Azucar Lodge -26.15012, -70.66672
pauloejuli

na calçada em frente a igreja e a praça hijas de Maria auxiliadora. não tem nenhuma facilidade somente internet da cidade livre. das 20h às 9h é gratuito depois o estacionamento é cobrado pela municipalidade.

PLAZOLETA HIJAS DE MARIA -53.16050, -70.90523
pauloejuli

a travessia dura 30 minutos. muito seguro.

Ferry from/to Punta Delgada /Punta Espora -52.49013, -69.51749
nomadxplorers

Nice scenic gravel road. At this time of the year the river is still low, doable with little clearance.

Great 4WD scenic track 9.60805, -85.12794
nomadxplorers

Beautiful tree ! Worth a stop to take a pic. Right next to the road

El Higueron - giant ficus tree 9.61439, -85.08004
vanderelstjeanpierre

La Despensa restaurante y jardin cervecero

La Despensa restaurant -34.65141, -68.38061
anais.leblond18

We spent 2 nights there while visiting Mendoza. Really really nice and calm spot inside the park. Make sure to arrive before 6pm / 7pm if you want to be sure to have a spot to park : mendocinos come a lot to the park to spend the end of the day there. WiFi didnt work when we were there, and Claro 4G was really bad. But apart from that, the place is, for us, the best option while being in Mendoza.

Park -32.89052, -68.86549
grischa.arnold

Nice place to camp for tents and motorhomes. Elvis is a very friendly and helpfull owner. Free place. Electricity, toilets and shower (basic), kitchen and a grassy area. Located a little bit outside.

Moto Posada Tacna -18.00380, -70.22140
grischa.arnold

Nice Hotel. WiFi, free parking, big and clean rooms. No AirCon. Paid 39bs pppn with prebooking via booking.com. Recommended.

Nazca Travel One Hostel -14.82514, -74.93210

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