| The wrath of Zeus shot in bolts through my back. My | | | | encounters a traffic accident, landslide, fallen tree, |
| spine was becoming my worst enemy. My lower legs | | | | creek overflow or vehicle breakdown. Your bus may |
| and feet were gone. I reached a tingling limb upwards | | | | even have breakdown or a flat tire. Be prepared.Such |
| from my steamy shroud to wipe moisture from my | | | | travel treks need not be torture though. With a bit of |
| chin and cheeks. Where was it coming from, I | | | | planning and a few helpful items in your repertoire, you |
| wondered. Then I realized - it was my own tears. A | | | | can brave the lengthiest routes in relative ease and |
| faint green glow from luminous hands told me, only six | | | | comfort. Make your sojourn through the Sierra |
| more hours to go.Test of EnduranceThroughout Latin | | | | Nevadas, the Tierra del Fuego, across the Pampas or |
| America, from Mexico to Chile and Argentina, a | | | | the Andes, a far more memorable and interesting one |
| close-up travelogue will almost unavoidably bring you | | | | by heeding these tips.What can you do to ease the |
| to a bus ride painfully exceeding eight to nine hours. | | | | drone of hundreds of kilometers passing beneath the |
| There are numerous routes exceeding 15 or even | | | | wheels of even the most modern and luxurious |
| twenty hours of spine-pounding roadway grind from | | | | buses?ReadA time-tested standby, reading the miles |
| Panama through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and beyond. | | | | away is a great way to pass those seemingly endless |
| Even a seemingly shorter trip of a mere four to five | | | | hours. |
| hours can balloon into a test of endurance if the route | | | | |