Carla King

2017 Baja Travel Handbook Published!

April 5, 2017 By Carla King

The brand new Baja handbook has been published. This is the first guidebook in years and and much-needed update. You’ll find a Kindle edition, too. Enjoy!

Search and Rescue solutions and insurance for your adventure travel vacation in Baja

March 22, 2017 By Carla King

I didn’t realize until recently that evacuation service insurance only covers transport from facility to facility. So whether you’re motorcycling in the desert, hiking a canyon, or on a boat in the Sea of Cortez, you’re going to need to fill this gap. This is the motivation behind Celia Diaz’s Binational Emergency service. Celia Diaz’s […]

Riding Walkabouts from the Atlas to the Rocky Mountains

March 15, 2017 By Carla King

Guest post by David Faria I met David and Peter many years ago in a San Francisco cafe, two bikers from Gibraltar with many miles of travel all around the world. A marine lawyer in Gibraltar, David has kept me up with their travels all these years. This time they went traveling around the United States […]

What satellite messenger do you use for your adventure travel vacation?

March 14, 2017 By Carla King

I own an old SPOT satellite messenger which I’ve used as an emergency device (never had to push that SOS button) and a tracker so that readers could follow my trips on my website. I was considering an upgrade to the $150 SPOT Gen3 until I read a friend’s blog post on his backcountry rescue […]

Medical Evacuation plus Search & Rescue insurance for your vacation

March 11, 2017 By Carla King

Imagine you’ve had an accident or become very ill while you’re on vacation. Help has arrived and you’re being cared for in a hospital or clinic. If you can be moved, evacuation will be coordinated by your insurance provider. Search & rescue and medical evacuation insurance choices Here are a few options for accident and evacuation […]