Brainrotting: Episode 9 – Border Corruption Honduras BMW F650 GS adventure motorcycles overland
I ride and I record. There’s no editing of video’s when I’m back at home, my video’s are all edited on the road because I want to share my experiences as they happen, so… Follow my journey through North, Central and South America. I’ve jacked in the job, packed my life into a pair of panniers and a roll bag and tied them down to a BMW F650 Dakar. Now it’s time for some fun. In this episode I ride through Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica until I reach the end of the road in Panama. I endure extortion at the hand or corrupt border officials in Honduras after I was unable to gain the correct paperwork for my motorcycle when I crossed the border from El Salvador. Remind me never to return to Honduras!
estos malditos perros ladrones que trabajan en las aduanas ponen en mal el nombre de este pais malditos ladrones desgraciados que cancer en las manos les va a caer por ladrones dejen de robarles a los touristas ellos son los que vienen a gastara los dollares que tanto necesitamos aduaneros no sean unos hijos de la gran puta mal paridos perros desgraciados
if you go to those countries you better have everything in order specially your paper or you are giving them the rights to rip you off I travel Honduras a lot and let me tell you got to be sharp one step ahead of those bad Hondurans pigs
you just have to make sure that your passport and visa are stamped and in order , that you didn`t do even if it`s the officials duty to do , it did happen to me in the niagara falls usa canada border you had to see the trouble i got in and with the “war on terror” those clowns were ready to throw me in jail so it could happen anywhere , nice video hope to do this trip one day
This happens every day in Mexico,Guatemala,El Salvador,Honduras,Belize,Dominican Republic, Haiti,Nicaragua,Costa Rica,Panama,Colombia,Venezuela,Peru,Ecuador,Paraguay, Brazil. It happens but not as much in Uruguay and Argentina. Do not offer bribe money in Puerto Rico or Chile cuz you will get in trouble.
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This is why we fuck with Illeagal aliens in america when we can. This is rediculous!!!!
I’ve just sent you a private message. But don’t worry about corruption, it is out there but I have dealings with officials nearly every day and I’ve only been stopped for an “infraction” 4 times… no bribes paid yet though
Man you need to make a book or something to give me some advice or feedback… Me and my girl are planning to take a huge roadtrip from Vancouver BC Canada all the way down to Argentina… Any advice would be appreciated…
Well certainly the border between Honduras and Nicaragua has a well deserved bad reputation for corruption but visiting these countries is a wonderful experience and this wouldn’t put me off travelling. I’ve been to over 40 countries and I’m always amazed at just how welcoming and friendly people are to me, these border officials were definately an exception.
all latin american countries are so corrupt wow we should make all illegal imigrants in the United States pay fines and bill there goverments for there citizens using are helthcare now thats fair trade.
My heart sinks evertiem I see those damn shower heads!
Nice with the border officials!
One of those shower roses exploded on me when I was living in a bedsit in Lapa, Rio de J!
Hey Justin, glad you liked it. The bike is usually shiney side up except when I drop the overloaded bloated beast trying to put the kickstand down in front of an audience… just like I did today!
Excellent stuff Easy!. Dont give in to the cheeky buggers, and keep it shiny side up!
I have to confess that I did edit out some very embarrassing attempts at Spanish on my part, and a couple of minor tantrums too. The beauty of editing videos is you can paint a slightly different picture… the border “negociation” took over 3 hours but I’m glad I refused to part with the cash. I’m sure that paying the bribes makes it more difficult for the next poor bugger who grabs their attention.
Absolutely amazing! Good on you for not giving into the corrupt officials,
Thank you so much for sharing this incredible journey with us, godspeed!
Ryan
Have just signed up to You Tube so I can rate you! Another fantastic video – these really should be turned into a tv series. Stay safe Graham. Julie (Petts Wood!) x
try to keep some smoke pkts with you, maybe you can use them to bribe or get you out of a sticky
Might come in handy
Brainrotting is my travel blog of the year.
I think I and some friends came into this very same station a few yrs back the opposite way.. the money changers as we approached the station had us change to honduran currency, our friend used literally his last US dollars to convert to local, only then to find out the border station didn’t take local currency, only US dollars.. we had to take a collection up to get the guy across..
Nice work mate, well done for not paying the bribes! Shame there aren’t more savvy travellers out there.
Hi Stu,
Thanks for the message and I’m glad you’ve enjoyed following my adventure. I’m now safe and well in Colombia waiting for more adventures to sponaniously occur!
I’ve been following all your adventures, jealous as hell of your travels. Excellent video once again, brilliant production. Border crossing seemed a nightmare….but glad you managed to get through.
Look forward to you next update.
Ride safe.
Stu
Glasgow
This is awesome….for me, it’s well worth the time you put into it.
bastards in honduras,ahh nica shower brings back memories.lol