So as people who have been following this blog for a while will know at the end of last year I started my Latin American Adventure where I solo backpacked through over 11 countries.While each place I visited had something about it that made it great, there are always those places that just stand out from
So last year with christmas in Bocas Del Toro done and New Years Eve fast approaching. the thought of spending another year in a packed city crammed full of party go'ers was becoming less and less appealing. Which was when I decided that seeing as I wanted to do the boat trip from Panama City to Cartagena
It's 2013 and i'm still playing blog catch up. However this is going to be the last location specific blog post I write for a while on Central America. I'm now in Cartagena Colombia and have my sights set on what is ahead. Having said that..... This past Christmas I had the opportunity to spend it on
So after arriving from my unexpected journey in El Salvador to see the hobbit it was time to do something a little more touristy in Leon Nicaragua. While in Leon I stayed at Bigfoot hostel who are famous for inventing the sport of volcano boarding. What is Volcano boarding you might ask? Well it involves
So after an absolutely amazing month of travel in Guatemala and just over 50 days of travel I decided that it was time to move on. I had managed to go $600 USD over budget and was really feeling like I needed a change and wanted to get down to South America. With that in mind I
This weeks photo of the week is a shot taken as the sunsets after I volcano boarded down the youngest most active volcano in central america Cerro Negro Volcano boarding sunset
After spending way to long in Antigua, Guatemala partying (7 days) I decided that it was time to get a break from the city and go and relax up at lake Atitlan. After hearing numerous recommendations for Casa Iguana hostel in Santa Cruz I booked myself on a shuttle bus from Antigua headed to panajachel. On the
Over the last month and a half of my travels I have seen ALOT of Mayan ruins. (Well 3 :P) Starting with Chichin Itza in Mexico where I almost got stranded in the middle of the jungle. The beautiful seaside ruins of Tulum in Mexico and lastly the Guatemalan Mayan ruins of Tikal. Chichin Itza
Marshmallows toasted over Pacaya Volcano Garlic Fries at San Pedro Chocolate banana on a stick at San Pedro for 25 cents it was a good deal and delicious Delicious pancake breakfast at San Marcos Some delicious mexican style eggs for breakfast Breakfast at Zoola
I arrived in Antigua Guatemala only expecting to spend a couple of days there. I ended up spending 6 days in Antigua and 2 days up at Earth Lodge in the mountains overlooking Antigua. The thing that Facsinates me most about Antigua is that it is surrounded by volcano's, one of them being active. This
