San Jose was a highly anticipated stop for us as Hayley’s auntie is Costa Rican and we had been promised accommodation with her parents on the outskirts of the city. Eager for some luxury and home comforts we were rudely awakened to life in San Jose. Our bus dropped us in the middle of a…
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Flying in Monteverde
Although it was nice to spend some time on a beach, we weren’t sad when departing Playa Del Coco. When you are travelling days become utterly irrelevant, so the fact we chose to leave on a Sunday wasn’t of any relevance in our thoughts. But Sundays mean less frequent buses and it can be trickier…
Playa del Coco & why entering Costa Rica took so long!
Considering how easy our previous border crossing experiences had been, we expected Costa Rica’s would be a breeze. Arguably the most developed country in Central America, we presumed the process would be advanced and straight forward. Sadly, these predicaments were far from truth. In fact this was the most complex, frustrating border crossing on our…
Leon – The Land of Volcanos
Arriving in Nicaragua brought high expectations. Jonny’s dutch friend Vince, whom he also met in Asia back in 2013 had volunteered here for around three months and had bigged up the whole country to us both prior to our arrivals. Our first stop was his adopted home town of Leon, which is famous for its…
The start of Guatemala; Flores & Tikal
Our journey here was tedious to say the least. Six hours on an old rickety bus, which looked much in need of an MOT service and had questionable ‘air conditioning’. Thankfully there was only a handful of people travelling on it, which meant we each got two seats, although how you would have been able…
Lanquin – Semuc Champey .. An amazing disappointment!
To arrive in the town of Lanquin to be mobbed by locals, all screaming the name of their respective hotels was not what we, nor the other 16 poor souls on our shuttle bus needed after enduring yet another horrid journey. The trip this time included a final 10km or so on what we will…
… Part 2; You’d better Belize it – Caye Caulker
After the horrible journey endured in getting to San Pedro on Ambergris Caye we opted for the other of two boat companies – Belize Water Taxi as opposed to San Pedro Water Taxis. Thankfully, much to Hayley’s delight their boat was a lot smoother and also cheaper. So if you ever happen to be in…
Belize Begins 🇧🇿
Belize was not originally on our travel list, although upon recommendation and further research we decided missing it out would be a mistake. First we headed to the Island of Ambergris Caye, dominated by a small town named San Pedro. A 90 minute water taxi was required for the journey. Departing Mexico was smooth, tickets…
Cenotes, Rain and Ruins – Tulum
We arrived in Tulum – a relatively small town a few hours down the coast from Cancun – after what we can safely describe as ‘the best bus journey of our travelling lifes’. The ADO bus we caught for a small fee from Cancun was absolute luxury, compared to what we expected and were both…
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