We only had time to visit two places in Panama as we are on a tight travel schedule. We had a flight out of Panama City so going there was a given, and the rest of our time we opted to spend on the beautiful island of Bocas Del Toro. It comes as no surprise…
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Puerto Viejo
Our last stop in Costa Rica was in the small Caribbean town of Puerto Viejo. Located near the border of Panama this is a popular spot for tourists looking to make the crossing into the neighbouring country. It’s a good solid drive from San Jose, made all the better by being told as we purchased…
Turtle-less Tortuguero & San Jose (Part Two)
Tortuguero is famous for one reason – Turtles. It is a small town on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica only reachable by boat. In this isolated part of the world Turtles partake in one of the planets miracles. It is and will remain a mystery how this feat is achieved over and over again…
San Jose – Part One
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…
La Fortuna & Arenal Volcano – luxury package
For our trip to La Fortuna we had booked a package deal from Monteverde which included transport, a night in a hotel and a day trip all in one. We set off in a minibus to the lake nearby and crossed it on a small boat with views of the surrounding hills and most impressively…
A Granada Pitstop
Granada struck us to be much like Antigua, Guatemala, on first impression. Colonial streets and buildings, all sporting different bright colours made it very picturesque. We were only staying in this small town one night before making our way down to Costa Rica as we had spent more days than desired in Leon. We checked…
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…
El Tunco – A Hidden gem
A 7am get up and a full day travelling never fills anyone with excitement or anticipation, unless that is, you’re a traveller. Especially a traveller that is heading into the relative unknown and to a country that, in western society, is viewed as a dangerous, scary place, to be avoided at all costs. We’re talking…
Lake Atitlan & San Pedro
The shuttle bus in true Guatemalan style was late and took almost double the time to arrive in San Pedro. Fighting it’s way through traffic, roadworks and then a very windy, steep road comparable to that of Lanquin (although Lanquin still wins the award for ultimately the worst ever road) and what felt like endless…
Antigua Guatemala – The beauty that is
The instantly surprising thing about Antigua was the blistering heat which scorched us as we stepped out of the shuttle bus. It was a stark contrast to the constant rain we had adapted to in Lanquin and definitely not something to complain about, even if it did make carrying our bags a more advanced task….
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…
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