Holidays are full of thrills and spills, fun and frolics, right? They’re more relaxing and fun than my crazy backpacking journeys. Well yes, in theory, but there are a few common pitfalls that tourists tend to fall into time and time again. In the best case scenario, it proves to be a five minute thing Read more about Things to Watch Out For: Common Holiday Pitfalls[…]
Central America continues to impress me with its range of unique, tranquil and simply comfortable guesthouses and yes I’ve been mixing my vintage backpacking hostels (like El Hostal Antigua) with some decent upmarket places (like Hotel San Buenaventura) as quite frankly, it’s nice to be able to mix things up nowadays. Of course at heart Read more about Staying in the Coolest Guesthouse in Copan Ruinas, Honduras🇭🇳: La Casa De Cafe[…]
Guyana threw a few new towns at us, some of which we had never heard of. Bartica was one of these. Having already written up some cool stuff on Kaieteur Falls, the remote Sloth Island, the riverside town of Parika and indeed the flambuoyant capital city, Georgetown it’s time to check out Bartica. Getting to Read more about Backpacking in Guyana: The Town of Bartica[…]
Right, this completes a hat-trick for me – three hostels I have stayed in all called something similar to “Green House” and I loved them all – crazy. The first one I wrote about was Limehouse Hostel in Buenos Aires in 2010, then in 2014 I stayed in Hostel Green House in Foz do Iguacu, Read more about Staying at the Best Hostel in El Salvador🇸🇻: Hostal Casa Verde🟢🔵, Santa Ana[…]
“I’m a firestarter, twisted firestarter” – Keith Flint, The Prodigy OK so over the last lot of years backpacking the globe, I’ve got involved in some pretty crazy things, not just my crazy stories posts but that time I fed hyenas mouth to mouth in Ethiopia, the time I swam naked in Antarctica, sky dived Read more about Attending The Crazy Fireball Festival🔥💣💥(Bolas de Fuego) in Nejapa, El Salvador🇸🇻[…]
Backpacking in El Salvador will test your senses, and mostly in my case my sense of wonder. I was overaud by it all as gems sparkled left right and centre from a country lacking only in worldwide recognition and self promotion. You might have heard that I toured Santa Ana and Chalchuapa, including a trip Read more about Backpacking in El Salvador🇸🇻: Touring the Ruins of Tazumal, Chalchuapa[…]
I stumbled upon one of the most off the wall spots from my travels yet while in El Salvador. After checking out the capital city San Salvador, where I stayed in Ximena’s Guesthouse, I decided to head to the beach to chill out for a few days. Most surfers and backpackers head to the trendy Read more about A Paradise by the Pacific Ocean🌊: My Stay at Capricho Beach House🏖️🛖, Barra de Santiago, El Salvador🇸🇻[…]
The latest in my World Travellers series is a cool couple – Karolina and Patryk. Read how they created a business and are now out travelling the world as well as running a cool travel blog called Karolina Patryk .com. Who are you? We are Karolina and Patryk. Young Polish couple who decided to follow Read more about World Travellers: Karolina and Patryk[…]