While travelling in Belize we decided to spend a couple of nights in Belmopan. Belmopan is the capital city of Belize and often sadly acts as merely a stop over for some. However we wanted to check this place out so we found the El Rey Hotel online and booked in for a couple of nights. Read more about Staying at the El Rey Hotel: The Best Hotel in Belmopan, Belize[…]
“Last night, I dreamt of San Pedro” – Madonna Ciccone. As a long term backpacker and veteran of more dingy hostels than you could count, the flash packer in me comes out now and again and I’ll admit it’s a new phenomenon! Partly inspired by my travelling girlfriend Panny as her slow and relaxing style competes with Read more about Staying at Xanadu Island Resort🏝️🍹: A Luxury Paradise in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize🇧🇿[…]
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[…]
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 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🇸🇻[…]
When it’s your first night in a new country (El Salvador), you want somewhere to relax, especially after a day of buses, taxis and border crossings. After leaving Guatemala City and crossing into El Salvador at Las Chinamas, I was heading straight for the capital city, San Salvador. At late notice, I hadn’t yet booked Read more about Ximena’s Guesthouse: The Coolest Hostel in San Salvador, El Salvador🇸🇻[…]
A few times in my life I have stayed in the “best hostel in the country” which includes in Paraguay in 2010 (the Black Cat – unrivalled) and Armenia in 2013 (Penthouse – pure class) and mostly it’s voted by Hostel World, TripAdvisor etc. Guatemala has seen me stay in so many top rated hostels Read more about El Hostal: Staying in the Best Hostel in Antigua, Guatemala[…]
Lots of backpackers and travellers “skip” Guatemala City deeming it to be mayhemic, claustrophobic and a tad dangerous. I decided to spent three nights there in the heart of the Historic Old Quarter (I was in Zona 1) to prove that all wrong and that I did. I loved Guatemala City! To start things off, Read more about Posada Belen Museo Inn: The Coolest Hostel in Guatemala City’s Historic Quarter![…]
Guatemala is full of surprises, especially accommodation wise. We were blessed during our month in the country and ended up staying in a few cool places so hopefully for those of you reading, you will simply LOVE these photos and this review of what was one incredible night of pure relaxation in Panajachel, which is Read more about Our Night of Relaxation at Hotel San Buenaventura, Panajachel, Guatemala[…]
You’ll see Guatemala’s Lago Atitlan feature quite a lot on here as we spent a full week in and around the lake. We toured Santa Clara La Laguna and San Marcos La Laguna on day trips as well as staying in San Pedro La Laguna (where we did the Indians Nose hike and kayaking on Read more about Staying in a Writer’s Lair: Posada Los Encuentros, Panajachel, Guatemala[…]