Backpacking in San Pedro Sula, Honduras: Braving the Most Dangerous City in the World

Posted on September 21, 2014February 4, 2026 by Jonny Blair

Do you believe the hype about San Pedro Sula in Honduras? You’d be a fool not to, the statistics speak for themselves. As far as backpacking in Honduras is concerned, San Pedro Sula is usually the city to avoid. Gang warfare rules supreme here. Year after year the murder statistics are huge, and except for massacres Read more about Backpacking in San Pedro Sula, Honduras: Braving the Most Dangerous City in the World[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: WDs Ice Cream, Spanish Lookout, Belize

Posted on September 19, 2014September 14, 2014 by Jonny Blair

I really didn’t expect to be featuring a load of cool Belizean treats cuisine wise on my Friday’s Featured Food section, but then again if you’ve followed my journeys, you’ll remember I once worked as an ice cream seller in Bournemouth. Even before that I was always a fan of ice cream, and while Tequila Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: WDs Ice Cream, Spanish Lookout, Belize[…]

Staying at the El Rey Hotel: The Best Hotel in Belmopan, Belize

Posted on September 18, 2014September 29, 2014 by Jonny Blair

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[…]

Backpacking in Belize: Cave Tour of Actun Tunichil Muknal

Posted on September 17, 2014September 13, 2014 by Jonny Blair

When you hear about backpackers heading to Belize you think about beaches, sun and snorkelling. And yes all that stuff is cool and it really happens. I did it all too! But it was my plan in Belize to witness a load of other impressive things in the country not just for myself but also to Read more about Backpacking in Belize: Cave Tour of Actun Tunichil Muknal[…]

Backpacking in El Salvador🇸🇻: Boat Tour of Crocodile🐊Creek at Mangrove Forest, Barra de Santiago

Posted on September 15, 2014August 23, 2024 by Jonny Blair

Yet another exciting post today on my journey backpacking in El Salvador. After finding a paradise right by the Pacific Ocean at Capricho Beach House, I booked myself on a boat tour around the protected waters of the Mangrove Forest. The area I was staying in is called Barra de Santiago and it is a Read more about Backpacking in El Salvador🇸🇻: Boat Tour of Crocodile🐊Creek at Mangrove Forest, Barra de Santiago[…]

Staying at Xanadu Island Resort🏝️🍹: A Luxury Paradise in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize🇧🇿

Posted on September 15, 2014June 12, 2025 by Jonny Blair

“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🇧🇿[…]

Backpacking in Mexico: Top 10 Things to see and do in San Cristobal de las Casas.

Posted on September 14, 2014September 10, 2014 by Jonny Blair

I completed a hat trick of “San Cristobals” when I took my backpack to the cool city of San Cristobal de las Casas recently. I’d already visited San Cristobal in Bolivia in 2010 and the one in venomous Venezuela in 2011. But the Mexican city of the same name knocked the previous brace into touch. Read more about Backpacking in Mexico: Top 10 Things to see and do in San Cristobal de las Casas.[…]

Backpacking in El Salvador🇸🇻: Puerta Del Diablo (Devil’s Gate)

Posted on September 13, 2014August 23, 2024 by Jonny Blair

“Knock knock knockin on devil’s gate” – Not Bob Dylan It was a crazy, spontaneous and inspiring 11 days in the country of El Salvador for me and my backpack recently. I simply couldn’t believe the amount of random things to see and do. While based in San Salvador I found that you can get Read more about Backpacking in El Salvador🇸🇻: Puerta Del Diablo (Devil’s Gate)[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: The Best Cheesecake in Belize at Delicious Designs, El Rey Hotel, Belmopan

Posted on September 12, 2014September 12, 2014 by Jonny Blair

This week I’ve been travelling in Belize and one of the things I really wanted to do is prove there is so much more to see here than beaches and snorkelling. After an awesome few days in Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye (San Pedro), I decided to hit up the capital city of Belize. You Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: The Best Cheesecake in Belize at Delicious Designs, El Rey Hotel, Belmopan[…]

Staying in the Coolest Guesthouse in Copan Ruinas, Honduras🇭🇳: La Casa De Cafe

Posted on September 11, 2014November 20, 2024 by Jonny Blair

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[…]