On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
Let’s start with my main observation here – Guatemala City is a breathtaking beast of a city. An absolute beast pumped to the max. The weird thing is a lot of backpackers, and especially luxury travellers like to give it a miss and use the “it’s too dangerous says my mate” excuse. Quite frankly that Read more about Backpacking in Guatemala🇬🇹: Top 15 Sights in Guatemala City / GC[…]
As well as being a proud Catalan city, Barcelona (officially part of Spain) also sits near the border of two other countries, Andorra and France and both are only a 3 hour trip from Barcelona. As I had been to France and Spain before a few times, I decided to head to Andorra while I Read more about World Borders: How to Get From Barcelona Airport to Andorra by Bus (Catalonia/Spain to Andorra)[…]
I have to admit here – I am a self confessed tight ass and cheapskate. In the last few weeks in Central America I have gained money by returning my empty beer bottles to bars, shops and supermarkets!! I have absolutely no shame in it. It’s my right as a consumer but also, if I Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Take Your Beer Bottles Back[…]
“In order to write about life first you must live it” – Ernest Hemingway. Well life continues to inspire me and when you wake up in the morning you have no idea where you will end up that night. This is what I buzz off. However before I had even got my bus to San Read more about One Inspiring Night: Staying in the Hemingway Inn, San Jose, Costa Rica🇨🇷[…]
El Salvador is a backpacker’s dream. Friendly locals, pumping bars, beaches, volcanoes, mountains and just an all round unventured gem. Once you’ve got your bearings and got to grips with the bus systems, you’re good to go anywhere in the country. I set my mind on visiting El Salvador’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site, which Read more about Visiting El Salvador’s🇸🇻 Only UNESCO World Heritage Site: Joya de Ceren[…]
Honduras has been one hell of a roller coaster ride for me. After the madness of diving in Utila, surviving the world’s most dangerous city San Pedro Sula and exploring ruins and birds in Copan, it was time to actually chill out in the awesome national parks at Rio Cangejal. Or was it? What was going to Read more about Ziplining𖠣⛓In Parque Nacional Pico Bonito🌳, Rio Cangrejal, Honduras🇭🇳[…]
I’m delighted to feature Raymond Walsh on here. Raymond runs the website Man on the Lam, which has just had an awesome facelift as Raymond continues his journeys and aims to make it to his 50th country!! Also, Raymond is a friend from my travels too as we went on an awesome safari together in Read more about World Travellers: Raymond Walsh AKA Man on The Lam[…]
“I’ve never heard of him either” – Gareth McAuley (2013 when referring to some Russian footballer). Most travellers to Belize “skip” the capital. In fact most people don’t even know what the capital of Belize is. The answer is – Belmopan. The city of Belmopan has been the capital of Belize since August 1970, although Read more about Backpacking in Belize🇧🇿: Exploring Belmopan, the Tenth Smallest Capital City in the World[…]
While backpacking in Belize I ended up staying for two nights in the capital city Belmopan. I stayed in the El Rey Hotel there and found out that Belize’s only British Bar is right here, in Belmopan. It’s called Corker’s Bar and Restaurant and was only a 12minute walk from our hostel so we popped Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Dinner at Corker’s, the Only British Bar in Belize[…]
Utila in Honduras is a tropical paradise, a backpacker’s paradise and a breath of fresh air away from the smoky fumes of gigantic Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. To get to Utila, you need to head north to the Honduran Caribbean. There are two daily ferries from the port town of La Ceiba to Utila. Read more about The Mango Inn: The Place to Stay When Backpacking in Utila, Honduras🇭🇳[…]