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Most overland backpackers to the Guyanas will pass through the French Guyana riverside town of St. Laurent Du Maroni. For us we used it as our stepping stone to Suriname but still spent a day and night to check out the ‘delights’ of the town. In all honesty apart from the coolness and uniqueness of Read more about Backpacking in French Guyana: Things to see and do in St. Laurent du Maroni[…]
In my latest edition of World Travellers meet a couple who have “retired” but yet are out globetrotting the world! Danila and Chris are an inspiration to us all and their website has a quirky title – “not dun roamin” – a nice to ring to it, let’s meet them! Who are you? Danila Mansfield Read more about World Travellers: Danila Mansfield and Chris Gill From Notdunroamin[…]
The travel industry can end up becoming a lifestyle business for you if you manage to do things right. One way that you could potentially combine a passion for travel and new experiences with a flair for writing, is to create your own travel blog. There are some really excellent sites already out there on Read more about Working Wednesdays: Creating Your Own Travel Blog[…]
Guyana is not the most obvious country on a backpacking tour of South America, and admittedly it is a slightly harder one to access than Brazil, Argentina etc. However these are the places I enjoy the most – less touristy, more raw and normally very inspiring. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is a Read more about Backpacking in Guyana: Top 16 Things to See and Do in Georgetown[…]
I had a stop over in Fortaleza in 2011 and I had no idea what impact or importance that stop over would have for me. In the end, I had to wait just over 3 years to find out and life had gone full circle as I got tickets for the Brazil v. Mexico World Read more about Backpacking in Brazil🇧🇷: Top 9 Things to See and Do in Fortaleza[…]
My experience so far backpacking in Guyana has been simply incredible. As well as touring Georgetown and the epic Kaieteur Falls, we made it out to the tranquil Sloth Island. It was on Sloth Island that we enjoyed a feast of a meal in paradise and it calls for a Friday’s Featured Food! Arrival on Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Lunch in Paradise on Sloth Island, Guyana[…]
In my latest World Travellers, I catch up with Stephen from Monk Bought Lunch. Intrigued by the title of his blog? Check out his travels!! They are simply immense. Stephen has travelled all over the “Stans”! Who are you? Some combination of photographer, traveler, and outdoorsman depending on the day and the mood. But, in short: Read more about World Travellers: Stephen From Monk Bought Lunch[…]
In my ongoing series of world borders, I aim to make things easier for you all to cross into new countries. Having arrived into French Guyana from Brazil on the east, it was time to leave the country on the far west. During our time in French Guyana we had managed to see St. Georges Read more about World Borders: How to Get From French Guyana to Suriname (St. Laurent du Maroni to Albina)[…]
If you end up backpacking in French Guyana, you should try and make it to the town of Kourou. Not only is this place right next to the Space Centre (C.S.G.), but it’s a real chilled out town where you can relax and get a feel for local life in French Guyana. Which is pretty damn Read more about Backpacking in French Guyana: Top 6 Things to see and do in Kourou[…]
After crossing into the dreamy paradise of French Guyana from Brazil we made the journey to Cayenne the capital city to base ourselves there for a few days. We ended up staying 4 kilometres from the city centre to enjoy some peace and tranquility, watch the football and seriously just relax. We had hired a Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Sampling Different Jams for Breakfast at Oyasamaid, Cayenne, French Guyana🇬🇫[…]