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Crazy days in Mexico

The passengers were ushered through immigration in Cancun like VIP´s after we arrived back from Havana. The return flight was fun as I bumped into an Aussie guy from a hostel in Guatemala, and we had an animated debrief of our respective travel experiences in … …

A tale of Rum, rip offs, sex, and salsa

The flight from Cancun to Havana took one hour, but experiencing Cuba in 2006 is like flying into another world. It feels like you’re entering a museum amidst a visual explosion of once in a lifetime travel sights and experiences. Where else, for example, can … …

Beach anyone?

The country is the home of tequila slammers, the sombrero, guitar playing singers to serenade us, tacos and burritos, and of course corona beers with a slice of lime. Where else but fabulous Mexico, and it’s wonderful to be back here after an absence of … …

Care for a self check in hostel?

Guess who’s back on the caribbean coast again, dear reader, with the rasta cats feeling bless-ed man? Yes that’s right, it’s your intrepid travel journalist happy to post this entry from Belize. Within a minute of arriving at the bus terminal in Belize City I … …

A colonial gem, a sublime lake and Mayan wonders

My time visiting the beautiful country of Guatemala has been an undeniably positive and memorable experience. I hand wrote the draft for this journal from atop a monument in the majestic grand plaza of the Tikal Mayan ruins, and it’s a glorious location to provide … …

Guns and Money

El Salvador is the next country on the itinerary for my friends and I while travelling through Central America. We are all pressed for time due to various reasons and need to get a wriggle on, so we hoofed it to the bus terminal at … …

Why did the chicken catch the bus?

The people of Honduras greet travellers with friendly and smiling faces, and the infectious nature of the locals quickly wins you over. This is a country that doesn’t see many tourists, but the warm hearted locals make for a very pleasant stopover. My friend and … …

The rasta cat said “Bless-ed man”

The irresistible lure of the caribbean cast a further spell on me, and has led to a change of plans to see in the new year. The original plan was to spend New Years Eve in Panama City, but I found myself on a bus … …