We battled through the snowstorm in Maine while driving to a social function. In the car my sister, her husband and I were frantically trying to stay warm before making a dash through the driving snow and into the venue. We awoke the next morning … …
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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 … …
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 … …
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 … …
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 … …
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 … …
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 … …
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 … …
My whirlwind tour through Central America continues, dear reader, with selected highlights from Nicaragua. Time constraints limit my options at this particular stage of the trip, yet if the choice is between a short visit to these wonderful countries or not being here at all, … …
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 … …