I’ve started feeling self conscious lately, both as a traveller and a blogger. So many others are writing about how much they’ve learnt while travelling and how much the experience has changed them. What have I learnt? Well, I did learn how to snorkel, and to explain, in Spanish, how delicious the meal I just … Read more
Footprints guided us through the red labyrinth section of the Tatacoa Desert. We were surrounded by cracked red hills and rugged rock formations, like a midget version of those famous national parks in Arizona and Utah. We spent a night in the Tatacoa Desert, which is actually split into grey and red sections and isn’t even technically a … Read more
It had been a long time since we’d seen snow. From the tropics of Central America all the way through Colombia and Ecuador, that magic white powder was the one thing lacking on this trip through Latin America (although we could have easily gotten our hands on some white powder of a different kind in … Read more
You don’t have to be rich, famous or old to enjoy a slice of Caribbean Paradise – you can find all of the fine sand, clear water and Caribbean culture you could ask for on the Corn Islands, Nicaragua. Little Corn Island Little Corn Island is the more relaxed, backpacker friendly of the two islands. Most budget … Read more
Whether you’re planning a trip to China or maybe on the fence about whether you should go there or not, seeing this colourful, historic and incredibly scenic country on screen is bound to inspire you. You’ll see amazing scenery and gravity defying martial arts, but thankfully with this list the language barrier won’t be a problem, … Read more
As Hannibal from the A Team used to say, “I love it when a plan comes together”. I had that same feeling while watching the sun slowly setting above the jungle – I knew visiting the Amazon in Ecuador was the right choice. We were in a small boat on Laguna Grande, a black water lake in … Read more
The smiling statues of San Agustin are a bit of a mystery to tourists and archaeologists alike. Who built them? Why did they build them? Were the craftsmen and their models all on magic mushrooms at the time? We looked at around 100 of these strange statues at the archaeological park just outside of San … Read more
Sometimes sacrifices need to be made. The old Mayan kings, who threw many of their subjects off pyramids, knew it, and so did Leonardo Dicaprio at the end of Titanic. Our big sacrifice in Costa Rica wasn’t quite on that scale. There was always going to be a country we would have to skip through … Read more