Seafood, sunsets and swimming in Caye Caulker, Belize

We arrived in Belize City around midday after a 4 hour journey from the jungles of Tikal, cross the border to the flat grassy landscapes of Western Belize. The first thing that we noticed about Belize… Continue reading

Discovering the jungle ruins of Tikal, Guatemala

After a grueling day of a 5 hour bumpy windy van ride from Lake Atitlan to Antigua in the morning, we left our luggage with a tour company that booked our next leg of… Continue reading

Relaxing at San Pedro, Lake Atitlan

So it has taken me a while to catch up with this blog as over the last month of the trip we were very busy, then I lost my camera and then the… Continue reading

The things we did in Antigua, Guatemala

Antigua the former capital of Guatemala boasts and impressive array of wonderfully restored colonial buildings and relics in a one of a kind setting. The cobblestoned city filled with pastel buildings and colourfully dressed… Continue reading

Mayan ruins and mischievous Macaws at Copan Ruinas, Honduras

After a full on 10 days of diving in Utila we were ready for a change of scenery. We were going to skip the rest of Honduras and head north straight to Guatemala… Continue reading

Eat. Sleep. Dive. Repeat. Utila

Utila is a small quirky island located in the Caribbean off the coast of Honduras. It’s people are of African and British heritage and draw strong cultural influences from Jamaica and Latin America,… Continue reading

Leon to Utila and a birthday surprise

A short 3 hour bus ride north of Granada lies the city of Leon. After the capital it is the second largest city in Nicaragua and intellectual and political centre where the countries… Continue reading

A night at the volcanic Lake Apoyo, Nicaragua

We reluctantly left the charms of Granada to spend our last night in Nicaragua at Lake Apoyo, a beautiful crater lake situated next to the active Masaya Volcano. After seeing beautiful pictures on… Continue reading

Our first Nicaraguan experience in gorgeous Granada

Granada, situated on a beautiful lake Nicaragua with the glorious Mombacho volcano overlooking the town has been one of the biggest surprises of our trip. A charming town filled with newly restored colonial… Continue reading

A week in Costa Rica – Puerto Viejo to La Fortuna

After our wet New Years we said goodbye to Panama and headed north to Costa Rica. We reached the border and realised we were in for a long day when we saw a… Continue reading