Lake Atitlan (Lago de Atitlán) is a beautiful and popular tourist destination in Guatemala. It is easily accessible from Antigua…
Nicaragua in a nutshell
*Warning* Sadly, since writing the post tourism has suffered in Nicaragua due to civil unrest. So, unfortunately many places mentioned…
New Zealand Series: Auckland
*Updated January 2020* Auckland is the place we call home. We live right in the CBD and love to take…
Apps for travel
For our travels we have used a number of phone apps that we now considered essential. In no particular order here…
Overview: Costa Rica
Costa Rica is one of the most beautiful countries in Central America with a great selection of beaches along with endless…
The realities of our trip #2 – Costa Rica to Nicaragua
Our livers are currently not impressed as they cannot remember the last day they didn’t have to process alcohol.. It…
Backpacking in Panama City
After a pretty uncomfortable 16 hour bus ride from San Jose and a long border crossing we finally arrived into…
Crossing the border: Costa Rica to Panama
We have now crossed the border between Costa Rica and Panama twice. Crossing the border is not always that simple and…
The realities of our trip #1 – Settling into travel
We have now been away for just over 2 months and we are starting to feel the fatigue of being…
Backpacking Montezuma and Santa Teresa – Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
The Nicoya Peninsula is a fairly remote but beautiful area of Costa Rica. We decided well in advance to spend…