Central America
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Costa Rica
Coffee, Buoyant Birds &A Horse Named Butterfly. From the moment we arrived it felt different to the rest of Central America. The people were professional, there was organisation and tourism was taken seriously. Costa Rica has 5 million people and gets 2 to 3 million visitors a year. It is the most expensive country in […]
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Honduras
Rural Heat, Spanish Speaking Parrots & Fiona. Entering Honduras was officially the easiest border crossing I have ever done. Not a rifle-carrying officer in sight and officials enthusiastically smiled and waved as we drove past. Ironically petrol stations and local stores are more heavily protected with guards and rifles. The exchange rate was 20 ‘Lempira’ […]
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Nicaragua
Prison, overloaded boats & Sneaky Bugs The border crossing from Nicaragua was expedited by a sneaky “additional service fee” we happily paid. I found the idea of paying an underhanded, small bribe for quicker service quite amusing and really felt like we were experiencing authentic life in deep, dark, Central America. At border control there […]
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Mexico
Land Of Mezcal Con Gusano, Never Ending Tacos & Freddie The Grasshopper Snack. I love that the traveling bug only every gets stronger the more it is fed. It had been my dream to explore Mexico for years. I had visions of a lazy sombrero wearing nation with tequila drinking gun fighters on the […]
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