It happens every year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday when everything goes a bit crazy. Hordes of shoppers queue up outside shops and department stores, road rage is boiling over and people struggling as they navigate the streets with overflowing…
10 Things to Do on Utila That Aren’t Diving or Partying | Honduras
The Caribbean island of Utila in Honduras is the smallest of the Bay Islands. It’s located about 28 km north of La Ceiba on the mainland. A favourite among backpackers, it’s well known as one of the best and most…
20 Useful Travel Gifts for Someone Going Travelling
When it comes to buying gifts for your nearest and dearest, what if they are travellers who are on the road more often than at home? What if they have little room in their bag or life for material things?.…
Top 9 Things to Do in Playa Avellanas | Costa Rica
Playa Avellanas is a laid back beachfront town in Guanacaste province in northwestern Costa Rica. A short drive from touristy Tamarindo, it’s still relatively unvisited by the tourist hoards that flock to its neighbour. Playa Avellanas doesn’t have a town…
Exploring Pico Bonito National Park With Hotel Rio | Honduras
We hadn’t heard of Pico Bonito National Park until we arrived on Utila Island, our second bay island in Honduras. We’d spent much of the previous two or three weeks relaxing and snorkelling on beaches and islands in Belize and…
7 Fun Things to Do in San Pedro | Belize
Ambergris Caye is the largest of the 200 odd cayes (islands) found off the coast of northeast Belize. The 25 mile long, mile wide caye is in the Caribbean Sea just off the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. It’s coastline…
8 Exciting Things to Do in Placencia | Belize
Located on the southeastern coast of Belize in the Stann Creek District is Placencia Peninsula. This 16 mile long spit of land has the Caribbean Sea to the right and Placencia lagoon to the left. This little slice of paradise…
10 Great Things to Do on Caye Caulker | Belize
Off the northern coast of Belize, a short ferry ride from Belize City, are a series of barrier islands dotting the crystal clear waters. Of the islands (cayes) that you can stay on, Ambergris, with its resorts, mansions, and airport…
Tropic Air Belize Blue Hole Tour | Belize
The Great Blue Hole is a large underwater sinkhole near the middle of Lighthouse Reef, 62 miles off the mainland of Belize City. You can visit it by boat to dive or snorkel it, but a flight over it is…
In Search of the Quetzal Bird in Biotopo del Quetzal | Guatemala
After exploring Antigua in Guatemala, our next destination was to be Semuc Champey. We soon discovered the journey between the two isn’t particularly straight forward. The most popular way of getting from Antigua to Semuc Champey is by tourist shuttle,…