After walking across the boarder from Belize – which was much easier without a vehicle, we got on a “collectivo” to Flores. A Collectivo is a unique… Read more “Northern Guatemala – Tikal, Flores, and River Living.”

Our introduction to Panama was a good one, and continued throughout our five weeks here. We found it is an easy country to travel around with good… Read more “Panama – the canal, the islands, the city and the hills”

After spending ten months driving down the Pacific Coast through Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica chasing waves, Glen finally agreed to check out the… Read more “Boca Del Toro, Panama – Paradise Found”

We had been told by other travellers that Costa Rica was expensive compared to the rest of Central America, so we only planned to spend a few… Read more “Costa Rica – Jungle, Surf, Yoga and Sloths”

We crossed the border from El Salvador into Honduras early in the morning, and as reports said Honduras was still a wee bit suspect, we bailed through… Read more “Nicaragua – Colonial towns, surf, and volcanoes on a island in a lake.”

We realised as we were driving to the border crossing into El Salvador we knew very little about this country. We knew there had been a civil… Read more “El Salvador – A Journey Into The Unknown”

It is fortunate that Lake Atitlan is such a stunning destination, because getting there is hellish, especially on some of the Guatemalan roads. We made it eventually,… Read more “The magic of Lago de Atitlan – a place that is hard to leave………”

Our first border crossing with the van was at Frontera La Mesilla, going from Mexico into Guatemala. We were not sure how it would go with us… Read more “Crossing the Border from Mexico into Guatemala – they let us in!”