Costa Rica: the budget backpacker’s worst nightmare. (Although if you saw some of my recent spendings, you’d hardly think I was on a budget at all). It is so expensive here and not just expensive for Central American standards but expensive for anywhere. Extensive research (a 30 second google) tells me that its due to …
San Juan Del Sur was the last leg of the Nicaraguan adventure. It is a coastal town located on the Pacific Coast. I would compare San Juan Del Sur to that similar of a Cancun or Tulum in Mexico; very Americanised and Western, tailor-made for tourists. It has great nightlife but had a less authentic …
Ometepe Island is an island in Lake Nicaragua that is formed from two volcanoes: Conception & Maderas. It is relatively close to Granada, an hour to the port city of Rivas and then a very uncomfortable 45 minute ferry to Ometepe. The island is quite spread out with limited means of public transportation so the …
The long travel day from El Salvador to Nicaragua had begun and although I knew it would be a long day, I was definitely not prepared for how long and what would ensue. I was picked up by my bus at 10am on the side of the road by El Tunco and the road …
Not so long ago El Salvador was the ‘forbidden fruit’ of the Central American ‘gringo trail’. You just didn’t go there – and if you did you were considered crazy. Gangs ruled the country and the governments lack of resources and man power meant they were powerless to do anything. This changed when Nayib Bukele …
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I couldn’t get a direct shuttle from El Paredon to Copan so I had to go back to Antigua to then get a shuttle to Copan Ruins. The shuttle was at 3:30am and there were no other times available so I woke up at around 3am, gathered my things and waited outside my hostel to …
It was time to now go from the lake to the beach. El Paredon is a small, popular beach town on the coast of Guatemala. It took about 4 hours to get to from Lake Atitilan via shuttle bus which included a 20 minute boat ride that the shuttle boarded. There’s not a whole lot …
I had signed up for Spanish School in San Pedro, Lake Atitilan for 1 week. Guatemala is amongst one of the cheapest places to learn Spanish and San Pedro is a popular spot for backpackers that want to learn but also indulge in a bustling nightlife scene. I opted for both lessons at the school …
After extending my stay in Antigua while I recovered from being sick, I was next off to Lake Atitilan, a 3 hourish shuttle bus ride away. Lake Atitilan is a beautiful lake in Guatemala that has an area of 130km2 and was formed over 85 000 years ago as a result of volcanic eruption. …
After 34 days of avoiding getting sick and my tolerance and bravery to try more and more suspect street food ever increasing, on Day 35 right after the Acatenango Volcano climb I started to feel sick. Whilst Guatemala is an amazing place it is also a place where a lot of people get ill – …
