The day before the Acatenango volcano hike I just wanted to have a chill day and not drink (many) beers. Unfortunately, this was not the case. I arrived at the Antigua sports bar ‘bullseye’ at 2pm with the intention of watching the Arsenal v Porto Champions League game, having a couple of beers and then …
I took the relatively simple and cheap 45 minute flight from Flores to Guatemala City early in the morning. Most backpackers opt for the brutal 10 hour shuttle but in all honestly the flight was only about $30 more so I don’t see why anyone wouldn’t do that. Maybe I got the flight on a …
Flores could only get better after my first nights experience and today I had a sunset trip to Tikal booked through the hostel. Tikal is an ancient Mayan city about an hour away from Flores and is one of the biggest Ancient ruins in all of Central America. It is widely considered to be more …
Today was a travel day from Caye Caulker in Belize up to Flores in Guatemala. I took the 9:30 ferry to Belize City and then waited for my shuttle to Flores at midday. So far so good. The shuttle was an hour and 9 minutes late which I was told is fairly standard and …
It was officially time for my first border crossing; Mexico to Belize. I was heading to an Island off Belize City called Caye Caulker which is where 95% of travellers go that visit Belize. Belize is a carribean style country where the official language is actually English… broken Caribbean English I was soon to find …
After leaving Tulum I took a relatively painless 3 hour bus to Bacalar. I have already been to Bacalar with my tour but I am back as it is the most logical pit stop before going to Belize and where most backpackers go that are following the same general route. My hostel is ironically …
I said goodbye to my tour group and had a few hours to kill before I could check into my hostel which was only a few hundred metres away. I visisted ‘Las Margaritas’ for lunch (one of a few visits during my time in Tulum) which was a recommendation from Jack. I indulged in my …
Today we left Valladolid on route to Chichen Itza. Chichen Itza is one of the 7 wonders of the world and is my second of the 7 ticked off after a visit to the colosseum a few years ago. My expectations of it going in were somewhat suppressed as I had read that the …
Today we had a chill day in Bacalar to explore. We got a really nice breakfast and then headed to a beach club / hotel place to chill and drink. The bar and restaurant is closed on Wednesdays (the day we went) but they allow you to still go and bring your own drinks and …
Today was a slow morning and I had a bit of a sleep in after many early starts so far on the trip. After breakfast we went to the Palenque ruins which were more impressive than I was anticipating. This is the first hotel we have stayed at that has had a pool so …
