Trip: The World
There are [34] stories from my trip: The World
PERU | Thursday, 18 Dec 2008 | Views [216]
Arrived in Cuzco, Peru after a pretty epic journey – 24 hours on the bus from Cartagena, Colombia to Caracas, Venezuela, 8 hours lay over in Caracas airport, 5 hour flight to Lima, 12 hours in Lima, 6 in bed at a hostel and then jump on another 22 ... Read more >
Tags: the inca trail
COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 3 Dec 2008 | Views [459] | Comments [1]
We arrived into Cartegena harbour at dusk. The city looks very developed, it´s a bit like Marbella coming into port with a hint of it´s history shown by the old fort and the wall surroundinmg the old town. Unfortunatly we hadn´t got any accomodation ... Read more >
Tags: cartegena
COLOMBIA | Thursday, 27 Nov 2008 | Views [229] | Comments [1]
Firstly - Let us apologise for the gap since our last blog. It is not because we have not had time to do it, it is because we have not had the facilities to do it. In the last 2 weeks we travelled from San Jose in Costa Rica on 17 hours bus trip to ... Read more >
Tags: panama to colombia
COSTA RICA | Saturday, 15 Nov 2008 | Views [193] | Comments [1]
Does every bus journey create a story? They certainly seem to. The first thing I have to say is that despite the difficulties, I have thoroughly enjoyed the bus trips we have taken. I have stayed awake through most of them (excluding the over-nighters) ... Read more >
Tags: costa rica
COSTA RICA | Sunday, 9 Nov 2008 | Views [182]
Nicola here.... Caught a boat from Puntarenas over to the Nicoya Penninsular. It took about an hour and on the other side we were bundled on to the local bus, very hot, dark and humid and didn't get a seat for the first half hour - Steven had to stand ... Read more >
Tags: costa rica
NICARAGUA | Saturday, 8 Nov 2008 | Views [115]
We stopped in Nicaragua twice and what a contrast there was. Managua, the capital is the sort of city that the locals can not even be bothered to name there streets! In order to get around you tell the taxi driver the name of one of the key monuments ... Read more >
Tags: nicaragua
GUATEMALA | Thursday, 6 Nov 2008 | Views [167]
From Panajachel we jumped, staying in Guatemala, to Antigua [The old capital]. It is the old capital because it keeps on having earthquakes. You build an amazing cathedral, it lasts 200 years before its shaken to rubble, you think its a one off, so you ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala
GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 4 Nov 2008 | Views [224] | Comments [2]
Another day trip - just Nicola and I signed up for the trip from Panajachel, so the guide brought his family with him - his wife and 5 kids. All very nice and very well behaved. I am not going to write much because we have so many photos and they tell ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala
GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 4 Nov 2008 | Views [169]
Firslty - shout going out to my Nanny - Hello Beryl - I have just found out she can have a look at this blog when she pops round to Uncle Roger and Auntie Anne's house. Hello to you all - I wasnt sure how internet friendly Nanny was so there is a postcard ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala
GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 4 Nov 2008 | Views [182] | Comments [1]
I was right to be concerned about getting in to Guatemala - not because of the border crossing itself - there is no information, but following other people and a bit of ear-wigging it became quite clear, but because of the logisitics issues on either ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala
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