Trip: Latin America - Gringo Trail
There are [60] stories from my trip: Latin America - Gringo Trail
NICARAGUA | Wednesday, 22 Jul 2015 | Views [430]
The shuttle from Leon to Granada only took 3 hours and it felt like we were there in a flash! We checked in to Backyard Hostel where Guido and Steph are also staying. They are doing the opposite trip to us and we planned to meet up when we crossed paths ... Read more >
Tags: friends, granada, kayak, lagoon, laguna apoyo, pontoon, relax, wildlife
NICARAGUA | Wednesday, 22 Jul 2015 | Views [487]
It ended up being a 12 hour bus ride instead of 10 from El Tunco. Had to pass through 2 borders - Honduras and Nicaragua and it took 2 hours waiting at one of them, not sure why it took so long, at lest we could get out and stretch our legs. We would ... Read more >
Tags: bees, french bakery, volcano, volcano boarding
NICARAGUA | Wednesday, 22 Jul 2015 | Photo Gallery
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GUATEMALA | Wednesday, 15 Jul 2015 | Views [1193]
Matt and I were getting the 8am shuttle the next morning to Semuc Champey, still not feeling the best. It ended up being a 10 hour ride and our shuttle was jam packed with people and seats were so uncomfortable. We were right behind the driver ... Read more >
Tags: candlelight, caving, eco lodge, natural rock pools, river, tubing, underground, war paint, water slides
GUATEMALA | Wednesday, 15 Jul 2015 | Views [873]
Even though it was only 4 hours from Lake Atitlan to Antigua the shuttle ride made it feel worse than a 15 hour bus ride. It was a little shuttle and I was on a small, hard fold out seat at the very front in between the driver and passenger seat. Extremely ... Read more >
Tags: antigua, camping, eruption, hike, lava, mountain, volcano
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 12 Jul 2015 | Views [838] | Comments [1]
Finished my first book - Wild (new movie starring Reese Witherspoon) about a girl hiking the PCT in America and 'finding herself' after her mum dIt's. Really good read and quite fitting to the travels I am on. Quite a profound ending and the message ... Read more >
Tags: hike, indians nose, kayaking, lake, mountain, sunrise, volcano
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 12 Jul 2015 | Photo Gallery
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MEXICO | Tuesday, 30 Jun 2015 | Views [641]
We came to San Cristobal last as it was apparently the main gateway to continue our travels south to Guatemala. When we asked our hostel reception about buses to Flores to visit one of the best ruins in the world - Tikal we were advised they don't leave ... Read more >
Tags: churches, guatemala, hot chocolate, markets, san cristobal, shops, streets, tacos
MEXICO | Tuesday, 30 Jun 2015 | Views [820]
We survived the bus ride from hell! Apparently the road from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido is supposed to be one of the worst. It was very windey (how the hell do you spell that word? Haha) but not as bad as I imagined it to be. We checked in to our hostel ... Read more >
Tags: beach, cabanas, hammocks, la punta, stand up paddle boarding, sunsets, surf, yoga, zicatela
MEXICO | Tuesday, 30 Jun 2015 | Views [665]
Cactus lined mountains appeared as the sun rose and eased the lack of sleep from the overnight bus ride.
We checked in to our hostel and had to wait a little bit for our rooms to be ready coz we arrived early. Another cool budget traveller ... Read more >
Tags: hot chocolate, mexico, mezcal, mole, mountains, oaxaca, streets, tapestry, tequila, tour
MEXICO | Monday, 22 Jun 2015 | Views [1216]
Merida
We checked in to our hostel in Merida which was a lot bigger than the one in Tulum. Very spacious, a large swimming pool, in a central location, the staff were very helpful and we had our own private room in this one for $30 for the ... Read more >
Tags: howler monkeys, jungle, markets, merida, mexico, palenque, ruins, waterfall
MEXICO | Monday, 22 Jun 2015 | Views [596]
As soon as we arrived in Tulum, I breathed in deeply. It was a relief and I could tell I liked this place already! It had a real laid back, hippy vibe about the town and quite a few tourists/hippy travellers. We arrived in the morning and checked in ... Read more >
Tags: beach, bikes, cenote, hippy, mexico, ruins, seaweed, tulum
MEXICO | Monday, 22 Jun 2015 | Views [514]
I'm not the greatest on planes, usually slightly nervous before boarding and in the air but this flight I had reason to. It was an hour flight from Havana to Cancun and it ended up taking double that time. I like to have the window seat so I can see ... Read more >
Tags: dodgy, flight, flying, hostel, lightning, scared, storm, travel
MEXICO | Monday, 22 Jun 2015 | Photo Gallery
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CUBA | Friday, 19 Jun 2015 | Photo Gallery
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CUBA | Friday, 19 Jun 2015 | Views [529] | Comments [1]
We shared a taxi again with our Irish friends to Varadero. We had another incident with the cab drivers who tried to charge us $130 CUC when it should have been $90 all up as he agreed on 45CUC for both Matt and I the day before. Luckily we had the slip ... Read more >
Tags: 1950s american cars, beach, caribbean, cuba, resorts, sea, swimming, varadero
CUBA | Friday, 19 Jun 2015 | Views [558]
Vinales
The man was holding up a piece of paper with our names Sheree, Matthew James, Australia written on it when we pulled up to the bus stop. We walked along the neighbourhood to the house where Kary welcomed us. We were now used ... Read more >
Tags: casa, cigars, countryside, cuba, farms, fruit, taxis, tobacco, trinidad, vinales
CUBA | Friday, 19 Jun 2015 | Views [613]
We passed through grey clouds as we descended in to Havana and it was raining as we arrived. This wasn't a surprise as it is now their wet season which is very humid and rains/storms in the afternoon. We had not booked accommodation for Havana but were ... Read more >
Tags: buildings, cars, castro, che, cigars, cuba, havana, malecon, mojitos, music
MEXICO | Monday, 8 Jun 2015 | Views [553]
We arrived in Mexico City after over 24hrs flying from leaving Sydney and no sleep. Getting off the plane I was pretty keen to get straight to our hostel. Without knowing much Spanish or where we were going we decided to pay a little extra for a cab ... Read more >
Tags: art, busy, city, frida, mexico, mexicocity, tacos
MEXICO | Monday, 20 Apr 2015 | Photo Gallery
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