

Viñales, home of the Cuban Cowboy
Leaving Havana and heading for the rural setting of Vinales, I was immediately impressed that the colourful vibrancy of Havana had...


The sleepy city of Trinidad
Getting to Trinidad wasn't as difficult as people have made it out to be. Sure, buying the bus ticket at the Viazul was a 3 hour test of...


Havana, a salsa step into a time forgot
A lover of history, music, colourful buildings and of course rum, visiting Cuba seemed like a logical conclusion. Fresh to the tourism by...

San Jose, capital of the happiest place on earth
We can all do with a little happiness in our lives, so it made sense to include Costa Rica, 'happiest country in the world', into the...


La Fortuna, the fortunate
La Fortuna, is a tourist hot spot not far from Monteverde. Often complained about for being 'too touristy' by some travellers, it is...

Leap of faith....
"Put both hands on the blue rope and on the count of three...."...... I could hear him talking but I was just too scared to make my hands...


Riding on a Chicken Bus
For any backpacker travelling Central America, there will come a point in your travels where you participate in the age old rite of...