Central America

Getting to San Juan del Sur from Costa Rica

Published on 2 November, 2011

This post about getting to San Juan del Sur from Costa Rica is part of my First Time Around The World Series… The longest journey ever lay ahead: Getting rom San Juan del Sur to Costa Rica I hit Central America without much of a plan, so comfortable I had become with my wandering ways. Nicaragua was next door to Costa Rica,… Read more →

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It was a long haul getting to San Juan del Sur from Costa Rica but arriving in Nicaragua it was absolutely worth it.... Read more →

Santa Teresa Beach Life in Costa Rica

Published on 7 October, 2011

This post about Santa Teresa Beach Life is part of my First Time Around The World series… Getting to Santa Teresa Beach from San Jose The day didn’t start well. In addition to the 4am wake-up, I ended up at the wrong bus station. I knew that I had to get there early to join the rabble-come-queue for the ludicrously popular Saturday morning… Read more →

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It's easy to settle into Santa Teresa Beach life - surf, sunbathing, watch stunning sunsets and end the night with rum fuelled beach bonfires.... Read more →

Sick at A Hammock Hostel in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Published on 14 July, 2011

This post about the time I was sick at Rockin J’s, a party and hammock hostel in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica is part of my First Time Around The World Series… It was a day of travel pain. I was hungover and I was sick. My rucksack felt like it had been packed with sand and my legs wobbled as I started… Read more →

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I was sick when I turned up at my hostel in Puerto Viejo. Rockin' J's was a hammock hostel with a serious focus on partying - an interesting mix when ill.... Read more →

Bocas Bound: Peace, Tranquillity and a Porn Bar

Published on 25 June, 2011

All I wanted was a beach that wasn’t littered with a million other British sun worshippers elbowing each other for a sun towel sized patch of sand. And I found it in Bocas Del Toro. An archipelago of islands of the north east coast of Panama, the islands truly feel like paradise lost. Palm trees lie where they have fallen,… Read more →

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Bocas del Toro and Isla Bastimentos - a slice of paradise off the north-east coast of Panama where virgin beaches by day transform into hedonism by night.... Read more →

Take Me Down To Panama City Where the Rum is Cheap and the Boys Are Pretty

Published on 3 June, 2011

I’ve been writing this Panama Blog for so long, I’m over it! It has become a mental block, a bad excuse for not blogging. So, I’m taking decisive action, and all the better for your computer weary eyes… Panama in a nutshell Inspiration for visiting? It wasn’t the Canal, the sky scraping buildings or even the super malls (and they… Read more →