Our arrival in Cartagena, Colombia marked our exit from the narrowing funnel of Central America and the beginning of a vast new canvas – South America. Whilst consulting some maps of Colombia, we were starting to realise the size of the place. The national borders through Central America are to …
After we watched this YouTube clip of three New Zealanders crossing the Darien Gap by bicycle in 1977, we agreed that sailing from Panama to Colombia through the San Blas islands was the way forward! Pirates Of Portobelo We decided to sail from Portobelo, which is easier to reach to …
As we’re currently enjoying a short break at La Casa Amarilla in Mompos, we’re trying to catch up on some photo stream posts for Costa Rica and Panama – this post being the first of a handful. Whilst taking a break for maintenance chores in Liberia, the mountains and volcanoes …
Travelling through Costa Rica can blow the daily budget out of the water! As we traversed from Costa Rica’s Pacific to Caribbean coast, …
From Granada, we made the obligatory tour of Ometepe, before skipping over the Panamerican back to the Pacific Coast to look for …
Upon arriving in Granada, we discovered the Backyard Hostel with a perfect combination of amenities: free coffee, use of kitchen, WiFi and… a …
After riding loaded bikes day after day, it’s always a relief to ditch the kit for some lightweight trail riding. This time I …
There were no lions, tigers or lollipop kids on the lego brick road to Jinotega, just hundreds of ‘kamikaze’ butterflies and massive fincas de …
