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 …
Travelling through Costa Rica can blow the daily budget out of the water! As we traversed from Costa Rica’s Pacific to Caribbean coast, we had to become more and more resourceful with food and accommodation in order to keep costs down. We avoided hotels in favour of Couchsurfing, WarmShowers, hostels, camping …
There were no lions, tigers or lollipop kids on the lego brick road to Jinotega, just hundreds of ‘kamikaze’ butterflies and massive fincas de cafe, tobacco and of course, cacao. I spent some time chasing the butterflies around with the camera whilst Lars replaced some brake pads and a frayed derailleur cable (muttering …
Following three days of exploration in La Tigra National Park, we were ready to head out of the cloud forest and into Valle de …
Due to the nature of bicycle touring, we regularly find ourselves sacrificing one or two tourism highlights on our trip, and Guatemala …
A crowd of people were gathered along the treacherous switchback as we made our descent after an 800 meter climb. My first …
Whilst staying in a cool house share in San Cristobal de Las Casas, we were fortunate to have a play on some …
Whilst planning our itinerary for the Oaxacan Coast, we heard good things about the quiet eco-tourism beach town of Mazunte. We came …
