Belize is over-priced, over-hyped, and an ecological disaster area. Don’t go. Your visit is funding the destruction of one of the world’s mo

Sunset at El Mirador The El Mirador trek through the Biosfera Maya is a unique experience taking in several ancient Mayan cities in the...

We have been on a lot of snorkelling and dive tours on our travels and it is always depressing to see people standing on or touching...

Inspiration & feasibility Years ago, I was inspired by an article in Wanderlust to take a cycle trip round Cambodia and through Ankor...

The first leg of a 750+ mile circular cycling route taking in the Camino Frances and the Camino Norte. Day 1: Santander to Alceda We...

On this leg of the journey we cycled a large part of the classic Camino de Santiago route from Burgos to Santiago de Compostela. Day 4:...

Leaving the historic Santiago de Compostela, we turn northwards towards the sea and our road back to Santander. Day 14: Santiago de...

The final leg of the cycling journey, bringing us back to where we started in Santander. Day 18: Ribadeo to Luarca With a rest day in...

Orientation Bogota is relatively long and thin, stretched out along one arm or cordillera of the Andes, as the Andres splits in three on...

My reflections on the positives and negatives as this area undergoes rapid development It was lovely to be able to reflect on my...

It was fascinating meeting a few of the men from the Bora indigenous community. We spoke to Gordy for around 4 hours and I felt we got a...

Today, as we headed up-river to the monkey sanctuary, our boat got stuck on a sandbank. The Amazon is deceptive; its so wide, you expect...

In the last year we have: Stayed in over 50 Airbnbs/hotels Travelled roughly about 12,000km round Mexico, through 16 states (of 32...

We´ve been in Mexico for a year this month & just before we return home I thought it would be nice to do a bit of a round-up of the most...

We are now settled for a month - at Cerritos Beach, Baja - and looking forward to a change of pace whilst we learn to surf.

Its great being retired and just being able to do whatever we want all the time. I’m not sure its quite sunk in yet, it still just feels...

For family and friends... On our first 3 weeks in Mexico. Which have pretty much felt like a holiday... And one where I do far less than...

Thinking about holidaying in Mexico in 2019? We’ve been doing a bit of research which may help you make your mind up, and encourage our...

A solid smartphone is going to be an essential bit of kit for travelling. Space-saving, time-saving, fun-enabling and potentially...

With less than 250 days until we set off, we are using this site to keep in touch with friends and family as we travel around. If you fit...