In February 2019 we headed to Torres del Paine park in Patagonia with our friends Amy and Paul. Here’s a quick guide to what we did and how you can have an amazing time in the park without necessarily doing…
The Galapagos
Well, without a doubt, the Galapagos were AMAZING. We travelled there in October 2018 on the Nemo III 8-Day North Route cruise and had a brilliant, brilliant time. So, first off, I’ve pulled together a couple of videos that probably…
Colombia – Cartagena, Minca, Barichara and Bogota
So, after our first few weeks exploring Colombia and getting exhausted from running races (see more about that here), it was time for my lovely friend Katie to visit. I’ve known Katie for about 16 years. I used to go…
Colombia – Bogota, Manizales, Salento and El Cocuy
After five months of pretty unrelenting sauna-esque temperatures, we were looking for a little rest-bite. We examined the map of Colombia, trying to work out what to do. Logically, flying into Cartagena was the best option. But, well, with July…
Cycling Central America – the Logistics
This blog gives an overview of our route and some of the logistics involved for our cycling trip through Central America in May-July 2018. We’ve written more about what we did in Belize and Honduras and El Salvador in separate…
Guatemala (without bicycles!)
We left El Salvador with a pannier each and hopped on a bus to Antigua, Guatemala. We were very excited about getting to spend some time off the bikes – hiking, running, and really getting to explore some places. We…
Hiking El Cocuy National Park
With only 1000 foreign visitors a year, El Cocuy National Park is an excellent place to get off the beaten track in Colombia. Alas, getting off the beaten track does mean a little bit more organisation and patience – so,…
Cycling El Salvador
The day to El Salvador was long. Really, really long. The road to the border wasn’t paved, which meant it was very slow going, avoiding pot holes, mud and stray stones. And, as we reached the pass (oh yeah, it…
Cycling Honduras
We spent our last few days in Belize reading up on our next destination – Honduras. Now, sensible Janneke definitely advocates reading the foreign office advice about the countries you are going to visit. But, well, overthinking-things-Janneke probably would just…
Cycling Belize
The ‘travelling’ jury is quite divided about Belize – some people REALLY love it, and some could give or take it. Amazingly, we’d heard from some people that it isn’t that different from the rest of Central America. Having now…