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Tulum: the ruins and the beach

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Bec

I had very high hopes for Tulum and if I’m completely honest, my very first impression when we got off the bus wasn’t the best. You see, people always tell you to go to less touristy Tulum instead of Cancun; … Continue reading →

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4 incredible cenotes around Tulum, Mexico

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Bec

A cenote is a natural limestone sinkhole and there are about 700 of them in varying sizes and shapes dotted around Tulum and the entire Yucatan Peninsula. I was beyond excited for Tulum having seen incredible photos of cenotes and … Continue reading →

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San Cristóbal de las Casas & the best fish tacos ever

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Bec

San Christobal will always remind me of: churches, Mexican street corn, Andrew turning 26 and the best fish tacos ever. We arrived off the night bus from Oaxaca and were instantly struck by how cold it was (it was bound … Continue reading →

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In love with Oaxaca, Mexico

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Bec

Oaxaca was a hell of a place to start our Mexican adventure. Mind blowing food, beautiful cobbled streets, amazing architecture, great stuff to do nearby and SO much colour. To get there we took a rather painful overnight bus from … Continue reading →

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10 foods to try in Oaxaca, Mexico

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Bec

Despite Oaxaca (‘Wa-hacka’) being kind of out of the way I knew there was no way we were going to skip the culinary capital of Mexico. See my last post for further clarification! So when we arrived I got busy researching … Continue reading →

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6 things that surprised me about El Salvador

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Bec

I should preface this list by saying that I had zero expectations of El Salvador. We weren’t planning to go there, I hadn’t read about it at all and so the things that surprised me might not surprise a traveller who … Continue reading →

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Nicaragua: Granada, Leon & volcano boarding

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Bec

After San Juan Del Sur we took a myriad of chicken buses inland, at times running from one bus to another while both were still moving with a man yelling at as to “VAMOS! VAMOS! VAMOS!” (“come on” or “let’s … Continue reading →

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Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Bec

My boyfriend is a geologist and our travel buddy Niki is a geologist (they worked together), so part of Central America was always going to be about volcanoes. Volcanoes being the most exciting part of geology, apparently. We kicked off … Continue reading →

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Panama City sloth

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Bec

Our San Blas Islands trip finished just near Panama City and after a wild Jeep trip through the jungle that could have been mistaken for the Indiana Jones ride at Disney Land, we arrived at our hostel near Ancon hill. On … Continue reading →

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An honest review of the San Blas Islands boat trip

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Bec

The San Blas Islands are a group of 378 islands off the coast of Panama in the Caribbean sea. The archipelago is relatively untouched by major tourism because the area is entirely controlled by the native Kuna people. You can tour … Continue reading →

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