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If at first you don’t succeed

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
May 20 2017
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Shivering, huddling in the tent as the nylon fabric buffets aggressively in the wind. Nibbling on a slice of cold, plastic-tasting faux cheese. Waiting for the icy rain to subside. Not exactly how I envisaged passing my birthday.

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Grey skies over Antigua

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
May 15 2017
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Antigua, much like Oaxaca became a place that kept drawing us back like a magnet. Partly because we were awaiting respectable weather for climbing the nearby volcanic peak of Acatenango. Mostly because there was a lot of really tasty food.

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Roasting marshmallows in a volcanic wasteland

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
Apr 18 2017
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There’s nothing like a freshly roasted campfire marshmallow. But does it taste any better if it has been cooked in the heat radiating from the depths of the liquid interior of the earth itself? This seems like a question that needs to be investigated further.

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Damp days and the delightful denizens of the dense Belizean jungle

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  • Belize
  • Central America
Mar 02 2017
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The weather became increasingly grey during our second visit to Belize. Nonetheless we found ourselves as in love with the country as we had been on the sunny beach side town of Sarteneja. But not Placencia. We still didn’t like that place.

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Briefly back in Belize for a border run

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  • Belize
  • Central America
Feb 25 2017
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Our previous trip to Belize was filled with islands, beaches and ancient ruins. Also some dead butterflies. What else could this magical country provide?

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Not quite Guatemala—Part 2

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • North America
Sep 29 2016
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We’ve never been accused of driving the most direct route to get somewhere, so why would this be any different? 

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Not quite Guatemala—Part 1

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  • Central America
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • North America
Sep 24 2016
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There was one time, way back in Belize when we were very nearly in Guatemala. Location: El Pilar ruins, Belize. Distance to Guatemala: 615.18 m (2018.32 ft) But ultimately we decided not to go, and returned to Mexico instead. We then of course faffed about for quite some time in Mexico. So long in fact that many of the friends we thought we would see again in Guatemala were, by this time, in Costa Rica, Panama, and even South America. Whoops. The rumour going around was that we were going to apply for Mexican citizenship. The thought did cross our minds. We love […]

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Luxury

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  • Mexico
  • North America
Sep 19 2016
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Overland travel is all about staying in the roughest, most unforgiving environments. Ignoring personal comfort. Shunning the trappings of a tourism. Seeking out discomfort and… no! Wait! Screw it. Today it is all about luxury.

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Downpour

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  • Mexico
  • North America
Sep 14 2016
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The air was thick with humidity, it was like breathing tepid soup. The roads glistened with moisture in the last of the fading light that was filtering between the rolling banks thunderclouds.

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Storms, puppies and summits

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  • Mexico
  • North America
Aug 23 2016
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Before we left on this trip, we had a habit at home of walking up steep hills.

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