I got a little taste of heaven today in a place called Semuc Champey, Guatemala. Picture bright aquamarine natural pools, infinitely connected by delicately splashing waterfalls, surrounded by towering emerald green forest trees, with the sun piercing through brilliantly. Some pools are shallower and warm as a result, others up to 20 foot deep, luscious bluegreen plunging depths. A five minute slippery climb up to the source of the waterfalls, and along the...

Well it`s got to this time, I`ve come this far, I`m writing quite late from Guatemala (ar), Weeks have passed, quite a fair bit of time, without me writing an infamous Lexy P rhyme, I write from the haze of Cuba Libre bliss,forgetting our near escape from a Guatemalan abyss. The bus rides here, well they can raise one`s hair, and in the last bus ride I took, I had more than one scare.I`m either very brave ,courageous and plucky,or if I get through this country I...

I must confess I cheated with the last entry, and sent it from Guatemala due to poor internet connection in Mexico. So now, in the space of a few minutes, it will appear as if I have travelled several hundred kilometres, and crossed the border into Guatemala. But out of guilt I am going to post another brief description of my general shenanigans... Yesterday morning, deadly early, we awoke in San Cristobal, Mexico, and donned multi-layers and bobble hats, as...

Ay Caramba guey, has a week really passed since my last update?! Let me therefore crack on with a brief update. Rounding off my significantly lengthier than intended stay in Mexico city with a visit to the National Museum of Anthropology, the Botanical Gardens and Frida Kahlo`s house, I finally felt like I had had my fill of the city`s offerings and so caught the very civilised and comfortable bus six hours south to Oaxaca. Oaxaca Having travelled h...

At the risk of starting to sound like a bit of a broken record: I have fallen in love again. This time the object of my adoration is Mexico City. Head over heels. 100% pure and unadulterated lust. I mean, really, the place is fanTABulous!! Colourful, chaotic, vibrant, vivacious. Crammed full of beautiful, fascinating and varied architecture, flambuoyant and naive art, a rich artistic history, brilliant poetry, literature and film, music bouncing off each ...