Lake Atitlan was described by Aldous Huxley as “...really too much of a good thing” and that is definitely it. Taking the windy roads from Antigua, you begin to glimpse the mountains and three volcanoes surrounding the bright crystal lake. Lake atitlan evolved from a super volcano explosion 85,000 years ago, with the eruption leaving a large caldera that later filled with water and became the incredible sight we see today. The Mayan word, “atitlan” actual...

Lanquin is home to the beautiful Semuc Champey. A destination we'd had on our list since the beginning of our trip. Getting there however from Flores was an interesting one. We were the last mini bus pick up in Flores and wow we lucked out. A group of 15 and seats for 14. This didn't mean we weren't getting there, of course not, they simply put a wooden chair in the middle. I took on the 'special' seat first being the smaller one. Not actually attached to the gro...

Flores is the gateway to Tikal, one of Guatemala if not Central Americas best known Mayan ruins. A night bus away from Antigua, Flores is an island branched off from the mainland and developed for the tourist trade only recently. Only a few streets wide and filled with hostels and restaurants, although it lacking the charm of other places it served as the perfect base to explore the surrounding areas. Booked into hostel los amigos it was all about going to Tika...

Short on time for our Central American adventure we decided to take a 16 hour overnight minibus from Leon in Nicaragua to Antigua via Honduras and El Salvador. Leaving at 2am was less than ideal especially as a group of lads turned up drunk from the hostel beach party (it wasn't so much the drunkeness it was more my shoulder being used as a pillow for an uncomfortable amount of time). Missing Honduras, (well we stopped for lunch in what we thought was Honduras...

We came to Leon with one goal: To board down a volcano. More accurately put, to sledge down an active volcano, one known for explosive activity. Now this wasn't an aim pre travel but word goes round between backpackers and suddenly it became a desire we never knew we had. It also happens to be on CNNs top 10 thrill seekers list behind flying a Russian fighter jet, which will set you back about £10,000. The night before our adventure /me questioning why on earth...