HONDURAS!! COFFEE! For all you coffee lovers out there, be prepared to experience jealousy! Coming into Honduras I headed for prime coffee country, where it was actually possible to taste the black gold that is exported to the finest coffee shops in the world. In Guatemala the only coffee available is dreadful instant coffee that is imported, but in Honduras you have the chance to experience the real stuff fresh. I stayed in a home stay in the tiny little high...

Breakfast in Honduras, lunch in Guatemala and dinner in EL SALVADOR! Getting to El Salvador was certainly a trek, involving two border crossings, three currencies and some hitch hiking but it was certainly worth it. (Its ok worried parents out there, the hitch hiking was with Salvadoran Immigration Officials, promise no more dangerous hitch hiking!). I stayed a night in the city of Santa Ana, in the northwest of El Salvador. I didn't really see much of the cit...

LOST IN THE CHARM OF GUATEMALA! Guatemala, whilst a small country has kept me busy for 2 months! I don't know where the time has gone, but I do know how I spent it...discovering rainforests, working in a gorgeous hostel, shouting out over the Guatemalan City radio, marching in a procession, dancing Marimba and Salsa style, glimpsing the hardship of the life of some Guatemalan families, sharing jokes with Vinnies volunteers, meeting monkeys, steaming in saunas, e...

WHERE IS MY TRAVELLING MOJO?.. Snow to humidity, English to Spanish, travelling with friends to travelling solo. United States to Guatemala was a big shock. Arriving into the country I felt very timid and apprehensive, after being looked after so well by amazing friends in Spain, Ireland and the States I was lost... where was my travelling mojo? I stuck to the safe touristy stuff in the first few days.. but since have fully embraced the amazing culture, oppor...

American Antics Part 3 featuring San Francisco baby!!!! Because I don´t like to do things the easy way, I decided to jump on a train to get from Chicago to San Francisco... 3 days across 7 states instead of taking a quick plane ride. It was the best trip ever!!! The scenery was stunning, towering canyons blushed with pink, bald headed eagles soaoring past the windows, frozen waterfalls, pristine white snow, massive blue lakes with snowy trees reflected in the...