An already lengthly bus journey somehow turned into 20 hours with each winding slope up to the mountains seemingly taking us only fractions of the hundreds of miles closer. Still, I slept most of the journey, only to be prodded awake by a gruff Mexican police officer at 4 in the morning demanding my passport. The landscape up to the mountains once the sun has risen is preoccupying enough for a while, with wildlife grazing amongst the lush greenery and sadly also ...

Back in Mexico and reunited with Katie who flew in from Heathrow for three weeks on Wednesday. So far we've spent the first night in the city, too tired and jet lagged to get out much, explored Tulum and the beach and moved on to Playa del Carmen. Playa has a gorgeous white sand, turquoise water beach, in stark contrast to Monterico, and my only complaint is it's a little too crowded for taste. In truth, it's extremely touristy with mainly US dollar cash machines...

Where Guatemala was similar to Mexico, Belize is drastically different. Once a British colony, their predominant language is English and they still have the queen on all of their bank notes. Everyone here is Rastafarian with a strong accent and an attitude to match. Stopping over for lunch we grabbed some local recommended sea conch from a street vendor who repeatedly referred to me as her baby. Once in Caye Caulker we checked in to 'Dirty McNasty's Hostel' which...

Tikal, the ancient Mayan ruins and national park in Flores, was recommend as a must see by a hoard of travellers and hostel workers alike. Although I did really enjoy our trip there, I felt after the wonders of Semuc Champey, my high expectations from word of mouth, and it's similarity to the Mayan pyramids of Teotican in Mexico City, it was far from the most amazing experience I've had. By the end of the six hour tour amongst the humidity, I was well and truly r...

As always in a place so beautiful with an amazing group of people, one night in the hostel quickly turned into two. We spent our second day tubing down the river, beers in hand and soaking in the rays. Back at the hostel I opted for food followed by a quick siesta only to join the party back down by the bar. Zephyr lodge (our hostel) is fairly isolated but has an oasis of like minded travellers all headed different directions which was great for info on Tulum, Pl...