Anyone reading about El Salvador would get the impression that it is a country plagued by gangs in the aftermath of a bloody civil war. Well we did see a hell of a lot of guns but it is also the most beautiful country with the most friendly people who are so proud to have come out the other side. It´s known as the Land of Volcanoes, but seeing as we´re a bit volcanoed out (for the timebeing anyway), we decided to do everything else. And by everything else, w...

So we crossed the border into Honduras which was a bit of a disappointment after the fun, beauty and culture of Guatemala.The majority of the country is inhospitable and inaccessible jungle with the remainder being a bit of a dump.We discovered a sweet little cobbled town in Santa Rosa de Copan but otherwise we decided to hot foot it out of the mainland and over to the Caribbean island of Roatan. Now you may recall from our previous blog that we mentioned someth...

Well we´ve had an interesting time in the north of the country... It started off well cruising down the Rio Dulce on our way out to the Caribbean sea... Lots of bird spotting (sadly for Ashley only wildlife, not women) and massive waterside pads, one with 18 (yes 18!) yachts, boats and jetskis moored up outside - evidently lots of gringoes have made a lot of money in the area - something to do with it being on a drug trafficking route perhaps? We spent some ...

After all that fun and games it was time for a bit of culture with the mother of all Mayan ruins in Tikal. A very early start to be there for sunrise and a drive into the depths of the jungle - very similar to the Angkors in Cambodia. We pretty much had the complex to ourselves so we spent hours exploring the various temples and plazas spotting monkeys, toucans, raccoons and tarantulas along the way. We´re still none the wiser as to what any of the temples an...

Guatemala is definitely rising up the ranks as one of our favourite countries. From the lake, we bussed it up to Lanquin and met some hilarious New Yorkers along the way - before long we were conducting shakey face contests and comparing the length of our second toes. As you do. On arrival in Lanquin at our party hostel/riverside retreat, we were met by the weirdest barman - a midget Guatemalan who looked exactly like Nik Nak from James Bond´s The Man with th...