Tulum- famous for its beachside ruins and turquoise sea, was our first stop in Mexico. Although it's supposedly wet season here there has been no sign of rain here in comparison with the lush green landscape of Guatemala. It's hot here and I now understand why the siesta is required. We took a trip to dos ojos ceynotes beautiful crystal clear caves to snorkel. It was a surreal experience exploring dark caves with a torch. Some parts of the ceynotes were bright w...

Beautiful Belize! When we crossed the border from Guatemala to Belize on our shuttle bus is was immediately clear we had moved into a different country, though a neighboring one. Firstly the currency still has a photo of queen Elizabeth 2nd and at the back native animals or Mayan ruins. Belize was once part of the Mayan empire but English is the main language spoken here as well as Creole and Spanish. The houses here were completely different - larger and more o...

Flores/Tikal. Well after yet another long bus journey (about 10 hours this time even though it was supposed to be 6-8 hours) we made it to flores! Flores is a small island connected by bridge to the main town Santa Elena. We had difficulty getting good quality accommodation and some of us even had to move "hotels" due to insects. After 3 of the girls already already suffering from bite attacks at different stages we weren't willing to take chances! Our accommod...

Semuc champey- what a beautiful place. We had to take 2 shuttle buses with some interesting people on the way. We left lake atitilan at 5 am, made our way to Antigua and then took a 9 hour journey to Lanquin. On the way we witnessed several overturned trucks and road accidents. The roads are in poor conditions and drivers spend a lot of time avoiding potholes, forcing them to regularly drive on the wrong side of the road. The last 30 kilometers of the journey...

It's easy to understand why all the Guatemalan people we met were so keen to recommend a trip to the lago. The closest thing to perfect a person could find. There are lots of little islands surrounding the lake, which you can take a boat trip to. We took a private boat to Santa Cruz where we ate facing 2 volcanoes and a vast lake. The weather we have been experiencing as been perfect, avoiding the heavy rain normally associated with this time of year. The pic...