I had planned 2 months in Central America, but after getting caught up in Ecuador and Columbia I had to speed through it in 4 weeks. One thing it has done is make me want to return, and at one point I was contemplating canceling the flight home again! Luckily for you I haven´t and I will be back in a few days to make you whole again. ;-) PANAMAAfter the eventful San Blas sailing trip, I traveled quickly from Panama City, managing to squeeze in a day trip to...

Hola chicos, I´m writing this from Playa del Carmen in Mexico, my final stop before flying to New York tomorrow….the last city before heading for sunny England! SAILING TO SAN BLAS - SAVED BY THE KUNA´S! There were a few options to get to Central America from Columbia and instead of risking my life crossing the Darien Gap, I opted for a `safe` sailing trip to the San Blas Islands on the Panamanian coast. In hindsight, you could see the whole trip going do...

COLUMBIA, THE CARRIBEAN COAST Hola everyone, So, where was I...just heading to the Carribean coast of Columbia I think. This was my favourtite part of Columbia. The laid back attitude, the friendly people, the lush food and of course the sea! CARTAGENA - TOO HOT FOR PUTA´S!When I stepped off the plane in Cartagena the HUGE difference in humidity meant I was sweating like Fern Cotton climbing Mount Fuji. Cartagena seems to have no breeze, so I think if ...

COLUMBIA - THE ONLY DANGER IS YOU WILL NEVER LEAVE! When I planned my travels, Columbia never crossed my mind. Most people have the vision of mass violence...guns, knives, muggings, robberies, kidnappings, murders etc. After hearing rave reviews from other travellers, I decided to cancel my flight home and find out for myself. The Columbians say "the only danger is that you will never leave." After a month there I can´t think of any reason to disa...

BLOG - TRYING FOR COLUMBIA The last time I checked in here I was dreading a 4 to 5 day bus journey without the company of Dan and Soph, my travel mates for the last 2.5months, from the border of Bolivia and Peru, to Bogota in Columbia. As it happens I made it to Mancora near the Ecuador border, met some Dubliners who had an addiction to Rum and spent 10 days in Ecuador, mainly getting out of my tree on Rum Rum and...oh, Rum. However on the way I broke up my en...