Leaving amazing Mexico was a lot easier to do when the next stop turned out so beautiful. Caye Caulker in Belize’s Mesoamerican Barrier Reef is white sand, aqua and brilliant blue water teeming with nurse sharks, eagle rays and sting rays, parrotfish, stunning coral gardens, green turtles and all manner…
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multicoloured and cultural Meridá
/ 05/02/2013Meridá is a bright, lively city containing buildings dating back to the 1540’s courtesy of the invading Spaniards including the impressive cathedral built using the stones from the Mayan temple that used to occupy the site and Francisco Montejo’s house, of which the façade remains. Horse drawn carriages clip clop…
high saddles, hot springs and helicopters over heaven
/ 17/12/2012I find it one of the most decadent pleasures in the world to be able to sit in water for hours on end. Our overnighter in Salto delivered hot springs – termas – in loads of different pools around the area. I could just imagine a pool fence inspector back…
even the animal world can have rogue kings
/ 29/11/2012Following the trend, I regrouped with two couples at the port who were on yesterday’s trekking and rafting excursion for today’s engagement with the animal kingdom. Harberton Ranch was founded in the 1880’s by Tomas Bridges, an anglican minister/language recordist/rancher responsible for an interesting and involved slice of history that…
feeling on top at the bottom of the world
/ 29/11/2012I can remember learning how to say “Tierra del Fuego” when I had an assignment to research the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan in primary school. Fuego means fire and the way it rolls off the tongue reminds me of the gentle fanning of flames you breathe into a new camp…