Panama offers a blend of bustling urban life, rich history, and serene natural landscapes. From the UNESCO-listed old quarter of Panama City to the marvel of the Panama Canal, there’s much to captivate travellers. Boquete, with its lush coffee estates and cool highland climate, provides a tranquil retreat.
Continue readingBlog Posts
Mexico – The Yucatan
The final leg of our Mexican tour was the Yucatan Peninsular. From Palenque we took the bus to the old colonial port of Campeche. Because the Yucatan is very flat, mostly less than 50 metres …
Continue readingMexico – Oaxaca and Chiapas
Oaxaca has become one of the major cultural destinations in Mexico, and is the type of city where you can simply take time out and just absorb its many attractions. It was the first city …
Continue readingMexico City and the Centre of Mexico
We arrived in Mexico City after a long flight on the 11th January 2023 and while the airport was fairly busy we were safely through it complete with bags and a simple immigration process and …
Continue readingColombia 2022 – The South
Going South from the Zona Cafetera, the number of tourists is greatly reduced, especially as distances are greater from the major population centres of Bogotá and Medellín and international tourists stick to the arc between …
Continue readingColombia 2022 – Zona Cafetera
Our first destination in the Zona Cafetera was the university town of Manizales. The town, unusually for Latin America, sits right on top of a mountain, with the principal city centre street being the highest …
Continue readingColombia 2022 – Antioquia
2022 journey to Medellin and Jardín de Antioquia
Continue readingColombia 2022 – Caribbean Coast
From Bucaramanga we took the bus North to Mompos. The journey took most of the day, though once we were out of the mountain valley, the road improved immeasurably. Mompos is situated on the Magdalena …
Continue readingColombia 2022 – Boyacá & Santander
Travelling North from Bogotá the temperatures climb as you move to lower altitudes into the fertile and economically productive provinces of Boyacá and Santander. Once you have escaped the notorious Bogotá traffic, the route North …
Continue readingColombia 2022 – Bogotá
After the hiatus of the pandemic, the world is beginning to open up and we decided to gently return to international travel by returning to Colombia, a country we last visited in 2018. We made …
Continue reading