If you are planning on a Panama Canal visit during your stay in Panama, I go into what to expect from this famous canal and day tours you can take Did you know that it’s been more than 100 years since the opening of the Panama Canal? On a trip to Panama City, I visited Miraflores… Continue Reading…
Types of Girl about the Globe (GatG) – Adventurous GatG, Beach GatG, Cultural GatG, Nature GatG, Wildlife GatG If you are planning on visiting Costa Rica and searching for some Costa Rica adventures, Green World Adventures offers sustainable tours to Costa Rica for every kind of solo. Costa Rica is the greenest country in the… Continue Reading…
If you’re planning a trip to Isla Tortuga, Costa Rica, I share what to do on Isla Tortuga as well as my personal experience of this fab little island! If you book your Isla Tortuga tour through this article, I donate to organisations helping vulnerable girls in conflict zones. Thanks for helping. Types of Girl… Continue Reading…
If you’re planning to visit Bocas del Toro, and are wondering “Is Bocas del Toro safe?, I cover all in this article including things to do and where to stay on these islands Is Bocas Del Toro Safe? Yes, these islands are safe for women. Just as anywhere though petty theft can happen so stick… Continue Reading…
Teaching English in Costa Rica Whether you are looking for teaching jobs in private language schools or just want experience teaching abroad for the first time, Costa Rica is a good option and you can travel to the rest of Latin America after your placement too. Below is Shelly’s story of her personal account of… Continue Reading…
* This post contains some graphic content. Little Corn Island My instinct told me not to go but wanting to visit an old friend (or more of an old holiday romance), I chose to ignore my gut feeling and found myself paying for the flight from Managua to Big Corn Island. The Corn Islands are… Continue Reading…
There are some places you arrive at and immediately think “why did I come here?” Not because the place is dangerous but because it really wasn’t what you expected. Leaving Lake Ometepe, I travelled onwards to Masaya. After flicking through an outdated Nicaraguan guide book in the hostel in Liberia, I had landed on the… Continue Reading…
Deciding to bypass Managua meant that I had more time to spend in Nicaragua’s second largest city – Leon. Leon was founded in the early 16th century and is one of the oldest cities in the country. As much as I love Granada, Leon comes a very close second on my Nicaraguan travels. With a… Continue Reading…
If you’ve ever wanted to try volcano boarding in Nicaragua, stay in Leon for a few days and book a Cerro Negro volcano boarding tour. This half-day experience is an adventure that should definitely be on your solo bucket list! Volcano Boarding in Nicaragua I arrived in Leon with one mission – I wanted… Continue Reading…
The Peace Project is more than just a hostel nestled in the treetops of Laguna de Apoyo. All the proceeds help fund this amazing project and staying 2 nights here, I simply had to find out more about what my money was funding. Education, environment and community are key here with education being at the… Continue Reading…