When I was invited to go surfing in Fuerteventura, I hesitated… I was scared of waves. As silly as it sounded. The very thought of going under a wave filled me with such a fear that I wanted to hyperventilate. Having had a bad experience as a young girl I remember the feeling of being… Continue Reading…
Over my travelling years, I have had some both weird and wonderful adventures. I had stayed with nomads in Mongolia, spent a weekend with a monk and now, I was about to fish for piranhas in Brazil. I guess you couldn’t say that I wasn’t adventurous. Entering the Amazon especially in Brazil when the Zika… Continue Reading…
It had been an area that I had bypassed on my travels around South America. I had missed the opportunity in Ecuador, was too far on the coast in Peru, and had never made it south to the Colombian Amazon. I was saving the best for last and about to head into the Brazilian Amazon…. 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 to… Continue Reading…
My time in Costa Rica was limited. Having only been stamped for 10 days entry meant that I was on a whistle stop tour. One of the highlights that I simply had to do was snorkel at Tortuga Island, an island near the Nicoya Pennisular named after a turtle because of its shape, not because… Continue Reading…
I had left La Fortuna and was heading to Monteverde. It was time for more of Costa Rica’s rainforest and the thing that I was most excited about – seeing a sloth. Getting to Monteverde from La Fortuna was a delightful mission in itself. A bus ride and a boat then another bus ride which… Continue Reading…
One moment it was there, then in a blink of an eye it was gone, covered in a swirl of thick mist as it sifted over the summit of the volcano leaving nothing but a view of grey cloud. As the mist loomed in, the green lagoon disappeared before my eyes. The visibility in the… Continue Reading…
‘I’m Randy,’ said the tall long-haired Canadian standing before me, holding out his hand. I tried to hide my smirk as I took a couple of seconds to answer. ‘Lisa,’ I said, shaking his hand. ‘From England?’ he asked. ‘How do you know?’ ‘Everyone from England smiles when I tell them my name. It means something… Continue Reading…
They’re friendly, they travel in a large group and they descend upon Cancun annually. No it’s not the American college students who party in Mexico during spring break (just joking), it’s the school of whale sharks that migrate to Mexico from mid May to September each year. And I had the privilege of swimming with… Continue Reading…
Want to experience sheer terror in Central America? Depending on your fear; water or heights, the Waterfall Caves or Black Hole Drop in Belize will definitely push those fears to the limits and test your boundaries. Each one is so unique but you’ll need to be fit to survive. Black Hole Drop An hour of… Continue Reading…
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