“If you want tea and coffee, just ask.” If you use the toilet keep it clean and no smoking on the train.” I thanked the Georgian guy who was sharing my carriage for the night as he kindly translated what the lady steward had said. I looked out of the train window and watched as… Continue Reading…
During my solo travels to Central America, I travelled from Costa Rica to Nicaragua. In this post, I share my story of the border crossing and explain how to cross the Costa Rica Nicaragua border from Liberia to Penas Blancas As soon as I crossed the border from Costa Rica to Nicaragua, I felt different…. Continue Reading…
A story… My time in Romania had come to an end and I was about to travel to Belgrade; the capital of Serbia. After a few days of touring the country and getting lost in Castle Dracula I was at the train station armed with my train ticket, courtesy of my tour guide and was… Continue Reading…
It didn’t look far on the map (no where ever does) but when it took 12 hours to travel from Albania to the lake that it shares with Macedonia, I arrived at Lake Ohrid wishing I had flown. ‘You have to go there,’ said fellow travellers as they fleetingly passed through Albania, one of my… Continue Reading…
It was time to leave Belize and after 4 weeks of immersing myself within the English-speaking country, I was ready for the next chapter. Belize Buses Crossing the border from Belize to Mexico is relatively straightforward. I was due to depart from the east coast and began my journey in Hopkins via Dangriga then… Continue Reading…
The boat from Puerto Cortes in Honduras to Belize is a wet one! Having chosen to sit outside, I thought I had made a wise decision. Crammed in with my lifejacket on, I put on my ipod listening to calming sounds to help take my mind off the rough crossing. Every time I had made… Continue Reading…
The Gamble After my brief trip to Guatemala, I had arrived back in Belize, and after one night back in the former British Colony and one crazy impulsive decision, I was now sat on a boat to an island in Honduras… Being given a sea sickness pill when you purchase your ferry ticket is not… Continue Reading…
I watched as a skinny dark man walked off the bus closely followed by two serious-looking men wearing white shirts. Everyone stared as they walked past then disappeared into a building outside where the bus had stopped. ‘What’s going on?’ I asked the lady who sat next to me squashed into the three bags I… Continue Reading…
Mexico To Belize After my journey from Mexico City to Cancun – 2.5 hours on a turbulent plane journey then 6 hours on a coach with Ado bus services to Chetumal (that’s the Express bus too!) I made it to Belize… Chetumal is the gateway to the Ambergris Caye and getting there is like one… Continue Reading…
Being a British woman has its perks. After a mild round of questionning at King Hussein Bridge (a crossing from Jordan to Israel), I am permitted to pass through the third checkpoint of the Israeli border. But the men I am crossing with aren’t so lucky. I wait with them, dubious of what lays behind… Continue Reading…
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