I’m now holed up in the Banana Republic guesthouse in La Ceiba, waiting out a storm that has unleashed torrential rain over the last four days, clogging up the city’s water supplies and grounding marine transport to a halt.
It’s …
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A part of the enjoyment of travelling for me has always been meeting and forging friendships with fellow travellers on the road.
Here’s some of the people (and animals) I’ve had the good fortune to hang out with recently, and …
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Happy New Year!
I’ve just celebrated the arrival of 2011 with fellow Maya Pedalists Eric and Julian, on the Honduran island of Utila.
Most backpackers flock to this caribbean idyll to enroll with one of the plethora of dive shops, …
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Here’s the third and final instalment of Hat’s Guatemalan & Honduran adventures.
After a few days duelling 18 wheelers on the coastal highway (which, somewhat optimistically, I call ‘contextual riding’ or ‘underbelly touring’), we were keen to swap the frenetic …
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Thanks for dropping by this site over the last year. And a special thanks to anyone who’s left comments. They’re always very much appreciated.
All the best for 2011 (-:
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Hat and I have been journeying along the Central American Caribbean coast in the runup to Christmas. Now though, her trip has come to an end and she’s winging her way back to the UK to spend a wintry Yule …
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I’m jumping ahead of myself a little, but here’s a quick post on the arboretum at Tela, across the border in Honduras. The botanical gardens were originally set up as an experimental station, back in 1926, by the evil United …
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The rainy season is over. At last!
After a detour to the US (to air out my bronchial lungs, ride the Arizona Trail and, yes, work), followed by a trip to wonderful Cuba (for a brotherly tour), I’m on the …
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More on our ride here and here.
Cuba makes an ideal introduction to bike touring: it’s easy to get refreshingly off-the-beaten-track, places to stay are well within two-wheeled striking distance, the terrain is flat(ish) and it’s very safe. Flick …
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Cuba.
What an incredible country. What an amazing cycling destination. It’s hard to know even where to begin.
There’s much to report from just two weeks of travel. 21st century communist Cuba is a complex place, and a large part …
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