Colombia Then and Now: A Short History for Visitors
From a most-dangerous-city reputation to street art in Comuna 13 and the rock of Guatape: how Colombia's past explains what a solo visitor sees today.
Continue reading →Guatemala by Backpack: A Four-Week Route, Honestly
One month or two weeks? Flores, Lanquin, Antigua and Lake Atitlan mapped with bus times, hostel reality, costs near 1000 GBP and solo safety notes.
Continue reading →Isla Holbox, Day One to Four: How a Trip Began
A car-free island off the Yucatan, 34 degrees of walking, a shouted invitation at sunset and five weeks that followed: the first four days on Holbox, retold.
Continue reading →Backpacking Nicaragua: A Two-Week Route That Works
Leon, Granada, Ometepe and the surf coast in two weeks: bus realities, volcano boarding on Cerro Negro, moped days and the Sunday Funday pool crawl.
Continue reading →Taking Control of Your Own Happiness, Rewritten
A lockdown year, a move to a new city and day one of a new job: how small controllable decisions rebuilt a stuck routine, told era by era from a notebook.
Continue reading →Quito on a Short Clock: What to Do With a Few Days
Acclimatise, walk the Old City, ride the TeleferiQo to 4000 metres and stand on the equator line: a few practical days in Quito, with smoothie ice warnings.
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