On saturday we crossed the border into Honduras and again i was amazed at how different the landscape and culture looked. We are with a new group now and there are lots of girlies. Andy, Jon and the trainee leader, Paul are the only lads in a group of ten! We got to Copan mid-afternoon and the first evening we all went on the back of pick up's on a bumpy track to natural hot springs. The drive there was about an hour and through some of the most pretty scenery i ...

Hola! Just an update of the past few days in Guatemala... We had a three hour journey from San Cristobal to the border crossing and all was very smooth. We didn't even have to fill out a form when entering Guatemala - pretty relaxed here it seems. I am always amazed when i cross a border that you literally step across a line and the whole feel and culture of a place can be so different. The buffer zone between Mexico and Guatemala was quite big - a taxi rides di...

Chichen Itza and Merida - We have been travelling on First Class Air con buses whilst in Mexico and had a few hours from Cancun to Chichen Itza ruins. The Mayan ruins really are amazing to see and our guide was fantastic. We learnt lots about the Mayan beliefs and traditions, much of which sounded like torture. It was a really long day as we got back on the bus for another 2 and a half hour journey to Merida. Merida was a really vibrant place where i first got a ...

Hey, I have very much enjoyed my couple of days in downtown Cancun. I've stayed in the hotel where the tour has now started from and been to the beach both days, which is a bus ride along the 20km strip of luxury hotels on a peninsular here in Cancun. About 30pence each way. I have seen many clear seas along my travels but the turquoise of the caribbean sea is just something else, absolutely stunning. It has taken me a couple of days to get used t...

Fiji - I spent 2 nights on the main land and then headed over to Mana (Magic) island where my friend Sarah, who i met in NZ and her travel buddie, Russell were staying. I spent the rest of the whole 2 weeks there except for two nights where i went to Bounty Island with two lovely Swedish girls i had met. We took out a Hobie Cat but gave up as there was no wind. Instead we kayaked around the island but i nearly sank as my kayak quickly bagan to fill up with ...