After 46 hours of bus rides from the north of Brazil I have finally made it to Iguazu the second biggest waterfalls in the world! It is difficult to describe the sheer might of these grand falls in mere words, even photos pale in comparison to reality. One really needs to see to believe the awesome power and majesty of this phenomenal feat of nature. The falls border with Argentina and Brazil, and both sides have their own avantages. The Brazilian side gives an overall glimpse of the falls from afar whereas on the Argentinean side there are various trails [View Full Entry]

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One of the great feats of our time is our ability to just jump on a plane and within the space of a few hours be surrounded by timeless sandy beaches, warm tranquil water with colours of turqoise and teal that shimmer against a harsh sun beating down onto its surface. Whilst sipping on my Caparinha the national Brazilian drink consisting of cacaca, crushed lime, sugar and lots if ice to quench even the most strongest thirst I ponder to myself this is the life! A couple hours north of Salvador Brazil is a small town called Praia do Forte. [View Full Entry]

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Life can sometimes be difficult for a traveller, im not talking about going on holidays or taking a year off from college to get trashed in as many bars as possible. Im talking about people who sell everything, leave home and embark on a life journey with just the solely the possesions on your back to see and experience the beauty of the world to the point that it can ultimately change the person deep down at the very core of ones being. Its hard to believe I arrived in Ireland just over a year ago, a country I have [View Full Entry]

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When most people think of the Czech Republic they immediately think of the wonderful majestic castles of the capital Prague. However, there is much more to this country then this tourist mad city. Decin is a small town about 30 kilometers from the German border which has the beautiful Labe ( Elbe ) river running through it. The northern area of the Czech Republic is much more rugged than the southern side with grand cliffs and great national parks filled with pristine fresh rivers and tall pine forests. The summer has not been the best I have been told but [View Full Entry]

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Colombia was never really on the map in terms of my journey to South America but having heard such good things, being here felt somehow just right. Sitting in a little outdoor bar in the quiet town of Carpugana, there is a trickling of street folk milling around chatting whilst the famous Vallenato music seeps through the tepid swarmy night and heats the veins. I could not help but feel like a helpless moth being slowly drawn towards the fire somehow knowing but having no control over its desire to feel, to see and simply burn. My friend Claudio somehow [View Full Entry]

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Attention all those shoe stringers out there looking to get to South America quick, easy and cheap. If you are one of those travelers who eats in restaurants with walls or sleeps in hotels with a concrete floor then this information is not for you, otherwise please read on. There are several ways to get from Panama to Colombia. The first and most dangerous is to walk a few weeks through the Darien Gap. If you are lucky you will not get shot or robbed by guerillas trying to smuggle bags of cocaine across the border, you might not starve to [View Full Entry]

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The ferry to the Island of Ometepe from Granada is a four hour journey. Lake Nicaragua is the second largest lake in the world and it falls short of Lake Titicaca in Peru by a mere 100 sq km at 8264 km sq. Ometepe is the largest freshwater island in the world. As it goes. I’m a big fan of moving around in all forms of transport, pleasantly sitting for hours in planes, trains and automobiles. Boats on the other hand are a different story, especially if the water is turbulent sea sickness can start to take hold of me [View Full Entry]

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arrive late in the morning to the bustling colonial town of León, Nicaragua. The bus terminal is of a typical Central America variety, bustling with people, touts pulling you by the arm to buy clothes, fruit or some shoes that will probably fall apart within a week. I get a whiff of a sweet smell of smoke coming from the corners where little ladies in are frying up various kinds of meat over the open fire grills, there are scrawny starving dogs scavenging around in the hope that a piece of fat or bone might fall in front of them. I [View Full Entry]

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I awake abruptly, a feeling of a sharp jolting pain shooting up my leg, peering around with my eyes half open I notice that im jammed between a four foot ninety year old mayan woman on one side and a fat sweaty, middle aged man on the other squeezing all the remaining blood and circulation out of my leg. I needed to go to the bathroom, the word urgently was a serious understatement, I regret eating that piece of chicken of the street the previous night it has now come back for avengance in my lower bowel region. 20 people have [View Full Entry]

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As you cross into the Guatemalan border at El Carmen you immediately notice a difference in the surroundings. For one you stand at the feet of giant mountains, most of which are extinct volcanoes bold and mighty and are quite inspiring. Another difference is the transportation, long gone are the deluxe first class over air-conditioned behemoth Mercedes buses and are replaced with brightly painted, multi-coloured 50´s American school buses known here as "chicken buses" for multiple reasons including the fact that a lot of the local people like to buy live chickens a from the town market an [View Full Entry]

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