http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/whitehorse/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from whitehorse en-us Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:33:46 +0000 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:33:46 +0000 With Semana Santa over and the buses running again we were free to travel to our next and final destination Panama. Our first stop was on the west coast of Panama at a littleknown beach called Playa Venao. A prime spot for learning to surf we stayed in the peaceful area for one week. Playa Venao is a place that most likely will be filled with hotels surf shops restaurants and condos in a fe http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/blog-396874.html With a few great weeks of Nicaragua under our belt we headed south once again into Costa Rica. Having heard from many people that Costa Rica is too developed expensive and not as good as Nicaragua or Panama we decided to focus on a few National Parks too see for ourselves. After dealing with cordobas in Nicaragua for a few weeks where a Canadian dollar would get around 15 450 colones made eve http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/blog-395646.html After a week of diving in Hondurous it was time to move on south. On recommendation from some other travelers we decided to check out the Esteli region in the north known for its agriculture and cowboys. We spent a night in the provincial capital of Estali before heading out to Miraflor reserve.Miraflor reserve is a large farming collective of about 5000 people. They raise cattle grow crops inc http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/blog-392803.html After hitching a ride to the Honduras border from El Salvador it took a few hours for another vehicle to come through going our way. Finally a nice pickup pulled up and the customs officials arranged for us to drive with them to the next big city about 3 hours away. Once we were in the truck we noticed a suspicious amount of guns. Not only were all four men toting pistols but one of them stood http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Bay-Islands/Utila/blog-390102.html Our entry into the land of pupusas was very relaxed we were greeted by a man standing on a bridge who looked at our passports and...that was it. We immediately bused to a small El Salvidorian coffee town in the mountains called Jauyua WHyyouah. After checking out the local waterfalls and swimming holes we had two unique experiences. The first was the weekend food festival where the main stree http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/blog-386319.html After a week in Belize we headed across the boarder to continue our trip through Guatemala. Immediately we felt the difference of a Spanish speaking country and realized this would be a bit harder to travel in. None the less we found it best described by the Lonely Planet as it says ldquoit is no longer the scary country your mother thinks it isrdquo With our limited grasp of Spanis http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/blog-378787.html Every great trip has to start somewhere. After a great visit in Vancouver we flew overnight to Belize for our first taste of Central America. Landing in Belize City we hopped on a water taxi and headed out to Caye Caulker the popular backpackers hangout. With ldquoGo Slowrdquo as the island motto we did our best to get into the traveling groove enjoying the island life for a few days. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/blog-372109.html Hello everyoneAfter years of hard work at university and varsity sports Britt and I are ready for an extended vacation. Having reexperienced the winter in the Yukon its time to head south and search for heat sun and sand. Check out this blog over the next few months as we journey from Belize to Panama in our Central Adventure. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/blog-369055.html