Today was my last full day before leaving to go back home. It was weird that a month had flown by, yet it felt like I had been away for longer. I think the reason I had felt like I had been away for so long was because everyday had been so action packed. Although it would have been really nice to have chilled on a beach in Playa, I really wanted to see Tulum, despite being bored of seeing Mayan ruins. The reason I was so interested to see the Mayan ruins at Tulum was because of the beautiful surroundings as its located next to the Caribbean sea with pure white sandy beaches Anyway a small group of us decided to get a taxi/minibus service from Playa to Tulum. I can't quite remember how much ... read more

My first full day in Belize and I must admit I really do like it. The vibe of the country is quite strange; it has a Latin American feel to it, but with a British/Caribbean mix. I was a little disappointed that I could no longer practise trying to speak some Spanish as Belize's official language is English, the only country in Central America. The people of Belize do speak Spanish though, but obviously with me being English it was easier to communicate with my native language. I learnt that Belize was originally part of the British Empire and from 1862 to 1973, its name was British Honduras. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1981, retaining the British Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. It was weird having Belize currency too with a younger ... read more

Flores is a small beautiful island on Lago Peten Izta which you can access from Santa Elena. It didn't seem like there was a huge amount to do here apart from chill out, go for a swim in the lake, or kayaking. After a long 13 hour bus journey the day before, I decided that I wanted to take it easy and not wake up too early. Because I had extra time in bed to catch up on lost sleep, I decided that I would like to do kayaking for an hour or two in the afternoon and then do the group plan in the evening which involved drinking alcohol, chilling and watching the sunset. As I planned to go kayaking in the afternoon I had some spare time in the morning, so I walked over ... read more

First full day in Antigua and after having a nice lay in, I went with part of the group for an orientation walk with our CEO so that we knew how to get around and explore this beautiful old colonial city. We visited the main church and walked under the famous pretty yellow bridge which has a clock. Our CEO then went to check out some prices for excursions for the group and we had about 40 minutes to go do some exploring, so Alicia and myself went and walked around and looked at some of the old buildings that took serious damage from the 1770's earthquake. Antigua used to be the old capital city of Guatemala but after this terrible earthquake they decided to make Guatemala City the capital as it was in a safer ... read more

The previous day we left Mexico and headed to Panajachel in Guatemala. It was a fairly long day as we travelled by bus. Our first full day in Panajachel and we headed over to the biggest Mayan market in Central America in a town called Chichicastenango. On the way to the market, the bus driver pulled over so that we could get some great shots of Lake Atitlan. Lake Atitlan is this massive lake which Panajachel is situated next to and we got some great photos of the lake as the bus driver stopped by when going up the mountains. When we got to the Mayan market it was extremely busy with Mayans and tourists. We first visited this little church which was like the second church in San Cristobal; Catholic but with a Mayan feel ... read more