San Ignacio Friday 3rd September We caught the red eye water taxi at 6.30 am which took directly to Belize city in about 45 minutes. Once there we said our goodbyes to Nat and Hannah. We will miss them but we promised to keep in touch. Belize city is a bit dirty and doesnt look like fun at all. Our tour company had arranged for us to pick up our tickets at a deli at the bus station but when we arrived to obtain the tickets the guy there was a bit off with us as we hadnt any paper work and said the rules had changed. basically he wanted us to get a bus to the border of guatlamala to obtain immigration passes to stay here. So after a hour of fannying about i managed ... read more

Thursday 26th August Well, we missed the bus. shock horror. still a bit slow from last night. No worries, it cost us 5 pounds each to get to our next destination. 2 hour bus journey. Tulum is situated on the carribean coast of Mexico and boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in this area. We hailed a taxi and arrived at the Playa Azul hotel which is situated in the si'an kaan biosphere reserve. Most of this area is protected and they are big on eco friendly pratices such as preservation of local species and plants. Most buildings are called cabanas which are traditional wooden shacks with limestone walls and are built using non contaminants, plastics or concrete. This place is absaloutly beautiful. It has that carribean feel to it and our cabana has a ... read more

we started our malaria tablets yesterday...feeling a bit dodgy. We bussed it to washington dulles airport to catch a plane to miami, this is our first internal flight outwith our round the world ticket. No messing about at airport as security is pretty hardcore here.. we were practically naked going through security and jill got her cooling spray taken off her that was in bottom of her bag. Yip, the same bag we had with us yesterday while we were getting burnt to death, if only we looked. ah well, you live and learn. 2 hours later and as we fly in to land we could see the south beach and many boats sailing about in the water. looks lush!! a 30 minute drive in a shuttle bus through heavy traffic. all i can think of ... read more

Sunday 15th august - Phliladelphia Early train journey down to philly to meet jills friends there, looking forward to a relaxing break from the hectic city life. 1 hour 30 minutes and we arrive at trenton station and we're picked up by Christina.!! we got lost on way to her house but it was no big deal as it helped to see how americans drive for i will be driving myself here soon!! Christina lives in a lovely wee house in a bonnie neighbourhood. its a bit like cults in aberdeen. nicely spaced houses with plenty of greenery and tidy gardens. There are lots of people coming over tonight for food and beers, its nice jill can meet old friends that she hasnt seen for 5 years or so. We get settled and people start arriving, ... read more