So after our slightly disastrous first week in Cuba, our second week began with us arriving at Havana airport to meet our pre-arranged taxi to Viñales. We organised it with a very pushy taxi driver boss. And we were a bit worried he was going to try and screw us over. Fortunately none of that […]
Adventure Travel
A Couple of Cool Things to See in Chiapas
Just a short post here as it’s late at night and we have to be at the airport at 5:00AM tomorrow. Early tomorrow morning we fly out to Cuba. The internet is a little bit inconvenient to access in Cuba so there won’t be any blog posts while we’re over there. So don’t worry if […]
Copper Canyon, Mexico’s Answer to the Grand Canyon
Pretty much everyone has heard of the Grand Canyon in the United States. In Mexico they have their own big and impressive canyon: Copper Canyon. It’s actually deeper and covers a bigger area than the Grand Canyon. And like the Grand Canyon, it has some very dramatic canyon scenery. El Chepe To get to Copper […]
The Almost Tropical Waters of La Paz
First post from Mexico, and it turns out that crossing the border isn’t as bad as it’s made out to be. The border crossing between San Diego & Tijuana is one of the busiest in the world. With 25 lanes of car traffic and 15 lanes of pedestrian traffic. But we took a special bridge […]
How Hard is the Inca Trail?
The Classic Inca Trail is one of the most famous hikes in the world. Pretty much everyone has heard of it and it’s a common bucket list item. The Classic Inca Trail takes you over mountains and through valleys, passing many Inca ruins along the way, before arriving at Machu Picchu four days later. It’s […]
