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Day 109
Friday, September 2, 2022
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 118 m
Colombia Cerro La Popa 10.421044, -75.52473410°25’16” N 75°31’29” W
Caetagena: Pt 2
September 2, 2022 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
An unexpected albeit pleasant revisit to Cartagena.

I also finally managed to see a wild sloth to tick off the list.
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Day 106
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
🌧 28 °C
Altitude: 12 m
Colombia Palomino 11.255379, -73.55517211°15’19” N 73°33’19” W
Palomino
August 30, 2022 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
From staying on a river to back to the coast. Palomino is a small coastal town known by backpackers for its nightlife, beach parties and surfing.

Unfortunately, we arrived too early in the week for the beach parties and i was not fussed about surfing either.

It was however, a lovely hostel for everything else. I have definitely learnt that i prefer a pool to the beach.Read more
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Day 104
Sunday, August 28, 2022
🌧 28 °C
Altitude: 23 m
Colombia Hacienda Buritaca 11.242276, -73.76276111°14’32” N 73°45’46” W
Buritaka
August 28, 2022 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Another stop on the journey which didn't require many photos or activities.

In summary: beers, beers, beers.
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Day 104
Sunday, August 28, 2022
☁️ 28 °C
Altitude: 31 m
Colombia Punta Castillete 11.302385, -73.91604811°18’9” N 73°54’58” W
Tayrona Park: Pt 2
August 28, 2022 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
After setting off at 8am, we didn't reach the campsite until 7pm after taking some well deserved breaks on the various beaches.

The real difficulty was navigating through the very poorly laid-out paths which had a severe lack of directions.

Although this was a very tiring day and poor nights sleep in the hammock, this was an excellent experience and I'd happily do it again.Read more
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Day 103
Saturday, August 27, 2022
☁️ 25 °C
Altitude: 432 m
Colombia Jordán 11.307155, -73.99120411°18’26” N 73°59’28” W
Tayrona park: Pt 1
August 27, 2022 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Tayrona park is a large national park in the north of Colombia with a large amount of nature and coastline.

We spent one night here camping in hammocks. The mistake we made was booking hammocks on the other side of the park resulting in a 3 hour hike turning into a 7 hour/30km hike.

This could've easily been avoided but it did allow us to see a lot of the park and add another hike to the list.

Plenty of pictures of this one so it comes in 2 parts.Read more
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Day 99
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
🌧 26 °C
Altitude: 278 m
Colombia Bonda 11.201575, -74.10010111°12’6” N 74°6’0” W
Finca (Minca)
August 23, 2022 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
When boarding the bus to Minca, me and ben were coincidentally joined by Georgia, Johnny and Maya who i previously spent time with in Bogota.

It wasn't until we arrived in Minca after a 45 minute bus that we realised our hostel was on the opposite side of the valley which resulted in another 45 minute bus and 30 minute moto(bike) taxi.

The hostel was a lovely little forest retreat with a farm to plate kitchen and not one, not two, but three whole swimming pools. Luxury.Read more
Sounds lovely enjoy it while you can xx [Nan and grandad xx]
9/18/22Reply
TravelerYour photos are great Frank. I want to go too 😘x
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Day 98
Monday, August 22, 2022
🌧 28 °C
Altitude: 42 m
Colombia Mamatoco 11.22436, -74.15716911°13’28” N 74°9’26” W
Santa Marta
August 22, 2022 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
There isn't much i can say to describe Santa Marta other than a stopping point.

I'm sure that many people habe enjoyed their time in this city but i barely saw anything outside the hostel except for wandering along one of the busy roads.

So here's the only picture i have, Ben and the chinese takeaway we ordered.Read more
Hope you enjoyed it xx [Nan and grandad]
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Day 94
Thursday, August 18, 2022
☀️ 29 °C
Altitude: 14 m
Colombia Barrio Bocagrande 10.394815, -75.56042110°23’41” N 75°33’38” W
Cartagena
August 18, 2022 in Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
It was an easy decision for how to arrive to Cartagena since flying (1.5 hours) costs £14 more than taking a bus (24 hours).

I again forgot to take many photos of my 4 day trip to Cartagena. Regardless, i had a great time wandering through the old city or enjoying my time near the beach.Read more
Hi Frankie love seeing all your pictures [Nan and grandad xx]
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Day 88
Friday, August 12, 2022
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 2,679 m
Colombia Sede F CUN 4.599828, -74.0700724°35’59” N 74°4’12” W
Bogota
August 12, 2022 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The long Journey south had finally reached the last country, Colombia.
While this trip is called mexico to Argentina, many of my plans had changed drastically over the course of the weeks and months. What had never changed was the plan to spend a large chunk of my time in the beautiful country that is colombia.

First stop bogota. I ended up spending a week here possibly because i needed to get my new glasses made. Many people run through Bogota, devoting a few days at best to the capitol. I was pleasantly surprised with how much i enjoyed my stay.

Activities included: games of street chess with strangers, visiting the array of old structures and architecture, food, food, food, and a very hungover hike to the city's viewpoint, Monserrate.Read more
Hope you got glasses sorted ok xxx [Nan and grandad]
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Day 87
Thursday, August 11, 2022
🌧 20 °C
Altitude: 1,145 m
Costa Rica Pitahaya 9.935669, -84.0935119°56’8” N 84°5’37” W
San Jose
August 11, 2022 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Costa Rica: stop 2 of 2.

Not particularly much to comment on when it comes to San Jose but the visit went as expected.

I had heard many times that the city wasn't worth visiting and a dump in places, and while this was mostly true, i did enjoy wandering through a large city again.Read more
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Day 84
Monday, August 8, 2022
🌧 19 °C
Altitude: 1,337 m
Costa Rica Santa Elena 10.316907, -84.82378310°19’1” N 84°49’26” W
Monteverde
August 8, 2022 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Costa Rica: stop 1 of 2.

After a less than a week i decided against visiting Costa Rica not for any reasons other than financial. I am sure that the country is a delight with a plethora of activities to do and wildlife to see, its just unfortunate that the majority of activities are 5x more expensive than the neighbouring countries.

Monteverde is a mountainous region of the country known for its rainforest and wildlife.

The highlights of the stop here were the walk through the cloud forest, although we hardly saw any wildlife, and of course managing to find a genuine cup of english Tea.Read more
Bet you enjoyed your cuppa xx [Nan and grandad]
9/7/22Reply
TravelerIt was delicious. looking forward to the home comforts in a few weeks x
9/8/22Reply
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Day 81
Friday, August 5, 2022
🌧 28 °C
Altitude: 42 m
Nicaragua Ensenada La Boquita 11.545, -85.69666711°32’42” N 85°41’48” W
Omatepe island
August 5, 2022 in Nicaragua ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
The final stop of Nicaragua before blitzing through costa rica to the final country, Colombia.

A lovely island located in the centre of Nicaragua's largest island. The hostel, also very empty, was an excellent place to chill in the day where i managed to get a near to genuine indian curry to hold off the cravings.

Omatepe was a great stop with, similar to the rest of the trip, phenomenal scenery.

For our last full day we rented moped and drove to the far end of the island to then hike for 2 hours to climb some waterfalls. This started out as a gentle hike but later involved climbing up rocks and scuttling down dirt ledges. Good fun but ever so slightly perilous once the downpour started.Read more
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Day 78
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
⛅ 29 °C
Altitude: 7 m
Nicaragua La Albina 11.472283, -86.12800211°28’20” N 86°7’41” W
Popoyo
August 2, 2022 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After a few busy days, 3 days of chilling by the beach was necessary. Popoyo is a small coastal town known mostly for surfing.

I again somehow forgot to partake in the surfing so my time mostly involved reading, eating, drinking and more relaxing.Read more
That’s how it should be xx [Nan and grandad xx]
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Day 76
Sunday, July 31, 2022
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 11 m
Nicaragua Río San Juan 11.255, -85.87333311°15’18” N 85°52’24” W
San Juan del Sur
July 31, 2022 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
After a big party on Friday night it made sense to go to the next partying destination, San Juan del Sur known for Sunday Funday.

Supposed to be a day long booze cruise from hotel to bar. Me and the Ben's decided to instead relax in the luxury of an air-conditioning convenience store where we could enjoy ice cold beers and whatever snacks we wanted.

Puks Palace hostel was a delight and I came very close to volunteering here since the hostel was empty and the work would have been minimal, but this also turned me against the idea.

I also managed to have a close to genuine British fish and chips which was a big success.

I did however lose my glasses here in the sea which was a massive annoyance since it'd be 3 weeks until I got a new pair.Read more
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Day 74
Friday, July 29, 2022
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 49 m
Nicaragua Granada 11.93, -85.95666711°55’48” N 85°57’24” W
Granada
July 29, 2022 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Granada. The second stop in Nicaragua. I didn't particularly explore this city as the primary attraction was the TreeHouse party. As the name suggests, it was a party within a TreeHouse.

It's a shame I don't have more pictures of granada but that happens sometimes.Read more
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Day 71
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 101 m
Nicaragua León 12.435, -86.87833312°26’6” N 86°52’42” W
Leon - Nicuaragua
July 26, 2022 in Nicaragua ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
A grueling day/nights travel via night bus with a tediously long border crossing later and I arrived in Leon, Nicuaragua.

Although there wasn't a huge deal to do within the city I definitely made the most of it.

On my second day we had a local walking tour where the guide explained what seemed like the entire history of Nicuaragua as well as showing us some of the local sights and markets. At the end of the tour he took us to a secluded courtyard and described what he thought were the main issues with his country's leadership. This was very non-typical due to the controlling communist government which wouldn't hesitate to jail him for simply speaking out against them.

Later we went volcano boarding. A 45 minute hike upwards followed by a rapid descend down. Although I had heard this was dangerous, all the previous people before me didn't appear to go very fast so I thought I'd try for the no. 1 position.

Typically you are supposed to sit half upright to go slow but I decided that of I laid horizontally it would be more fun.

I ended up flying off the board twice, sliding unaided for 10-15 metres for both falls. Apparently I was going so fast the camera man missed me.

In the speedometer I was clocked at 75km/h but I definitely was going faster before falling off the first time.

Good fun but also very stupid.
The video is me after my second fall.Read more
TravelerCan you bring that kitten back?
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Day 69
Sunday, July 24, 2022
⛅ 29 °C
Altitude: Sea level
Honduras Utila 16.076469, -86.90538816°4’35” N 86°54’19” W
Utila : scuba diving
July 24, 2022 in Honduras ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Just a few sample pictures sent by one of the other divers who was smart enough to bring a Go Pro with them.

I absolutely loved doing the open water and the advanced open water scuba diving course, meaning I can now dive to 30meters depth.

The highlights were the night dive, shipwreck dive and seeing all the wildlife. I was fortunate enough to see a couple green sea turtles, some puffer fish, a few sting rays and moray eels as well as one nurse shark.

Sadly I didn't go out the day where a different group got to swim with a pod of dolphins, but you cant get everything.Read more
What a fabulous experience [Nan and grandad]
8/16/22Reply
TravelerThat’s looks awesome Frank xx
8/28/22Reply
Travelerit was an amazing experience x
8/29/22Reply
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Day 57
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
⛅ 29 °C
Altitude: Sea level
Honduras Puerto Este 16.096477, -86.89518216°5’47” N 86°53’43” W
Utila: the island
July 12, 2022 in Honduras ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
I think it's probably best to split my time on Utila, Honduras, into two parts. Part one is my time on the island with part two being scuba diving.

13 days were spent in a mixture of scuba diving, chilling by the sea or in a hammock or enjoy one or tow of the local beers.

I could've easily seen myself staying longer and doing the Divemaster qualification if money was no issue.

I also met my larger doppelganger.Read more
Your definitely better looking [Nan and grandad xx]
8/10/22Reply
Travelerhaha thanks, I agree
8/11/22Reply
TravelerThat looks like a good Cornish pasty 😂
8/14/22Reply
Travelerit was delightful. a cornish pasty but instead of boring potato's, it full of cheese and pepperoni 👌
8/14/22Reply
TravelerI’ll take 10!
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Day 56
Monday, July 11, 2022
⛅ 29 °C
Altitude: Sea level
Guatemala Lívingston 15.823333, -88.7515°49’24” N 88°45’0” W
Livingston
July 11, 2022 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Livingstone seems like an interesting stop due to the cultural differences with the rest of Guatemala. This is because livingston has a mostly black population as it was a popular slave escape route from the Caribbean islands.

Unfortunately I didn't enjoy my time here due to there being a lack of other travellers as well as activities.

This is the only picture I took.Read more
Hope u enjoyed it [Nanny Linda]
8/10/22Reply
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Day 55
Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 4:12 PM
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 17 m
Guatemala Cayo Fronteras 15.66, -89.00333315°39’36” N 89°0’12” W
Rio dulche
July 10, 2022 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Just a one day pit stop as I try to work my way to Honduras.
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Day 52
Thursday, July 7, 2022
☀️ 33 °C
Altitude: 254 m
Guatemala El Peten Airport 17.220815, -89.61701617°13’15” N 89°37’1” W
Flores - Tikal
July 7, 2022 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Before heading to Flores I realised I took the least cost-effective route of Guatemala by running from North, to South, to North again. But Tikal is supposedly one of those sites you cannot miss.

I have zero pictures of my time in Flores, the small island town, but that is unimportant since Tikal is the real highlight.

Tikal dates back to 900 AD, making it one of the oldest archaeological sites but also the largest site in all of the Americas.

I had the luxury of having an empty tour, except for two locals who only spoke Spanish. This meant when the tour guide was speaking about the history and culture of the site it was more like a 1 to 1 conversation between us. This was I could interact and learn much more information with more of a personalised touch.Read more
TravelerGreat pictures 📸 👍x
8/10/22Reply
Lovely photos [Nan and grandad]
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Day 50
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
🌧 27 °C
Altitude: 408 m
Guatemala Semuc Champey 15.533333, -89.95666715°31’60” N 89°57’24” W
Lanquin / Semuc Champey
July 5, 2022 in Guatemala ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
The next 2 day stop was a small town called Lanquin, located in the heart of Guatemala.

While I didn't find much to do here, hence the short stop over, the tour of Semuc Champey Park was an amazing experience.

This tour started with scuttling through water cave only with the help of candle light. Although it was incredibly sketch with zero health and safety precautions, it was a thrilling experience.

Afterwards we went to view and waterfall, followed by tubing In River where children swam out to sell you beers. In hindsight I probably should've thrown mine away after river water poured in.

Later after an all you can eat Bbq, which really just involved fried chicken, we hiked to Semuc Champey, seen In the last pictures. A series of turquoise pools hidden within mountains.Read more
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Day 47
Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 11:29 AM
⛅ 20 °C
Altitude: 1,921 m
Guatemala Los Cerritos 14.55, -90.90833314°33’0” N 90°54’30” W
Acetenango
July 2, 2022 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Acetenango. Many people who I spoke to described this hike as the hardest challenged they've ever faced.

I was actually pleasantly surprised just how much I enjoyed every step of this 1500 vertical metre climb ( 5.5 hours continually uphill).

While undeniably its a difficult hike due to continually walking uphill on slippery surfaces, I had an excellent group to make the climb. Walking with approximately 30/35 other people, it was easy to take a short breather without feeling like I was holding people up.

I made some great friends here and excellent memories.

It is a real shame that we couldn't see any volcanic activity from the adjacent, highly active volcano, Fuego. But that's not the important thing. I challenged myself and the reward was good enough.Read more
TravelerWell done son 👍😊
7/22/22Reply
Travelercheers. 20 days late but still very proud of the achievement
7/22/22Reply
Well done love you make us all very proud xx [Nan and grandad xxx]
7/24/22Reply
Looks fab Frank did those dogs do the whole hike too? X [Tracy]
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Day 45
Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 6:39 PM
🌧 20 °C
Altitude: 1,529 m
Guatemala Antigua 14.556667, -90.73666714°33’24” N 90°44’12” W
Antigua pt 2 : Mission Mount Doom
June 30, 2022 in Guatemala ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Back again to achieve what I couldn't last time.
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Day 41
Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 4:00 PM
⛅ 28 °C
Altitude: 6 m
Guatemala El Paredón Buena Vista 13.917887, -91.06728213°55’4” N 91°4’2” W
El paredon
June 26, 2022 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
After some time in the city, i needed some downtime by the coast.

While there wasn't much to do in El Paredon except chill by the pool, get burnt on the beach or enjoy a cool beer at one of the four major hostels, I did enjoy my time here.

I didn't however, enjoy the mosquitos. I have never been continually attacked so frequently like I was here. On one day I counted 30 mosquito bites on a single foot.Read more
You must be tasty [Nan s as nd grandad]
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