Central America

300 Days: Cuban Adventures

300 Days: Cuban Adventures

Our first experience of Cuba was fantastic. We were picked up in a very well looked after Red Chevrolet Dodge with red leather diamond cushioned seats, cream leather interiors, spacious seating and open windows for air conditioning against the balmy night. It was a bouncy […]

300 Days: Volcano Trail

300 Days: Volcano Trail

Our second tour started where the last one left off – Antigua, Guatemala. It was the week leading up to Semana Santa (Easter Week), one of the busiest weeks in Central America being a predominantly Catholic region. We did encounter lots of traffic and busyness […]

300 Days: Mayan Sun

300 Days: Mayan Sun

People plan holidays in many different ways. Some people prefer to take each day as it comes and rock up to a hostel at 7pm hoping for a bed and deciding how long they will stay at each place once they get there. Others prefer […]

Flying Over The Blue Hole, Belize

Flying Over The Blue Hole, Belize

We were standing opposite an extremely laid back, tall gentleman who introduced himself as Charles. He was our pilot for the flight and after explaining a few safety precautions he proceeded to organise us in the plane – the two tallest at the back, two […]

300 Days: The Perfect Imperfect Caribbean Beach Wedding

300 Days: The Perfect Imperfect Caribbean Beach Wedding

What a first week and a half… it was absolutely crazy! We boarded flight QF7 from Sydney to Dallas on Wednesday the 8th of March. Luckily, our request to upgrade to business class on points was granted, making the 15-hour journey very enjoyable. Brooke even […]

Discovering Underground Rivers at Xcaret Park, Playa del Carmen

Discovering Underground Rivers at Xcaret Park, Playa del Carmen

When searching for things to do in Playa del Carmen we came across Xcaret Park. I am not a fan of any kind of theme park so I was a little reticent to visit Xcaret as I thought it sounded a little gimmicky and touristy. […]