After a hectic ‘Filthy Friday’ in Bocas, we struggled, hungover, through the very rainy and wet journey back to the mainland, where we haggled a shuttle to the border. None of us really knew how long this border crossing would take and were preparing ourselves for a long day – last time I was here … More The One Where I Went Back to Costa Rica
After finishing our incredible trip through the San Blas islands from Colombia, we decided to stay put in Panama city for a few days. We wanted to be able to relax, recharge and enjoy some city living for a little while before heading on to our next stop. A big group of us from the … More The One In Panama (aka The One with the Broken Fingers)
If you’ve read my round up of the whole San Blas Adventures trip from Colombia to Panama, you’ll know that on the whole I thought it was an incredible experience and a great way to travel from one country to the other. You’ll also have read my thoughts on a couple of things that, in … More San Blas Adventures: The Truth Is In The Details
Shortly after deciding that we were going to travel up from Ecuador to Costa Rica, we realised that it is nigh-on impossible to cross the border from Colombia to Panama over land, unless you have a death wish and want to trek for 9 days across the Darien Gap. We met a girl in Montañita who … More Travelling from Colombia to Panama with San Blas Adventures
So, once again, this blog has kind of been left alone for, woah, almost a year. And that’s mainly because I just haven’t been doing a lot. Or at least I wasn’t, until about 5 months ago, when I suddenly got insanely busy and didn’t have time to write anyway. After my epic trip to … More The one where I account for the last year of my life
One week into my recent trip to Costa Rica, on a day off from surfing classes, myself and some friends thought we’d venture south to the much talked about Manuel Antonio National Park and see if we could spot some sloths and other native creatures. This is what we saw (with the help of our … More Manuel Antonio Nature Reserve: A Photo Essay
Last month, after an incredible 2 weeks of learning to surf at School of the World, I spent 3 weeks backpacking around Costa Rica and Panama, and I absolutely loved it. I totally fell in love with both countries (I have a bit of a soft spot for Costa Rica though, probably because I spent … More A 3 Week Itinerary for Costa Rica & Panama
I know, I know. I still haven’t actually written a proper update about anything I did or where I went for my 3 weeks of travelling after I left School of the World back in October. It’s coming, I promise. It’s just one of those posts that is going to have so much information in … More Top 10 Things To Do In Bocas del Toro, Panama
Yep, it’s another post about Costa Rica… I just spent 5 weeks there, didn’t you know? Ok, ok, yes I’m now a little bit obsessed with this glorious country and think that you should be too. So, just in case you ever take my advice and one day find yourself there, I’ve put together the … More Top 20 Things To Do In Costa Rica
If you follow me on social media, you’ll know that I just spent 5 weeks exploring Costa Rica and Panama, and loved every single minute of it. I think Costa Rica is my new favourite country, and you should all go there right now! There will be plenty of posts in the coming weeks all … More 12 Things I Noticed About Costa Rica
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