Guatemala, my 40th country!

Foreword: August 21 – the day I entered my 40th country. I could never have imaged that I would visit 40 countries…  I always thought at this time in my life I would be settled somewhere, not sitting in a cafe on a lake in Guatemala writing this...

Spontaneity and Belize

Sometimes there is nothing better than spontaneity. That’s how on Saturday morning I found myself on a bus to Belize, instead of heading further north into Mexico. We were headed to Caye Caulker, an island off the coast, involving a bus and boat – and...

The curse of the light sleeper…

I have never loved the fact that I am a light sleeper, but I do try to look at the positives. I’ll always hear a robber trying to break in, I get to listen to the sound of rain on the roof and when I have kids I will hear them sneaking out.The downside of this...

Tulum – Ruins and sinkholes

After 4 days in Playa Del Carmen it was time to escape. Destination – Tulum.Only an hour south of Playa we were fairly laid back about getting a bus there. Maybe we shouldn’t have been – getting a second class bus and sitting in the aisle on the...