Lois Butler-KettleJan 29, 20205 min readLast stop - Costa Rica, Pura Vida...Costa Rica, pura vida :)) It was once described to us as ‘the Disneyland of Central America’ as well as the most expensive country in...
Lois Butler-KettleJan 21, 20205 min readEvery Sunday is Sunday-Funday in Nicaragua...Next on the list was Granada! There was a shuttle bus from Paradiso Hostel to the hostel Townhouse in the city of Granada which only took...
Lois Butler-KettleJan 7, 20207 min readVolcano Hikes and Real-life Paradise...Next up - Nicaragua! By the time we left Playa El Tunco it was already early afternoon and after a bumpy start, a breakdown at a gas...
Lois Butler-KettleJan 3, 20208 min readA Caribbean Christmas and An Explosive New Years...I know, that's quite a dreamy title to start this post with and to be honest, Christmas this year was pretty special. All of the...
Lois Butler-KettleDec 23, 20195 min readArriving in Antigua...After saying a sad goodbye to Lake Atitlan, we moved on to Antigua, a small city a couple of hours away. We arrived in the dark, but the...
Lois Butler-KettleDec 17, 20199 min readLiving it up at Lake Atitlan...Similar to the shuttle from Flores to Semuc Champey, the one from Semuc Champey to Panajachel took about 14 hours. This sound horrendous,...
Lois Butler-KettleDec 7, 20195 min readCave Tours and Cliff Jumping in Semuc Champey...The journey should've been hellish as 13 hours in a rickety minibus on mostly unpaved roads is not ideal but we had made friends in Los...
Lois Butler-KettleDec 4, 20197 min readTouring Tikal...Having spent our first two weeks of travelling chilling on Belizean beaches, I welcomed the change in pace brought about by moving onto...
Lois Butler-KettleDec 1, 201913 min readWe're back, if you can Belize it...Having packed our bags - which we had now come to realise were embarrassingly overpacked - and eaten our final Honduran baleada for a...
Lois Butler-KettleNov 21, 20197 min readKicking it off in Copan...Let the holidays begin!! School finished on Friday, November 15, which means that the 2 months of exploring Central America can commence...
Lois Butler-KettleOct 16, 20198 min readSurf, Skate and Pupusas...Our first big adventure outside of our Candelarian bubble took place during Morazán’s week in late October; this is an annual holiday...