(Not) Leaving Mérida
As I hinted at the end of my last post, getting out of Mérida wasn’t quite as easy as I had hoped. I’d booked the (fairly secure) night bus heading […]
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Snippets of Caribbean Life in Costeño
We had been in a perpetual state of relaxation since finishing our three day diving course in Taganga. The three biggest (and most convieniently located) pleasures in life, a beach, […]
In Pictures: Sunset In Taganga
In my last post I wrote about Taganga, described in my trusty Footprint guide book as: “… the popular fishing village and beach … set in a little bay with […]
Nearly Knifed! And Diving Into Taganga
A year in South America elevates your senses to what can only be described as ninja status. Especially after a week of Carnaval atmosphere in Cartagena, where the streets now […]
Mancora: Beach, Beer, Bikes, Sun & Ceviche
I think the title of this post sums up my experience in Mancora. Two weeks, interspersed with local market food, early morning fishing trips, lazy afternoons on the beach and […]
In Pictures: Trujillo, Chan Chan & Huaca de la Luna
I blazed my way further north from Lima to Trujillo in a place between time and space. Alas, my hallucinatory overnight bus ride wasn’t the result of some tribal awakening […]
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