We arrived into Miami Airport with feelings of trepidation in the wake of some none too positive reviews from Mum and Dad. We thought that our recent passport stamps would count against us too, but we sailed through all the … Continue reading Miami

The archetypal tourist in Cuba is the wrong side of 50 and has never been on a bus for more than an hour. With my readership in mind I will try to be as kind as possible…but it is worth … Continue reading Going South

Varadero Our first experience with the monopolistic Viazul bus was a good one. Heading guide book and blog advice to book well in advance we had organised and paid for all of our journeys in Cuba at the start of … Continue reading Varadero y Viñales

We left our nice little hostel close to San Jose airport at 3am and arrived out our equally delightful casa particular in Havana exactly 16 hours later. The flights were incident free but the same cannot be said for our … Continue reading La Habana

The bus from Panama City to Costa Rica was an uncomfortable overnight affair. Rigid leather seats, neon lighting and a stop every two hours meant that sleeping was nigh on impossible. We did manage a bit of sleep in the … Continue reading Costa Rica

Following our incredible 5 day sailing trip from Colombia it was back to travelling reality and Panama and that began with protests and a closed road. Fortunately we were only waiting a few hours before the shuttle bus made it … Continue reading Panamá

The night before our scheduled departure we had an orientation meeting to go through some ship ground rules. Captain James (USA) seemed to know what he was talking about and he spoke very highly indeed of chef Sophie (Australia)…expectation levels … Continue reading Sovereign Grace

The shuttle bus from Palomino to Cartagena was a stop start affair as we visited every hotel in the region to collect visitors (this is what happens when you travel posh). We arrived in our final Colombian destination just over … Continue reading Cartagena de Indias

Santa Marta We both slept pretty well on the bus and the journey to Santa Marta passed without incident. We arrived fairly early in the morning but we managed to get hold of Mauricio Babilonia B&B and they allowed us … Continue reading Costa Caribe

Our original plan of spending 3 days in the Colombian capital of Bogota was scuppered by ongoing protests in the city. To be honest it was probably safe enough to visit but we figured that it would be more relaxing … Continue reading Zipa y San Gil