(19 - 21 Jan) We landed in San José late afternoon and went to collect our rental car. We had done fairly extensive research about renting cars in Costa Rica as the reviews are incredibly mixed - some say an SUV is required, while others say a standard car will be fine. Most agreed that … Continue reading San José & Jaco →

(18-19 Jan) Originally, Panama was on our list of countries to visit, as it was meant to be the starting point for our sailing trip to Colombia. However, when our Colombian visas fell through, we considered various alternative options and decided to replace Colombia with Costa Rica and skip Panama. But as luck would have … Continue reading Panama →

(12 - 18 Jan) Cuba... Wow, it's difficult to put into words our experience of Havana. We had obviously read quite a bit about Cuba before we left and also watched quite a few travel blogs on YouTube. Everything that you hear on the blogs is true - the 1950's cars, the rum, the cigars. … Continue reading Cuba →

(Jan 6 - Jan 12) - get a cup of coffee this might be a long one We had to backtrack to Mexico City for 1 day to try finalize our visa for Colombia. It was not our intention to return, but we were told this was the only day available for the visa 'interview' … Continue reading The Yucatan Peninsula →

(Jan 3 - Jan 6) Initially, our stay in Mexico was meant to be for 3 days in Mexico city only. However, as we spoke to various people during that time everyone told us that we had to visit Oaxaca. We were told that Oaxaca was well known for its cultural heritage and its contribution … Continue reading Oaxaca (wa-haka) →

31 Dec - 3 Jan The adventure started when we landed in Mexico city on New Years Eve. The temperature was a lot cooler than we had expected - to be fair we had not given the weather much thought, and coming from sunny South Africa, naively expected it to be warm. We headed straight … Continue reading Mexico City →