The beaches in Costa Rica

After my parents left we wanted to spend a few more days on the beaches of Costa Rica. We had heard good stories about Playa Dominical and decided to drive down the tiny beach town. Playa Dominical is not much more than one paved street, a few shops and dirt roads along the beach where…
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Internet in Honduras

Internet in Honduras is cheap! We had had trouble finding reliable and fast internet in El Salvador, so when crossing the border in Honduras, we decided we wanted to try if a SIM would be worthwhile to get better access to internet. Besides, we had said our goodbyes to our friends Betti and John just…
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Two weeks in Panama.

We spent only 15 days in Panama. Our first stop was Boquete. After weeks on the hot beaches of Costa Rica, we were very (VERY) happy with the cool mountain air of Boquete. We spent a few days by the river in downtown Boquete and also a few days high up the volcano in the…
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Ten Days in Costa Rica With My Parents

My parents came to visit us in Costa Rica for ten days! Ever since my dad retired, about 20 years ago, they have traveled around the globe. Costa Rica was one of those countries they had always wanted to see and even before we left, my dad had already said that they would come and…
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Work or travel?

Michel’s sabbatical is almost over. It was a sabbatical without job guarantee and without a guarantee from Michel’s side that he would come back to his employer. Should we go back to the Netherlands, back to a “normal” life? Or do we want to continue traveling for another year? The idea has always been to…
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Bordercrossing Honduras – Nicaragua with dog and foreign vehicle…

Our crossing into Nicaragua was a bit unexpected. We planned to find another (free) campsite for a few days before crossing the border, but we were driving and searching and before we knew it, we were about 10 km from the border. It was 12h00 on a Monday when we said “let’s cross the border…
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Honduras

We spent exactly a week in Honduras. Crossed the border on a Monday, which went all very smoothly. However, when we tried to get money from a bank with either our debit card or our credit card, it did not work. We tried several banks and ATMs but none of them would give us any…
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El Salvador – The Beaches

We spent our first week in El Salvador at various beaches along the Pacific Coast. The first and best beach is Playa Palmarcito, or as we called it “Thomas’ beach”. We had read good reports about a town called El Zonte, along the Balsamic coast. Unfortunately there is no access...
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Guatemala – A Country Recap

We spent about 5 weeks in Guatemala, of which about three weeks around Lake Atitlan. The other nights were a mix of boondocking on beaches, volcano mountains and a few parking lots. The People Guatemala was one of those countries many people warned us for and we were a bit cautious after we...
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Guatemala – El Salvador Bordercrossing With Dog and Foreign Car

We are still traveling with John and Betti from the UK when we decide to cross the border into El Salvador. For some unknown reason it is not allowed to drive into the country with a Right Hand Drive Vehicle though, which is what John and Betti are driving. We are doing our border-crossing...
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Playa Tecojate

Our minds have not been ready to write much in the past few weeks with Dunya almost dying. Now that she is doing better, I will try to catch up where we left. After having to leave the beautiful Lake Atitlan, we decided to drive to the beach. Our new friends John and Betti decided…
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Lazy Days At Lake Atitlan

After a few days of driving through the Guatemalan mountains, mostly in second or even first gear, and reaching an average speed of not more than 25 km/hour, we were very happy to arrive at Lake Atitlan. Lake Atitlan is a crater lake, surrounded by mountains and vulcano’s. We decided to...
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On How We Did Not Go To Tikal..

In the past two months, traveling through Mexico and Belize, we visited several Maya ruins. The South-Eastern region of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala are famous for the Maya ruins. One of the highlights, and also the largest, is Tikal, in Northeast Guatemala. To be honest, after seeing about 6-8...
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Belize – Guatemala bordercrossing with dog and foreign car

The bordercrossing between Belize and Guatemala was our first crossing that we did not do on a Sunday. It just happened that we were not ready to cross yet on Sunday, but did not want to wait almost a week either. We had always heard that crossing borders on Sundays is somehow easier, quieter,...
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Belize!

As soon as we cross the Mexican-belizean border, the atmosphere changes. At the customs building and the car insurance office, they played reggae Christmas music. Relaxed rasta people everywhere. We get thumbs up from people on the street. Smiles everywhere. We felt comfortable immediately. We...
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Mexico – country of dragonflies and butterflies!

To us, Mexico was the country of dragonflies and butterflies. We have seen them both in all varieties and colours. On some occasions we would drive through clouds of dragonflies.   Especially the size of the dragonflies amazed us. I can not remember ever having seen such huge dragonflies in...
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Mexico – Belize bordercrossing with a dog

We crossed the border between Mexico and Belize on a Sunday. Before being able to cross the Belizean border with a dog, there are quite a few hoops to jump through though. The first thing you need to do is contact the BAHA – the Belize Agricultural Health Authority for an import permit for...
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Mexico – a recap

Two days ago we crossed the border between Mexico and Belize. It is time for a recapitulation of our thoughts on the country. Our likes and dislikes on food, people, safety, camping and dogs. Food We had heard and read a lot about the Mexican food and were not sure whether we were looking...
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Gringo Dave’s last resort!

Gringo Dave’s last resort is a campground/resort about 11 miles west from Chetumal, just before the border to Belize. The location is absolutely gorgeous, on the shores of Laguna Milagros. Because of its location close to the border, it is the perfect place to prepare for a bordercrossing...
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Tequila!

I am a big fan of trying out local food and drinks. If we go to a local restaurant, I usually choose the course on the menu that I do not know. Sometimes that works out well (I now absolutely LOVE ceviche), sometimes it does not (I remember once in France I got a pig’s…
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