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Colombia Days 18 and 19 Bogota and Villeta

The Gym We got up early and decided that we had enough time to hit the gym for a workout before our flight. We changed into our running gear and made our way to a gym that Luke had found. It was the same gym chain that he head used in Mexico. We jogged the…

July 26, 2025 in Adventure, Languages, Spanish, Travel Latin America.

Costa Rica Days 16 and 17 Playa Grande and San Jose

Post Surf Breakfast We got up early and made our way down to the small fruit shop down the road so that we could collect some fruit to get us through the next couple of days. We returned to the house ate some cereal and then headed to the beach for a surf. The water…

July 18, 2025 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Spanish, Surfing, Travel Latin America.

Costa Rica Days 13, 14 and 15 Tamarindo and Playa Grande

Flight to Costa Rica We got up relatively early had some breakfast and then made our way to the airport. This was when we discovered that the airport was no where near San Salvador. It was actually closer to La Libertad. It turns out that we had taken the long way around when getting from…

July 12, 2025 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Languages, Spanish, Surfing, Travel Latin America.

El Salvador Day 12 El Tunco

Waves before breakfast We got up reasonably early and headed down for surf. I took the first shift and caught a few waves close in from the point. Once again there were a lot of people in the water, so I hung in close and caught the crumbs. Having said that they were still a…

July 12, 2025 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Languages, Spanish, Surfing, Travel Latin America.

El Salvador Days 10 and 11 The Rainbow Slide, San Salvador and El Tunco

The Rainbow Slide We got up a bit late after last night’s gym session we made some breakfast and did some DuoLingo. Luke had gone over to El Tunco to get a coffee. We got organised and waited for him to return. Once Luke got back we packed up and made our way to the…

July 11, 2025 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Spanish, Surfing, Travel Latin America.

El Salvador Days 8 and 9 Olocuilta, El Tunco and La Libertad

We got up at around 4am and loaded the gear into the car. We figured out how to get through the gates without the key and left the key on the small table just outside the door of the accomodation. The trip to the airport was smooth until we got to the service station to…

July 10, 2025 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Spanish, Surfing, Travel Latin America.

Guatemala Days 6 and 7 Antigua and Hobbitenango

We got up relatively early and got ready to go for a run, well Luke and I did, Christine who was starving after sleeping through last nights dinner was heading down to the Baja California Grill for breakfast. Luke and I jogged the loop that I jogged yesterday, this time we did it in reverse…

June 22, 2025 in Adventure, Travel Latin America.

Guatemala Days 4 and 5 Lake Atitlan and Panajachel

Breakfast in Mexico We got up reasonably early and cooked up eggs with bagels and some of the vegetables that were left over form last night’s dinner. After breakfast we cleaned up the apartment and then ordered up an Uber to take us to the airport. The Uber arrived quickly and we were on our…

April 25, 2025 in Adventure, Travel Latin America.

Mexico Days 2 and 3 Roma Del Norte, Zocalo Square & Tenochtitlan

We were up relatively early and caught an Uber to the airport. We walked in and saw the biggest line we had ever seen. As fait would have it, that was the line that we needed to join. But first we thought we would use the check in screens to check in, it turns out…

April 8, 2025 in Adventure, Travel Latin America.

Los Angeles Day 1 Manhattan Beach

It was Christmas morning 2024 and we were up reasonably early, we kick started the day with some yoga and a unit of Duolingo, well I did, Christine had a bit of a sleep in. We ate a hearty breakfast of wontons and cereal and then packed the last few pieces of clothing. Around a…

January 30, 2025 in Adventure, Beach Culture, Travel Latin America.

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