Ready to leave Hopkins Village Belize? Confused on the easiest way to, Placencia Belize? So were we, but it actually wasn’t that hard! Here is our guide there. Take the bus from the center of town in Hopkins to the highway outside of town $2 BZD leaves at 11 am and 2pm. 10 minute ride. …
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Comfort: 2 stars – converted school buses Safety: 3 stars – well organized and felt safe Cost : 2 stars – Catch the bus in the San Ignacio city center bound for Belmopan. Cost $3bze per person. 1 – 1.5 hours Transfer buses in the Belmopan station bound for Dangriga. Cost $6 bze per person. …
Taxi to the main bus stop in the market, they will likely drop you just out side the market to avoid driving in. Cost: 10-20 Cords per person depending on distance and negotiating. Look for the bus labeled for Rivas, the times as of the date of this article are in the picture below. Cost: …
Having never rafted before, why not jump into class 4 rapids in the middle of the jungle in Costa Rica? In our 18-mile voyage down the river, we encountered over 70 sets of rapids. The Pacuare River is world renowned for the amount of whitewater in such a short length of the river. Each set …
Welcome to Belize! So you’ve you landed in Belize City airport, NOW WHAT?!?! Well, that’s what we’ve asked ourselves in the past. You don’t really have many options getting out of BZE International airport. Your either going to be picked up by a pre-arranged drive/hotel company or you’re going to have to take a taxi. …
Located just outside of Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica, Cahuita is the National park which is only a 30- minute drive. Snorkeling The day starts with a quick swim in the calm waters off of the park. The bright blue water is broken up by the dark patches, underwater the dark …
Did you know that some of the best beaches in Costa Rica are on the Caribbean side? Many tourists overlook Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica and instead head to the resort town of Jaco or the Nicoya Penisula. Big mistake, some of the best beaches in Costa Rica are in Puerto Viejo. Let me show you …
One of our highlights of our time on Isla Ometempe was our hike to the waterfalls in San Ramon. The hike is 3km each way on a one-way path. The fist 2km’s are easy on a paved road, or you can opt for a taxi to take you to this point, or a more scenic …
This is the story of how we walked ourselves from one town to another through the highlands of Guatemala. We trekked over 45km in 3 days with a very cool group, the Quetzaltrekkers. They are a group strictly of volunteers that take hikers out on a number of Guatemala’s best hikes. All the money goes …
Sorry to everyone who saw the orange jumpsuits and thought that we were the next Gringos to be on National Geographic’s “Locked Up Abroad”. We may be crazy, but we haven’t started smuggling drugs yet. This post is all about the black stuff, not the white. Black Powder Leon is home to a very …