Not only a highlight of this truly special nation but of our trip and our lives as a whole!

Monteverde is a beautiful region of Costa Rica, mountainous and green with both cloud forest and rainforest environments.

This Central American gem is a vibrant and exciting paradise waiting to be explored, offering a mix of natural beauty with stunning wildlife

After taking a car-ferry from Ometepe Island, our destination was San Juan del Sur, a poster-child of Nicaragua. Famed for its perfectly...

Ometepe island is a twin-volcanic island rising up out of Lago de Nicaragua, the largest freshwater lake in Central America. Tropical...

The city (feels like a town) of Granada is one of the most popular destinations in Nicaragua and with good reason. With its cobbled,...

Leon is a culturally rich and vibrant colonial city in northern Nicaragua that is home to revolution, museums, university students,...

Sandwiched between the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, this Central American nation is a tropical paradise. If you’re looking for...

How successful your trip is can at times rely on how happy everyone is and that ultimately depends on how well you plan and prepare. As...

I’m not exactly sure how to start this one given that our trip to Roatan was almost completely ruined by bad weather. There is nothing to...

Located just twenty minutes from the Guatemalan-Honduran border (El Florido), Copan is small, cheap and lovable. With its colourful...

So you’re nearly there! You’re off soon, and we’ve got you covered in the next stage of organisation. We’ve now backpacked twenty nations...

Guatemala is the land of bold colours, ancient civilisations and rumbling volcanoes. Belize set the bar incredible high, Guatemala had...

Lake Atitlán (Lago de Atitlán), Guatemala is one of the country’s biggest draws. We spent four days exploring the area with three young...

If you want to hike an active volcano with kids, hiking Pacaya volcano is one of the easier places in the world to do this. How do you...

Surely one of the loveliest towns in all of Central America, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Antigua is not to be missed on any...

The majority of travellers to northern Guatemala see Flores as the doorway to Tikal and not much more. I had decided to bookmark this...

Tikal is on anyones hit list for Guatemala and is considered a highlight of Central America as a whole. But is it doable with kids? Let...

During our Central America 2022 adventure with our three kids (7, 3 and 11 months), we were privileged to spend 10/11 days in beautiful...

A couple of hours west of Belize City on the border with Guatemala is the lovely town of San Ignacio. It’s a colourful little place with...