The South of Peru: The Andes, Arequipa, Colca Canyon and Christmas

Peru-24 - Pampas Cañahuas

Day 228 18 hours on the bus! Yet another Cruz del Sur coach trip was waiting for us on this day in late December. Our …

Central Peru: Sightseeing in Lima – Miraflores, Historic Downtown and Barranco

Peru - Lima-71 - Lima at dusk

Day 224 We had to leave. Well, we wanted to leave. This coach trip turned out to be actually pretty cool. We went with Cruz …

Boat Cruise around the Galapagos Islands

Galapagos Islands-139  -  More wild life on Genovesa Island

Day 219 We were not sad to leave Guayaquil. With AeroGal we flew to The Galapagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón) — an archipelago …

Central Ecuador: Coach riding in the Andes, mountaineering and biking Chimborazo volcano plus exploring Guayaquil

Ecuador-35 - Chimborazo

Day 215 It was time to move on. Quito turned out to be not at all to be as a bad place as many people …

In Ecuador: Exploring Quito, standing on the equator and climbing Cotopaxi volcano

Ecuador-21 - Quito

Day 212 Early in the morning our trip to Quito in Ecuador commenced. In Cancun we boarded an American Airlines flight to… to Miami! There …

Final days in Yucatan: Cancun, Chichen Itza Ruins, and world class tennis

Cancun-31 - Chichen Itza

Day 209 After some nice paninis at Barlito’s it was time to say goodbye to Isla Mujeres. It was a lovely, but very windy day …

Yucatan beach times: Playa del Carmen and Isla Mujeres

Yucatan-86 - Isla Mujeres - Dolphin Experience

Day 205 We packed our stuff and boarded an ADO coach and headed for Playa del Carmen which lies just 1.5 hours to the north. …

Yucatan Peninsula: Maya ruins in Tulum, Snorkeling with turtles and Cenote Scuba Diving and Coba ruins

Tulum-30 - Mayan Ruins

Day 202 We had breakfast at our hostel which was Mama’s Home. Next we hopped on a taxi and went out to visit the archeological …

The Belize Barrier Reef: Diving, snorkeling and relaxing in the sun

Belize-27 - Sailing and snorkeling on the Belize Barrier Reef

Day 198 Our itinerary took us from Flores in Guatemala to the next country, Belize. Belize’s abundance of terrestrial and marine species, and its diversity …

Guatemala: Fancy border crossing, Flores and more Mayan temples at Tikal

Guatemala-59 - Tikal Ruins

Day 196 What we had ahead of us: 11 hours on the bus to Flores in Guatemala. The trip was sort of tedious, but the …

Mexican rain forest: Agua Azul, Misol-Ha, and jungle ruins of Palenque

Chiapas-15 - Agua Azul

Day 195 We embarked on yet another fancy coach trip: 5 hours to Palenque. This time we even had scheduled some stops on the way …