Travels with the Pip part 2: Costa Rica’s lumpy bits

A whistle stop highlands tour in a tiny 4×4. What could possibly go wrong?!

Sri Lanka: Kandy

An enjoyable 3-day sojourn amongst the bustle and calm of Sri Lanka’s favourite Hill City

Panama City: Final wanderings

A whistle-stop 48hrs in the Panamanian capital, exploring unique natural phenomena, incredible engineering and the height of Panamanian cuisine.

Boquete… Into the rainy Panamanian hills.

A short stopover in the verdant Panamanian hills… Home to the Quetzal, howler monkey and American retiree. Guess which one you’ll spot most of?

The final chapter: USA to home.

Back into the Western world, triumphs and calamities on a road trip down Florida’s Highway One.

Cuba: Three days in La Habana

Scenic wanderings, artistic exploration and more than a few cafe visits in the beautiful capital of Cuba

Cuba: Viñales dreams

Bucolic countryside bliss in the centre of Cuba’s agricultural heartland. Aimless wanderings on a bicycle and more than a little incredible scenery.

Cuba: Cienfuegos, re-finding the love

Making up is hard to do…but what a difference a day makes!

On the trail of Che: Santa Clara, central Cuba

First impressions of Cuba, finding the footprints of the revolution and getting stuck into some great food…

Cartagena de Indias: My South American swansong

World Heritage Site, coffee-drinking aimless wandering and possibly the best-preserved architecture in Latin America. As well as some mud volcano-based frivolity. My final 3 days in South America… And what a blast they were.

loquitohermoso

Elegant expatriation: Getting gone, staying gone.

Backpacking