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Read more about the article Ruta Maya 5 – Day of the Iguana

Ruta Maya 5 – Day of the Iguana

Sunday 13th - Tuesday 15th April 2014After saying goodbye to Lance, our generous and wonderful host, Case and I hotfooted it onto the bus to Belize's northern border. It took us…

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Read more about the article Ruta Maya 4 – Dead Man’s Island

Ruta Maya 4 – Dead Man’s Island

Saturday 12th April 2014Case and I drinkie too muchie the night before, but we just about managed to drag our carcasses out of bed and managed to make it to…

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Read more about the article Ruta Maya 3 – Orange Walk This Way

Ruta Maya 3 – Orange Walk This Way

Thursday 10th - Friday 11th April 2014We left Punta Gorda in the morning, a bit sad to leave. I didn't really get a measure of the place when I visited…

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Read more about the article Ruta Maya 2 – Gingdom of the Crystal Skull

Ruta Maya 2 – Gingdom of the Crystal Skull

Tuesday 8th - Wednesday 9th April 2014After a few days of sleeping on buses, border controls, passport stamps and terrible food, Casey and I arrived in the wonderfully ramshackle town…

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Read more about the article Ruta Maya 1 – The Three Lies of Bocas

Ruta Maya 1 – The Three Lies of Bocas

Friday 4th - Monday 7th April 2014I don't take over Jinja Island until May 1st, so Casey and I have a spare month to go and explore Central America, one…

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Read more about the article The Skinny on Jinja

The Skinny on Jinja

Tuesday 1st April 2014 You wanna brief tour of Jinja Island? Yeah? Yeah??Okay then...............Here's everything you need to know about my little gingdom by the sea. A Brief Tour of…

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Read more about the article I Will Make it Legal

I Will Make it Legal

Wednesday 26th March 2014Normally when buying or selling property you need your own lawyer to talk to the other party's lawyer (at a cost of $100 a letter) and one…

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Read more about the article An Island To Call My Own
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An Island To Call My Own

Tuesday 25th March 2014Bocas Del Toro is a charming little place, firmly on the backpacker route around Central America, yet not yet marred by the influx of mass tourism. There's…

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Read more about the article The Hundred Dollar Taxi Ride

The Hundred Dollar Taxi Ride

Monday 24th March 2014There are loads of buses throughout the day that take you to the bordertown of Sixaola, just 30 miles from Bocas Del Toro, Panama. But there's only…

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Read more about the article The Way To San Jose

The Way To San Jose

Sunday 23rd March 2014I don't know how, but I woke up in time to drive Casey and I back through Manhattan to Newark airport, fill up with petrol, return the…

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