Author Archives: Bear and Jackie

Here we go again! Another City we had never heard of, another cobblestoned colonial Spanish Capital in rural Mexico. Campeche is almost dreamy! Colourful painted houses, immaculate streets and a fabulous walled historic district. Just for giggles it is also … Continue reading →

Bahia de Cochinos, Playa Giron. Probably looks the same today as it did in April 1961. Just one less CIA stuff up! Compared to the structural disaster of Havana, this is tropical paradise and home to seriously good beach dives. … Continue reading →

Arriving in Cuba is like walking out of a time machine and being catapulted backwards to the 1950’s. Somewhat less than half the lights in the baggage hall work and the female staff look more like prostitutes than officials. Miniskirts … Continue reading →

OK so, Merida next. Let’s grab a couple of bus tickets online then hop onto the appropriate ferry to meet the bus? No! Only Mexicans can buy online and there is no option through travel agents either. Tickets can only … Continue reading →

Heard of this? Again, neither had we until we got to this part of the world. Not exactly ‘The Beach’, Leonardo DiCaprio and Virginie Ledoyen not in attendance, but pretty awesome. Less developed than Isla Mujeres, the main activities here … Continue reading →

A sun kissed paradise island in the Caribbean Sea. All we had to do was hop onto a flight from Bogota, 4 hours to Cancun, breeze through customs and immigration, transfer to Cancun then whizz across town to the port … Continue reading →

Bears Birthday a day early in Copacabana at the infamous Churrascharia Palace before heading off the next day to Bogota on his actual birthday. Colombia for us, was just a stop off point on our way to Mexico. We flew … Continue reading →

Two countries, two languages and one slightly large set of waterfalls with a border in the middle. We stayed in Iguacu on the Brazilian side of the falls so started off there. The roar of crashing water assaults you long … Continue reading →

Still slightly shocked at our participation throughout the 10 days of Carnival it was finally time to put the mankini away (and burn it!!) and head west towards Iguana Falls. The distances are huge, we are talking over 1500km by … Continue reading →

We needed to be in Rio on 8 February for carnival! Shouldn’t be too hard getting from Quito in Ecuador? Not at all, around six days by bus! We are no strangers to long bus rides but 6 days is … Continue reading →