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The Best Hostels in Latin America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 14 November 2009
Travelling for a year, constantly on the move, rarely staying more than three or four days in one place, where I end up staying makes a huge difference to my my stress levels. End up in a nice hostel, with things like comfy beds, warm showers, free breakfasts, a good location and a nice atmosphere [...]
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Roatan’s West End
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 12 November 2009
As the name suggests, the village of West End is located at the western end of the gorgeous Caribbean island of Roatan. The most popular tourist spot in Roatan, especially among budget travelers, West End has beautiful white sand beaches that are protected by a living coral reef. The reef is so close that you can easily swim out to it and snorkel or dive. In fact, spectacular diving is the main attraction here and the village is kind of like one big dive resort. Visitors will find cheap, comfortable ...
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Highlights of Latin America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 1 November 2009
I had such an awesome time in Latin America it’s pretty hard to pick out favourite moments. But I’m going to give it a go anyway. Here are the best things I’ve seen and done over the past six and a half months, along with links to what I originally wrote about them. Favourite City: Valparaiso, [...]
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What I learnt in North America
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 4 July 2009
So. After nearly three months the first leg of my round the world trip is over, and I’m nearly a quarter of the way through. So what have I learnt so far I’ve learnt I don’t need to do stuff every day. Sure, there’s always something to see, something to do, but trying to cram too [...]
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Honduras Round-up & Budget
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 1 July 2009
I’m not going to write a long post about my impressions of Honduras like I did for Mexico & Guatemala, as in my brief time in the country I didn’t get to see all that much and it’s hard to get a real feeling for a country based on just a couple of stops What I [...]
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Honduras: Travel Update
Blog: REID ON TRAVEL - 29 June 2009
Honduras' president Manuel Zelaya woke up to a surprise Sunday morning -- soldiers (and their guns) moving him from a peaceful slumber to the airport, where he was forced onto a plane for Costa Rica, where the dazed official stood in his pajamas. Now, the US State Department has advised against 'non-essential travel' to the country through July 29.
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Scuba Diving the Bay Islands: Utila, Honduras
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 26 June 2009
Utila is known on the backpacker circuit as a cheap place to get your divers certification, people come to Utila for one thing and one thing only. To Dive. Dave and I were no exception. We had been diving for a year in Canada. And were already certified rescue divers. We had logged our hours and were ready to finish our Dive Masters in the warm clear waters of Honduras.
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Boats and Buses From Belize to Honduras, What a Trip
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 22 June 2009
We booked a boat in Belize City to Puerto Cortes, Honduras. We made it in one piece just barely, and we had a lot of time to get over our nausea. Finally the border patrol arrived. One man and one man only processed 50 people. It was getting late in the day and we didn’t have much time to make our way across the island to catch our ferry to Utilla.
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