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Earth Lodge; a little escape from Antigua

Now although I’m a major addict of Antigua, at some point you may want to escape the killing heat of the Antigua afternoon. Although the city is surrounded by green

A guide to Roatán, that slice of paradise in Honduras

For a short week we stayed along the lovely western shores of Roatán; one of the Bay Islands located 50 km in front of the Caribbean coast of Honduras.  Roatán

Our jungle adventures at Pico Bonito in Honduras

After our ultimate chill-out-beachbum-hammock-style kind of stay on the island of Roatán (more information about that coming up!), we were absolutely ready for some adventure time on Honduras mainland.  Luckily

About the Coffee & Flower Festival in Boquete, Panama

Last Friday I arrived in Panama again, hurray! Contrary to previous visits to the tropical archipelago of Bocas del Toro, this time I was bound to visit the little mountain

9 x things to do in Copán, Honduras

Meet the cosiest town of Honduras: Copán! We stayed there for a couple of days when we were on our way from La Ceiba in Honduras to Antigua in Guatemala and

Visual diary of the volcano Acatenango hike, Guatamala

The quaint town of Antigua in Guatemala is surrounded by no less than four volcanoes (!); volcán Fuego (3763 meters, infamous for its recent eruptions), next doors volcán Acatenango (3975

7 x short, snowy and stunning hikes in Banff, Canada

If you’re visiting Banff during the winter season you can expect some drop-dead gorgeous sceneries. Snowy panoramas are all around. Even though you might be very tempted to stay inside,

Row, row your boat along Río Dulce, Guatemala

A boat trip down the lush gorge of Río Dulce (literally translation: ‘sweet river’) is an absolute highlight in the far east of Guatemala. I wouldn’t say it’s worth like

The Garifuna town of Livingston, I presume

Some two years ago I visited Guatemala for the first time. I’d seen all the lovely, typical Guatemalan things: the gorgeous volcanoes (perfectly cone-shaped as how a kid would draw

Tico traditions: how to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Costa Rica

Ticos love a little celebration and here on the Caribbean coast you often find them on the beach, especially with the holidays. Every free moment available they pull out their

PHOTOS: The very best of Jasper National Park, Canada

As a Dutch person, being born and raised in a far too overpopulated country where every form of (wild)life needs to be controlled in favour of humans and everything is

My 10 best viewed articles of 2018

I’m reaching the 10.000 monthly readers with the blog this December, yippee ka yay! A nice way to end the year; time for something fizzy! ?? As I started out