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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,
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
PHOTOS: The snowy fairytale of Banff and around
There’s absolutely nothing in the city to give us the same feeling as the great mysterious things of nature, even though they may be stone and ice. It is only
Pictures of ‘the caye you can drive to’ Placencia, Belize
I don’t know what it is about small towns on small islands, but I just love them. Maybe it’s because their isolated location just gives you a pleasant and sane
Saying hi to the crocs of bioreserve Banco Chinchorro in Mexico
WHAT: A snorkel and exploration trip in and around Banco Chinchorro, a beautiful atoll WHERE: In front of the small fishing village of Mahahual, in the Quintana Roo region of
Cockscomb Reserve: welcome to the jungle of Belize
WHAT: A hike through the Belizean jungle of the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (almost named Jaguar Reserve) WHERE: The sanctuary is located right in the middle of Belize. The reserve
PHOTOS: Celebrating Día de los Muertos in Mérida
The first weeks in Mexico we already did a bit of Día de los Muertos (literally: Day of the Dead) ‘sniffing’ in Mexico City and San Miguel de Allende. Everywhere
About the day I went to a Mayan herbal healer in Belize
When in I was staying in Hopkins I had a conversation with an expat regarding the different mosquito diseases in the Caribbean. She told me she suffered herself from chikungunya some
