In order to complete our tour of India’s Golden Triangle, we took a short train ride from Agra to our third destination – the renowned pink city of Jaipur, in Rajasthan. We were quite excited to take the train as Indian trains have this semi-mythical reputation of being the quintessential Indian experience. Unfortunately getting...
India’s Golden Triangle, Part Two: The Taj Mahal & Agra
Arguably the number one sight in India is the Taj Mahal. Located in the city of Agra in the state of Uttar Pradesh it is said to be the most beautiful building in the world. It is one of those things that is so iconic, it is burnt into our collective consciousness. Anyone remember...
India’s Golden Triangle, Part One: Three days in Delhi
Delhi was our first stop and therefore our first impression of India. Many guidebooks and people familiar with the place told us not to start our India trip with three days in Delhi, as we might find it a bit overwhelming. Overwhelmed, us??!! Who do you think we are? We have been all over...
Exploring Western Cuba – Trinidad and beyond
Newsflash – Havana is not the only part of Cuba! Chances are that if you have made it to Havana, and didn’t go straight to a faceless beach resort (i.e. Varadero), then you are actually interested in all that Cuba has to offer- and there is plenty of it! Cuba is actually a deceptively...
Cigars, Rum and Culture – What not to miss in Havana
We love the smell of Cuba. Normally stale cigar and cigarette smoke, exhaust fumes and musty furniture from another century are not quite what delights the senses, but we like that we have a sensory memory of this unique nation. As soon as you arrive at Jose Marti airport in Havana this smell of...
Exploring the Riviera Maya in Mexico
The Riviera Maya refers to the coastal area of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, which is heavily developed for tourism, especially cruise ship tourism. We knew that Mexico would be busy with visitors due to it being August, and that prices would certainly be higher compared to our other travels in Central America. That...
Back to the Caribbean – San Ignacio, Belize
Goodbye Guatemala…hello Belize, our last stop in Latin America. The town of San Ignacio, Belize is only a few hours away by collectivo (shared van transport) from the famous ruins of Tikal and the island town of Flores in Guatemala where we spent a few days, so it made sense for us to cross...
Tikal & Flores – Into the Heart of the Maya Empire
Getting from Antigua to Tikal and Flores via the “delightful” holiday destination (for Guatemalans only it seems) that is Rio Dulce wasn’t easy as the roads are not particularly well-kept and there is always the sneaky, unannounced speed-bump to look out for that may outright destroy your car. Nonetheless, we managed to make it...
Antigua and Around – Mayan Culture and Volcanos
Wow, Antigua! What can we say, we were absolutely enamoured with this gem of a city. After over a year of travelling in Latin America we don’t think that we’ve found a city that can compare to Antigua. Of course there were nice ones like upmarket postcard-perfect Cartagena and the sleepy step-back-in-time town of...
Copán Ruinas – Entering the land of the Maya
We didn’t have much time to get through Honduras to reach Copán Ruinas, but we knew that we wanted to start our Mayan adventures here. The town is in the north of the country near the border with Guatemala, and it certainly involved an epic, (and boring) multi-day journey to get there. From Esteli...