From the category archives:

Central America

Chowing down in the Spanish Quarter

November 21, 2010
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Where the author eats his way around Spain and Latin America and still arrives home in time to do the laundry.

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Costa Rica Do’s & Dont’s

June 16, 2010
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Don’t hang out in San Jose Allegedly there are some nice areas and cool sights in San Jose. I wouldn’t know because I was too busy trying to fend off muggers, not step on heroin shooting junkies on the sidewalk, all while pretending not to look at the hookers literally earning their money in the [...]

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Progress in Progresso

September 6, 2009
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After a swim in the sea I walked back to my hotel in the lovely town of Progreso, Mexico, and the sun beat down mercilessly. I turned down a quiet street and passed a small shop with a man and a boy playing dominos, I stopped by to have a look at what he was selling. With that small decision I ended up having a wonderfully interesting afternoon chatting to possibly the sweetest person I’ve ever met. It reminded me why I loved travelling so much.

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