“The God of the Universe is charming you!” my daughter-in-law, Adéle said on the phone the other day. I had sent them pictures of my experience of Volcán Fuego, the active volcano near Antiqua, which had had a scary eruption on the 3rd August, the day before I arrived in Guatamala. It has regular eruptions, …
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25th August Eruption
This blog has to start with una experiencia excelente I had two days ago. But first a very big thank you to all of you who are reading and commenting on my blogs, it is very inspirational, and I thank you with all my heart. Sometimes the going gets tough and I feel discouraged, and then …
22nd Aug 2026 Guatemala
A friend sent me a WApp the day I was leaving Costa Rica: “Stay far away from the volcanoes!” she said. I couldn’t understand why she would say that, until I looked at Google Maps to follow the route we were flying to Guatemala City that afternoon, and saw a red star and inscription close to …
6th Aug 2026 A final highlight
I have discovered why I couldn’t upload the videos and some photo’s in the previous blog – it seems that the plan that I had subscribed to did have not sufficient space. I have upgraded, hopefully it works. The ferry crossing from Paquera to Puntarenas was a slow and enjoyable trip of an hour, and …
4th Aug 2026 Extraordinary Experiences
I apologise for the abrupt ending of my previous blog. Maybe it was an attempt at a cliff-hanger? Or maybe I was just tired after writing on-and-off for three days, and I just posted it. Back to Tamarindo. As usual, I met some interesting people in the hostel, most notably a Russian woman, Olga, who …
29th July 2026 Pura Vida
A friend sent me an article about the South African rugby player, Joe van Niekerk, who lived in the Costa Rican jungle for 7 years after retiring from professional sport in 2014, starting out on a whole new holistic lifestyle, as well as establishing a retreat. In the article he spoke about the expression ‘pura …
9th July 2026 Back on track
The month at BongO and Planet B was a good break in travelling, but the night before I had to leave, I was overcome by apprehension, fear, uncertainty and scepticism. Recapturing the rhythm of travelling was going to be a huge effort, I thought, but after a few days on the road I was back …
20 June 2026 Two coasts, Caribbean and Pacific
Crossing the border from Panama to Costa Rica by foot was just so much easier than going through the rigmarole of airport exists/entrances – hassle-free and quick, no checking in/out of luggage, scans, or passport control checks, just a quick stamp in one’s passport at both ends, and voilà you’re through. Arriving at Puerto Viejo on …
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1 June 2026 Hou bene, hou (Hoping my legs last)
After the cooler weather of Valle de Anton, I decided to stick to the mountain areas and booked five nights in Santa Fe, a small town that not many people know of, but I found intriguing as I had read on a website about the clean-up and beautification that a group of people were doing …
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20 May 2026 Chilling in La Chorrera
Back in Albrook, the bus station in Panama City, I knew exactly where to go and what to do to catch the bus to La Chorrera, where I was doing a Workaway job at La casa de Ito, a hostel owned by two brothers, Raul and Mario. Raul had told me where to get off …
Mella Madness 