So I’m sitting here, twiddling my thumbs at Mexico City airport waiting for my connection to Heathrow. Hmm, what to do to pass the time? But wait, I’m an actual blogger now, so obviously I’ll write a blog post of course! I was thinking about what I’m going to miss about Central America and the…… Continue reading Eating my way around Central America – street food for vegetarians
Category: Honduras
Dreaming of Central America? Follow my eager backpacking footprints from El Salvador to Mexico
Today I’m just over halfway through my three month backpacking trip through Central America, so I thought I’d do a round up of my trip so far, from El Salvador to Mexico via Honduras and Guatemala. San Salvador – two nights El Salvador was my starting point purely because it was the cheapest flight to…… Continue reading Dreaming of Central America? Follow my eager backpacking footprints from El Salvador to Mexico
Cobbled streets, hot springs and a sacred black Jesus – Honduras to Guatemala via Agua Caliente border crossing
Lonely Planet describes Gracias as a ‘jewel’ and for once I agree. Although potentially I’m the only one that does, as I didn’t see any other Westerners during my three days in and around the hilltop town. It’s right in the heart of a coffee region and being harvest season, it was wonderful to see…… Continue reading Cobbled streets, hot springs and a sacred black Jesus – Honduras to Guatemala via Agua Caliente border crossing
10 everyday Honduras sights you can’t help but love
I enjoyed compiling 10 Everyday El Salvador Sights so much, here’s another one for Honduras. Enjoy! Coffee Beans drying on every available surface Honduras is Central America’s largest coffee producer, with 70% of coffee farmers farming on just two hectares of land. This means that in coffee harvesting time (November to February) coffee beans are…… Continue reading 10 everyday Honduras sights you can’t help but love
In the footprints of Mayan Kings – deciphering impressive hieroglyphics in Copan, Honduras
PEmblem glyphs, ancient ball courts, scarlet macaws, hieroglyphic stairways… this was all nonsense until I visited the Mayan ruins of Copan and spent six hours (yes SIX hours) rambling around, Who knew it would be so fascinating? (And of course I wanted to get my full $15 worth). The site is an easy ten minute…… Continue reading In the footprints of Mayan Kings – deciphering impressive hieroglyphics in Copan, Honduras
Crossing the border? As easy as crossing the road, at El Amatillo border, Honduras
Well, the El Amatillo border was a bit of a letdown. It was super quiet and dead easy to cross. In San Miguel, I hooked up with a Swedish couple headed for Nicaragua, meaning they needed to cross two borders in one day, cutting across a corner of Honduras. We took bus 330 from San…… Continue reading Crossing the border? As easy as crossing the road, at El Amatillo border, Honduras
TOR GOES TRAVELLING AGAIN 