Our World Top-10 List: Wow! Natural Vistas [ more Top-10 Lists ] This list is our own personal top ten based on what we have seen and experienced in our travels, mostly from our year-long trip around the world in 2005. This list comprises places that took our breath away when fist sighted, which we walked away …
Top Weird and Wonderful Things
World Top-10 List: Top Weird and Wonderful Things from around the world [ more Top-10 Lists ] This list is our own personal top ten based on what we have seen and experienced in our travels, mostly from our year long trip around the world in 2005. When you first step outside your backyard, many things …
Our Favorite Hostels and Hotels
Our World Top 10 List: Favourite Accommodation [ more Top-10 Lists ] This list is our own personal top-ten based list on what we have seen and experienced in our travels, mostly from our year long trip around the world in 2005. We always look for good value accommodation options, so this list is mostly cheaper …
Back home in Australia
We have finally returned to Australia. After a whole year of travelling around the world, we made it home. Happy times sailing in Belize Our last few months after Europe, were in India for six weeks, Thailand for two weeks and Laos and Cambodia for a week each. This was a real change from Europe. …
2005 Christmas Letter
Hello from two wise people on camels, instead of three wise men! Well the year is almost over, and what an amazing year it has been. We have spent the last six weeks in India, we leave for Thailand tomorrow and will be spending Christmas there, and we will make sure it is in a festive way. We are due …
The Food of Nicaragua
A common Nicaraguan meal that you will find throughout the country often includes a meat portion such as chicken or pork, deep-fried plantains (platanos), rice and beans (gallo pinto) and a cabbage salad. Many people may find that Nicaraguan food is very oily. However, do not let it scare you off from trying some of their delicious and …
The Food of Costa Rica
These food notes from Costa Rica were made during a week-long trip to the country in March 2005. These are just our food experiences and you may have a totally different experience depending on your budget, where you travel and where you eat. Some Costa Rican food (called 'Comidas') and drinks Casado - the word means …
The Food of Belize
The food of Belize is very different from the rest of Central America. Belize food culture has had been influenced by many sources, including the English colonial, the West Indian Caribbean and the Central American - resulting in a unique and very interesting blend. This is barbecue country too, chicken is mainly on the BBQ, but …
The Food of Honduras
A typical meal in Honduras, unlike the rest of Central America, often does not include rice, even at breakfast. A typical breakfast tended to be refried beans (instead of whole beans mixed with rice like further south in Central America), eggs as you like, very salty fetta-like cheese, and usually cream. There is more yoghurt …
The Food of Guatemala
Typical meals in Guatemala tend to be much saltier than anywhere else in Central America, and the food is already quite salty. Often restaurants have a `plato del dia´ or plate of the day, which can be quite a variety of things such as; rice, salad (not just cabbage) meat, eggs, refried beans, cheese and …