Tag: fun

  • Marvellous Medellín

    Marvellous Medellín

    On Wednesday, I had my first chance to navigate the Colombian domestic airport system with my flight from Bogota to Medellín. I hopped in a cab with some people from my hostel to the airport and was pleasantly surprised by the efficiency of the airport operation. To be honest, my surprise extends to the general…

  • The start of a new adventure in Bogota, Colombia!

    The start of a new adventure in Bogota, Colombia!

    After 3 long years, I’ve finally been fortunate enough to get back into the backpacking scene with a trip to Colombia. Colombia has been on my list since I started backpacking in some of the countries of Central and South America as it seems to be the favourite country of everyone who I have met…

  • Final Adventures in and around Antigua

    Final Adventures in and around Antigua

    I can’t believe I’m writing this, but I have arrived home from my trip. It was a whirlwind of a last few days in Antigua as I hung out with friends I made across the country, climbed a volcano, and said some pretty sad goodbyes. I arrive in Antigua on Friday afternoon and had what…

  • Exploring the sights of Lake Atitlan

    Exploring the sights of Lake Atitlan

    After the fun we had in El Peradon, our little travel group got back on the road to head to the villages surrounding Lake Atitlan. It was a long, windy road that brought us to the village of Panajachel, where we hopped on the ferry to make it to our first location, Santa Cruz. Santa…

  • Beach Life in El Paredon

    Beach Life in El Paredon

    The nice thing about I’ve been particularly enjoying about solo travelling this trip is that you can be flexible with your schedule and accommodate the new friends you make along the way! We ended up having a group of solo travellers all hang out on the pacific coast of Guatemala in El Paredon for three…

  • Sunshine and Mayan ruins in Flores and Tikal

    Sunshine and Mayan ruins in Flores and Tikal

    It’s been minute! The last few days have been busy with activities, new friends, travel, and limited to non-existant wifi. I was super happy to have met my friend Alex at the hostel in San Ignacio, a fellow female solo traveller who also wanted to be friends. We ended up booking the same hostel in…