Welcome to this weblog by Roy Jones. Here you'll find the diary of a backpacking trip through Latin America, musings on life, living as an expat in the Caribbean, as well as plans for a bicycle tour through Europe and beyond.


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Tag: Central America

San Juan del Sur: Seeing the Pacific Again

Day 120 – Tuesday 17th January 2006 I woke up at 5.45am ready to climb the volcano, however when I looked outside I saw the sky was covered from horizon to horizon in cloud. I didn’t really feel up to that much exercise so it was bit of a relief, as there would be no [...]

Granada: Hostel Living

Day 117 – Saturday 14th January 2006 My late night meant that I nearly missed the big game, Spurs Vs Liverpool, live on Fox Sports at 9am. Its likely that being in Central America I can watch just as many, if not more, Premier League games as I could if I were in England.

Granada: Killer Journey

Day 113 – Tuesday 10th January 2006 I felt I was running out of time with still three countries to traverse before reaching Panama for my flight to Buenos Aires. The boys and I also felt that Honduras didn’t really have much more to see, so we decided to make our way to Nicaragua, more [...]

Antigua: Far From Fluent

Days 84 to 88 – Monday 12th to Friday 17th December 2005 Its funny, but the more I learnt in school, the more I realised I needed to learn. I suppose this is true with everything in life. The week began well, my brain was functioning after the weekend break and I soaked up the [...]

Panajachel: Shopping Spree-ish

Day 70 – Monday 28th November 2005 I wanted to get a few things done in the morning before catching the chicken bus to Panajachel in the afternoon. After spending another night huddled up trying to stay warm, one of those things was to purchase some warmer clothing. I had woken up before the shops [...]

all packed

I’m packed and ready to go! Here’s what I’m taking The list is as follows….

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