I’ve made some photo albums from Latin America, grouped by country. They can all be found on the Photography page, but here are the links for simplicity: Mexico Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Argentina Bolivia Peru Colombia

These photos were all used within the daily entries from my time in Colombia. You can find them in the links in the text from the daily entries, but I thought it might be useful to group them together in one place for anyone interested in a quick photo tour of the country. Back to [...]

Derek Johanson – entrepreneur and owner/writer of popular blog Live Uncomfortably – has recently completed his first bike tour, and has kindly agreed to do an interview about his experiences whilst cycling.

Back to Latin America Summary >> Clothes 1 Pair Trousers – used sparingly, in nightclubs and whe ntemperature dipped – especially in Bolivia 1 Pair Cargo Shorts – used extensively. I recommend Gap. Lasted very well, had pockets repaired in Panama then replaced in Colombia. 3 T Shirts – White t-shirts didn’t last too well. [...]

Highlights Equipment Review Final Route Highlights The original blog – “roylloydjones” – started out as an almost daily journal from my eleven month backpacking trip around Latin America in 2005/06, recording daily events as I travelled by any mode of transport available – car, bus, train, aeroplane, rickshaw, canoe, sail boat, speed boat and ferry, [...]

During the trip to Latin America, I used a Konica Minolta DiMAGE X20, which at 2megapixel is highly inferior in todays market. I think it worked pretty well throughout, until it died in Panama, on the beach at Playa Venao, right after taking some photos of some cows! Below is a small selection of photos [...]

Days 265 to 281 – Sunday 11th to Tuesday 27th June 2006 I flew back to Panama, spent a week with Yami and returned to Cartagena. I then tried to go south to Medellin, but the buses were a little bit of a problem due to the FARC in the region, so I decided to [...]

Days 256 to 265 – Friday 2nd to Sunday 11th June 2006 Where the blog left off, I had just arrived in Cartagena. I arrived on the Thursday evening and I had a flight to Panama booked for the following Sunday. For whatever reason I decided to hang around the city for the weekend, and [...]

Day 255 – Thursday 1st June 2006 Check out was 11am. Come 10.45 we rolled out of bed and quickly tried to pack our things up and leave. I decided that I wanted to go to Cartagena and hang around there for the 10 days until my flight to Panama, so it would be goodbye [...]

Day 254 – Wednesday 31st May 2006 Waking up again a little fragile, it was straight into the sea to clear the head. The cooling water worked its magic yet again, and that together with the fruit juices made me feel almost human again.