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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Pedasi

Days 282 to 293 – Wednesday 28th June to Sunday 9th July 2006 I arrived in Panama City in mid afternoon, and didn’t want to travel out to Penonome that same day so I checked in at Zuly’s, the hostel I stayed at back in February, and caught up with goings on in the World [...]

Costa Rica: Busing it Straight Through

Days 124 & 125 – Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd January 2006 As time was running out for me in Central America I decided to skip Costa Rica and instead see more of Panama. I made this decision based on the higher prices in Costa Rica, and the shedload of American tourists that would be [...]

San Juan Del Sur: Surfs Up

Day 121 – Wednesday 18th January 2006 The town of San Juan del Sur is a mecca for the surfers of Nicaragua. Not because of the flat waters in the bay, but due to the waves that crash onto the shorelines of the beaches to the north and south of San Juan. The Argies and [...]

Los Angeles: Beach Life

Day 10 Thursday 29th September 2005 We checked out of the Orbit Hostel and made our way to the airport to return the rental car and catch a bus to San Diego, setting for the movie of the moment, Anchorman. On the way we pulled over at Denny`s for yet another breakfast. Two things were [...]