Mike writes: What a great place Antigua is! Stunning in daytime and jumping at night. We enjoyed live music at a local pizza place for dinner followed by more live music at a great little bar where we perhaps were not exactly the target demographic being neither twenty nor dogs (canine not a comment on … Continue reading Day 11 Friday 5th October: Volcanoes, views and vendors →

Chris writes: The Barcelo San Jose Hotel was an excellent hotel for our last night in Costa Rica and the breakfast room was the best yet this week and entirely different from the first night in 'Eco Lodge' We managed an upgrade to a superior suite and Mike in true dictator fashion took the triple … Continue reading Day 10 Thursday 4th October: Flight to our next adventure! →

John writes: today was to be easy - morning budget review, a last shot of Caribbean sunshine before escaping our dump and a short hop to San Jose. We started well with good news - despite the cost of red wine, we are $19 under budget after 8 days!! Chris then armed himself with pictures … Continue reading Day 9 Wednesday 3rd October: a short hop back to San Jose →

Mike writes: The hotel continued to maintain its high standards last night. The boast of “international cuisine” was justified by the inclusion of burger & chips on the menu.  We thought it was going to redeem itself as, despite it clearly being the sommelier’s night off, we obtained a quaffable bottle of red wine after … Continue reading Day 8 Tuesday 2nd October: Red red wine (reggae version!) →

Chris writes: Well, who would have thought that when we woke up in La Fortuna and hit the road early this morning for what seemed a routine drive of around 150 miles through the land of Volcanos to the Caribbean coast, it wouldn't be a 'routine' drive. Routes 4 and 32, neither of which are … Continue reading Day 7 Monday 1st October: More than expected! →