Category: Travelling
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H for high and happy
Out of breathe (who wouldn’t with a frigging tent, a yoga mat, a sleeping bag, enough food / water and warm clothes on the back to survive an overnight at 3’700 meters?) and slightly dizzy (It was the first time that my body was affected by the altitude. It isn’t a mountain legend after all!),…
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G for grateful
Meanwhile in Guatemala… I have moaned a lot (lot) about my twisted ankle (update: the recovery has been surprisingly quick. So quick that I have signed up for the two-day hike on the Acatenango volcano. Let’s hope this lousy bugger can handle it), complained about a bad cold that took us down (update: chest, nose…
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F for famous for a reason
Ok guys, let’s start with a confession… Over the time and through my (what I like to see as extensive) travels, I have become a spoiled traveler. Many sites or places, described as amazing or not to miss, failed to impress me. I did feel guilty at times for feeling that way, especially when I…
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E for expect the unexpected
… And the least we can say is that we definitely had some unexpected events the past three days! As planned, we left Caye Caulker at stupid o’clock in the morning. One speed boat, 30ish souls and an open ocean. I mean what could go wrong… Well what about everything? With every wave we encountered…
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D for down time
I am very pleased to confirm that we survived Belize City. We were (very) apprehensive: according to recent statistics, this is the 6th most dangerous city in the world. It was worrying even though tourists don’t seem to be targeted as much as locals caught in the crossfire between traffickers. We met travelers in Hopkins…
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C for Central America
After so many years of daydreaming about Central America, it is finally happening! What to say about Central America? Well, for a start, Mexico is not part of it. Not trying to be a smart ass but Mexico belongs to NAFTA for a reason… Just saying… It is composed of the following countries: Belize, Guatemala,…
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B for budget
3 days into this adventure and I slowly seem to get the concept of spending less than 30 US$ a day. This means however a drastic lifestyle change (adios Sushi, Starbucks, spontaneous unnecessary purchases and Michael Kors). This also means bargaining for a dollar or two (now we are talking!) on a bus fare or…
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A for adventure
Hola from Cancún, Mexico where our trip has finally started and I have the feeling that this 6-month adventure is going to be adventurously aventurous with many adventures! After almost missing my bus (no surprise here), I boarded my plane to Munich. Surprisingly, I didn’t have any issue while dropping my bag off for not…
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Latin America trip: lift off in 4 hours!
Taking off in 4 hours and I am unnecessarily wide awake (read: super strrrrressed). Wait… Awake would actually mean that I have got some nice sleep. So wrong! My plan, last night, was to go home early. A few drinks with my colleagues to say bye and an early night. This was the plan… I…
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TBT # Sukau & River Kinabatangan, Malaysia
As I am about to embark on a voyage to Latin America, for my last TBT post, I needed to pick one of those wonderful places I wish I didn’t have to leave. Was I ever blown away by a place? Yes! Recently? Yes! Last year in March, our wanderlust took us to Sukau on…
Frenchie Gone Exploring 