click photo to enlarge Copan Ruinas is a Mayan archeological site in western Honduras. There is actually a small town about a mile from the site that goes by the …
Tag: Honduras
7 Interesting Facts About Honduras
The third installment in my “Interesting Facts…” series comes from the country of Honduras. While I didn’t get to spend a lot of time in Honduras this past summer, I …
The Art of Bargaining While Backpacking in Central America
The “Gringo tax†is a reality that people backpacking around the world must deal with on a regular basis. When locals spot a foreigner amongst them they tend to jack …
Featured Travel Photo: Mayan Statue “The Old Man’s Head”
While backpacking through the town of Copan Ruinas, Honduras I took a trip to the Mayan ruins about a kilometer outside of town. The park didn’t have the giant temples …
11 Things that Didn’t Make it Home: The Central America Casualty List
To be totally honest, upon returning from 5 weeks in Central America, I felt pretty lucky to have all of my most valuable belongings still with me. I didn’t have …
Things I Bought for Less Than $3
Travelers are almost always on some sort of budget. We try to make the money we’ve set aside stretch as far as it can possibly go, enabling us to see …
Back to the Mountains and Mayan Ruins
For those of you keeping up, two days ago I was struggling with the decision of whether or not to leave the lovely island of Honduras and head to the …
Should I Stay or Should I Go Now
Right now I am in the middle of a bit of a dilemma. I am still in Utila, and have been diving everyday for the past 4 days. I love …
The Right of Passage
There are many types of organizations that have some sort of right of passage that new members must go through. People experience this in things like sports clubs, making it …
Cocoa Lagoon
Just outside of the city of La Ceiba, Honduras lies Cocoa Lagoon and the Honduran gulf coast. While I was in the area I had the pleasure of kayaking through …