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San Salvador to León
It was time to track back towards Costa Rica. We drove a bit further north and east in El Salvador to see more of the country. It is a...
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Apr 1


San Salvador
This city is beautifully situated between hills and volcanoes, and it is huge. Just about everybody lives in a building on the ground,...
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Mar 30


El Salvador
The border crossing to El Salvador went reasonably smoothly, for the people all crossings are reasonably smooth provided the paperwork...
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Mar 27


Guatemala City
This was a place we both liked a lot! After not knowing until the late evening before that we would actually be able to get there, due...
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Mar 26


Antigua Guatemala
Antigua was a really nice experience! The arrival was a bit stressful as the whole city was closed for traffic (this is a feature in...
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Mar 22


Back to Guatemala
After crossing the border at El Ceibo, we were in a great position to see the rest of Guatemala. We visited the area Las Flores in the...
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Mar 17


Mexico - Yucatan Peninsula and out
From Merida, we carried on to Campeche. This is a UNESCO city and it is indeed very nice. The Old Town center is still made up of...
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Mar 14


Mexico - Yucatan Peninsula
The border crossing into Mexico from Belize - Chetumal - was not a trouble. Or it could be that we are getting used to this by now and...
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Mar 9


Belize - Belize City and out
The last couple of nights we spent in Belize City, which is the largest city in the country and really the only one. We drove around the...
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Mar 5


Belize - crossing the border
As the ferry from Puerto Barrios in Guatemala wouldn't take the car, we had to make it to Belize in another way. That meant driving...
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Mar 3


Guatemala - Parque Nacional de Tikal
This was a full day of adventure! We were so lucky, we had no rain, not too hot, and we managed, without doing anything, to get an...
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Feb 27


Guatemala - first time entering
We entered Guatemala via the Corinto border crossing, which was reasonable easy to reach from San Pedro Sula. The crossing itself was...
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Feb 27


Honduras - San Pedro Sula
The road from Tegucigalpa to San Pedro Sula was amazing! It is a four-lane motorway, with tolls (not expensive) and it felt very safe...
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Feb 21


Honduras - going north
After our first stop in Choluteca, we drove north to the capital city of Tegucigalpa. The first thing to say about it all is that...
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Feb 18


Honduras
We have made it to Honduras! The first stop is in Choluteca, where we are spending a night recovering from the border crossing before we...
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Feb 14


Nicaragua - change of plan
On the way from Esteli to Ocotal, we stopped in a place called Palacagüina. It is famous for a song, El Cristo de Palacagüina, and...
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Feb 12


Nicaragua - driving north
In good company. They all knew what to do. After San Carlos, with the narrow streets and not so pleasant surroundings, we set off to go...
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Feb 7


Nicaragua
the first look at Nicaragua after passing the border The first leg may take us to Nicaragua, although there are many places in Costa Rica...
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Feb 3


Arrival to San José and preparations
After a lovely stop-over with the Isaacs in London we crossed the Atlantic. We had the car serviced, completed the purchases of stuff we...
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Jan 6


San José, Costa Rica
Harold was coming home, and Karin visited for the sixth time. The last couple of trips in 2017 and 2023 were long enough for us both to...
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Dec 31, 2024


Malmö, Sweden in December
All the preparations needed in Sweden were done, including the flat being rented. The vaccinations was the part taking the most time as...
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Dec 28, 2024
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