Central America

With beautiful views of volcanoes and truly magical sunsets all around the island, Ometepe is well worth seeing while in Nicaragua.

Day two of hiking with Queztaltrekkers saw us hiking to the top of Volcan El Hoyo before swimming in the crater lake of Laguna Asososca. Another unreal day.

Day one of hiking with Quetzaltrekkers saw us volcano boarding down Cerro Negro in Nicaragua hitting speeds of nearly 100kph. Just pure adrenaline.

Looking for some down time, Macca and Brianna certainly found it in El Salvador where they had the opportunity to kick back and relax for a few days.

Honduras seemed to come with a lot of travel warnings, but that didn’t stop Macca and Brianna from travelling there and seeing it for themselves.

When it comes to Central America there’s a lot of bad advice out there, so here’s what solo travel in Honduras or El Salvador is really like.

What’s the best way of travelling around Central America – the chicken bus or the tourist bus? Here are the pros and cons of each one to help plan your trip!

El Salvador is a country that’s becoming more and more popular among surfers for its beautiful beaches, long right-handed barrels and the cheap lifestyle.

With beautiful beaches and dark dense rainforests, Honduras is great for hiking. Add in a torrential rainstorm though and things can get very interesting.

Guatemala is a bit of a favourite amongst backpackers with nothing but good times to be had, as Macca and Brianna found out for themselves.