The Backpacker Chronicles – Final Edition

Well folks, it's been a while hasn't it? As I mentioned in my last post, I struggled with my mental health for the last month or so of my trip, and so blogging definitely fell to the wayside. Well, that and the fact I was hiking, surfing and exploring like you wouldn't believe! So here…

An honest update

Well, well, well... its been a while, hasn’t it? I have to admit I’ve been pretty terrible on the blog writing front. As much as I’d normally beat myself up about this, I have a confession to make. Ive been having a pretty rough time with my mental health. Despite being on a trip of…

The Backpacker Chronicles – Week 9 – Volcanoes and Overcoming Fear

Well hello there! I´m so excited to share with you the ninth week of my adventures in healthy backpacking, so let´s just jump on in! What I've been up to I finished up my week in the north of Nicaragua with a visit around the islands in Lake Nicaragua, before heading south-ish to Ometepe, a…

The Backpacker Chronices – Week 5

What I've been up to  As you may have read last week, I was legit sick with a parasitic infection, which was rough to say the least. After moping around for about a week, feeling sorry for myself and waiting for the sickness to pass on its own, I finally called it, and went to…

The Backpacker Chronicles – Week 4

This weeks itinerary was thankfully a little more restful than previous weeks, going simply from Flores --> Semuc Champey --> Antigua. What I've been up to I spent two full days of the week travelling on busses - firstly on Monday from Flores to Semuc Champey, and then on Friday from Semuc Champey to Antigua.…