journey Archive

  • Up The Coast To Boston And Niagara Falls

    Up The Coast To Boston And Niagara Falls

    From New York the road trip will continue up the coast until we hit Boston. I have to be honest with you when I say that Boston is one of my least favourite cities in America. I know that I am one of the few...

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  • Arriving In The Big Apple

    Arriving In The Big Apple

    It is only just over 90 miles from Philadelphia to New York and should take less than two hours to drive there. New York is, in my opinion, one of the great cities of the world. I have been there a number of times and...

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  • One Day In Phili – And a bit of a drive!

    One Day In Phili – And a bit of a drive!

    The drive to Philadelphia from Washington DC is not too long and a gentle way to break into what is going to be the road trip of a lifetime. You need to get quickly used to driving though as this is not a family trip...

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  • The Route

    The Route

    I have a route! It is quite a long route and I chose this because if there are parts of the country that don’t interest you it is possible to remove them without to much difficulty. We will be flying into Washington DC, although there...

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  • Journey To The Jungle – Part 4

    Journey To The Jungle – Part 4

    We stood one the edge of the island and looked at the boat barely floating with our entire luggage and the chicken in it. I carefully trod into it, slipped and rocked it, water coming dangerously close to lapping over the side. The fever had...

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  • Journey To The Jungle Part 3

    Journey To The Jungle Part 3

    It took about half an hour to get through the marsh land, and by the time we reached the bank of the lake I was soaked in sweat, tired and beginning to feel pretty ill. It was mid afternoon, and the sun beat down mercilessly...

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  • How Do You Decide Where To Go?

    How Do You Decide Where To Go?

    I was wondering to myself today how I decide where to go when I go travelling. This thought was sparked when I was out with some friends the other day and they were discussing which country they were going to visit on their next holiday....

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  • More Blog Posts!

    More Blog Posts!

    Very recently I have been   to write some blogs on other aspects of travelling as well as my diary and the stories from my journeys. With that in mind I have decided to spend a lot more time on this blog and put a...

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  • Journey To The Jungle – Part 2

    Journey To The Jungle – Part 2

    We arrived in Lacanja village in the early afternoon. The sun was beating down, and it felt good to have reached the final destination before heading into the jungle. Lacanja boasts the largest village for the South Lacandon tribe. Due to the concrete that is...

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  • Journey To The Mexican Jungle – Part 1

    Journey To The Mexican Jungle – Part 1

    As I sit in my plastic chair, I can hear the rain pattering on the aluminium roof of the bus station.  It is just typical that I fly half way around the world from London to Mexico City and it is still raining! Actually, now...

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