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People often wish they could travel back in time. I’ll let you into a secret: you can. Book onto a RyanAir flight to Fes, take a ... -
Strolling along the old walls of Cartagena at sunset, with a strong sea breeze threatening to promptly cause a Marilyn moment, it is e... -
Christmas is a festival of lights in Colombia. Town plazas are covered in festive (and entirely unrelated) lights - hanging from trees, st... -
‘So what’s it like?’ How to describe half a continent? How to sum up five months away? Let’s start with some small things. ... -
Driving in to Panama City, the Panamerican highway didn't remotely resemble its other half back in Colombia. It was, at first, surrounde... -
“Ma’am, may I take a look inside your bag?” The portly, jovial customs officer at George Bush International Airport extracted a Harrods... -
Rodie and Coyote were an unusual pair. Sitting in the gloom of Coyote’s wooden house, drinking sickly sweet coffee, I couldn’t quite wor... -
Strolling down a wide avenue in the centre of town in the sunlight, heading towards the 'Barefoot Park', and surrounded by modern ... -
"Years ago, I tried to cross the Darién Gap." Now the middle-aged Canadian awaiting the 6am colectivo in a rickety Puerto Jiméne... -
Conflate Guy Fawkes' Night, a 50th birthday party with guests including your cousin's best-friend's dog, and the apocalypse, a...