[vc_row full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1661359750554{padding-top: 150px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;background-image: url(https://hownottohaveamidlifecrisis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bertrand-bouchez-Xjd9vc3vwik-unsplash-scaled.jpg?id=3072) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Travelling in Central America and the Caribbean” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%230a0a0a|line_height:1.2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeIn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1593975708429{margin-top: 10vh !important;}”][vc_column] After 2 very rewarding weeks in Mexico helping at the dog shelter and learning a bit of Spanish I left for my next stop, the beautiful city of Antigua in Guatemala. I was particularly looking forward to exploring this beautiful city, renowned for its colonial architecture and surrounding volcanoes. More importantly I was working in a wild animal rescue centre where I would be looking after snakes, tarantulas, racoons, and God knows what else. I arrived in Antigua late on Friday evening, after a 4-hour taxi ride to travel the 25 miles from the airport in horrendous traffic. I checked into my ‘motel’ which was clean but basic. It had an ensuite bathroom but no air con or hot water. Unfortunately, the next day I woke up feeling a bit under the weather. I decided to press on and spent 8 hours exploring the city on foot. By the time… In Merida, Mexico I stayed in the home of Miguel, the owner of the Spanish school where I went in the afternoons for lessons,… Just in case… My journey from Havana to Merida, Mexico should have been pretty straightforward; a 21/2 hour direct flight. However when I walked… My time in Cuba came to an end last weekend and I headed off to Mexico. Never has any country evoked in me such… The death of our Queen has sent waves of sadness to most corners of the globe but not to Cuba. It has not been…
