Learning Spanish in Guatemala

My motivation for learning Spanish was pretty straightforward: I was about to embark on a 9 month backpacking whistle-stop tour of Central and South America, and felt that my experience would be heightened if I could speak some of the lingo. I wanted to come back from my travels with a newly learnt, practical skill […]

A Gringo in Brazil – First Impressions of the World Cup

When I started to piece together my itinerary for these nine months of travelling I had to carefully consider where to fit Brazil along the route. Either I could experience the thrills and frills of the Rio Carnival in March, or I could soak up the action and passion of the #1 sport in the country with the […]