Black Jack

Boxing

This time last year I was stationed in the South of Costa Rica in the beach town of Quepos. The weather was a toasty 30 degrees, and I was spending the days leading up to Christmas on the beach a stones throw from my hostel. In summary, it was paradise. Except for the fact that […]

Space Diving in Honduras

OFF THE MAINLAND coast of Honduras in Central America, there lie two small islands – Utila and Roatan – renowned for their hedonistic nomadic lifesyle. The big draw for travellers aside from getting wasted is the pristine coastline, and clear waters ideal for deep sea diving. Diving is big business on the islands and competition is […]

The Night I Faced an Ecuadorian Firing Squad

‘Squad’ might be a tad generous. There were, to the best of my memory, only three rifles aimed at us from the high walls that enclosed the palatial home of Alberto Antonio Alvarez Tufillo, Argentina’s Ambassador to Ecuador. Although the order was barked at us in Spanish, it was pretty clear what they demanded. My […]

Mountain Biking ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Road’

“OK Guys. To break the ice, everyone do a quick intro – your name, where you’re from and one fun fact about yourself.” We could barely make out what our Bolivian guide was saying because the van we were in, which was loaded with a dozen bikes on its roof rack was throwing the passengers […]

A Volcanic Adventure

It was my last week in the charming colonial city of Antigua in Guatemala. Four weeks were spent studying Spanish and I was looking forward to field testing my new skills in cities that weren’t so overrun with gringo’s. However, while I was still in Antigua, there were a few items I wanted to tick off […]