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Travel Recommendations
A big part of our cruising experience is the ability to travel and REALLY
EXPERIENCE the countries and cultures that we pass through. We make it
a point to get off the boat and go inland everywhere we go. We try to
use the local transportation and stay in 'budget accommodations'. Our
experiences and photos are well cataloged in our
Log Book (Blog).
See our individual pages for info on each country we have visited, and links to our blog entries and printable personal recommendations.
If you think you're a pretty savvy traveler, test your knowledge with our Travel Game.
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Belize (2007) Guatemala (2007) Honduras (2007 & 2008) Colombia (2008) Chile (and a little of Argentina) (2009) Ecuador (2009) Peru (2009) Europe (France/Germany) (2009) Thailand
(2018) - 3 weeks Maldives
(2022) Vietnam
(2023) - 3 weeks Tasmania, Australia (Feb 2025) - 2 weeks Sri Lanka (March 2025) - 2 weeks Raja Ampat / Misool Diving (April 2025) - 2 weeks
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Lonely Planet (LP): This book is generally a good resource, and everyone should have a copy. But when 'bottom fishing' for cheap hotels, be cautious. At least one hotel that we booked ahead was made to sound fantastic (in relative terms, for $15/nite), but we thought it was marginal. Now, we NEVER book ahead unless we've already been there or have a personal recommendation from someone with similar tastes/price range. We try to look at 3-4 of the hotels in LP's Budget category before we make a decision. (However, in Antigua, Guatemala, in August, get there before noon if you want to do this).
Note that recently LP has become available as a PDF file download.
Other books just as good with similar info: Moon Guides, Rough Guides