Travel journals

08/05/2026 • 5 Comments

Panama: A Journey Between Two Oceans, 8 Days to Understand Another Central America

Fifteen years of traversing Central America have made me rediscover Panama. Four regions that are almost countries, and a trip that deserves at least eight days. Why now, how to plan your stay, what I tell my clients who hesitate.

28/04/2026 • 1 Comment

Nicaragua: Journey to the Land of Volcanoes, the Other Central America

For eight years, I sold Costa Rica with a certain arrogance – and I ignored Nicaragua. I returned from my first scouting trip in 2019 with an annoying certainty: we had overlooked the most moving country in Central America.

08/02/2026 • 0 Comment

Flavors of Nicaragua: gallo pinto, vigorón, high-altitude coffee, Flor de Caña

Nicaraguan cuisine, honest and generous — gallo pinto, vigorón de Granada, quesillo, Caribbean rondón, Matagalpa and Jinotega specialty coffees, Flor de Caña rum. The flavors of Nicaragua in 15 years of fieldwork.

22/01/2026 • 2 Comments

Nicaragua Itineraries: 8, 12, 15 days — which plan to choose?

Three proven itineraries in Nicaragua: 8 days for the essentials, 12 days for depth, 15 days for the Caribbean. Plus two regional combinations with Costa Rica and Honduras.

15/12/2025 • 1 Comment

Guatemala: A Journey to the Land of Volcanoes, the Mayans, and Concentrated Central America

Colonial Antigua, Tikal in the jungle, Lake Atitlán, Mayan markets, Garifuna Caribbean: why Guatemala is probably the most impactful destination in Central America. Our travel diary in the voice of Tristan.

30/10/2025 • 0 Comment

Responsible Travel in Nicaragua: Communities, Fair Trade Coffee, Ecotourism

In Nicaragua, travel money truly goes into local pockets if you choose your partners well—Selva Negra, Bosawas, Mombacho, Solentiname. Here's how to travel with purpose, without falling into ill-conceived feel-good tourism.

01/07/2025 • 5 Comments

Mexico: Travelogue in the Land of a Thousand Faces

Mexico is too big for a single trip. Mexico City, Oaxaca, Yucatán, Chiapas, the Pacific — the pieces I brought back.

15/06/2025 • 3 Comments

Belize: A Journey Between Reef and Jungle, A Founder's Notebook

From the Great Blue Hole to the Mayan caves of Cayo, via the Garifuna culture of Hopkins: Belize told by the founder of a receptive agency based in Central America for 15 years.