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Ben Connor's Travel Blogs and Reviews
Travel Blogs and Reviews  
Title and Date Location  
itinerary
South America Jan 19 '06 
South America
journal-entry
Barranco, where the city meets the sea. Jan 19 '06 
"Lollypop slime blasted from the doors and windows"
Lima, Peru
hotel-review
Barranco Backpackers
"Amazing location"
Lima, Peru
journal-entry
Through the eyes of a sick man Jan 22 '06 
"Least welcoming"
Caracas, Distrito Federal
journal-entry
Cable Cars and Mules Jan 31 '06 
"These mules can take you on a trek across a mountain pass to the extraordinary town of Los Nevados."
Merida, Venezuela
journal-entry
Santiago Dreaming Feb 10 '06 
"60’s designed sci-fi movie space pods"
Santiago, Chile
journal-entry
Red, red wine and white water rafting Feb 15 '06 
"Our raft plummeted into level three rapids"
Mendoza, Argentina
itinerary
United States
journal-entry
Miami Beach Dec 03 '05 
"Vegas, Beach Side"
Miami Beach, Florida
hotel-review
Miami Beach, Florida
journal-entry
Everglades, Gatorville, USA Dec 04 '05 
"A river of grass"
Everglades National Park, Florida
journal-entry
Boston Dec 05 '05 
"Enter the snow dome"
Boston, Massachusetts
journal-entry
Biddeford, Maine Dec 07 '05 
"luxury summer holiday home"
Biddeford, Maine
journal-entry
Washington DC Dec 12 '05 
"a picturesque middle class area"
District of Columbia, United States
journal-entry
New York Dec 17 '05 
"The coolest little speakeasy"
New York, New York
journal-entry
Chicago Dec 20 '05 
"skyscrapers bending in on each other"
Chicago, Illinois
journal-entry
Seattle & Bainbridge Island Dec 22 '05 
"An education in Australian Cinema"
Seattle, Washington
journal-entry
Olympic National Park Dec 30 '05 
"After passing an Idyllic wooden cabin we arrived at the exquisite Soleduck falls."
Olympic National Park, Washington
journal-entry
Spokane Jan 03 '06 
"Protesting from the inner sound chamber"
Spokane, Washington
journal-entry
Vancouver Jan 11 '06 
"‘Gassy Jack’"
Vancouver, British Columbia
itinerary
Central America May 29 '05 
Central America / Caribbean
journal-entry
Xela & The Farm Jul 01 '05 
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
journal-entry
San Cristobal - The Movie Nov 12 '05 
"“Bond, James Bond”"
San Cristobal, Chiapas
journal-entry
Cheap, grimy town, or naff jungle fantasy Nov 14 '05 
"We opted for authentic rainforest, with authentic rainforest streams, quaint bridges and huts authentically fashioned for the purposes of escaping reality-tourism."
Palenque, Chiapas
journal-entry
Palenque - The Ruins Nov 15 '05 
"visualising the velvet green as a 2 dimensional representation of the vast tapestry of the 3 dimensional universe"
Palenque, Chiapas
journal-entry
Mexican Border Crossing Nov 16 '05 
"‘Superman’ was super fast when it came to speaking Spanish."
El Naranjo, Peten
journal-entry
Bus stop practicalities 101 Nov 17 '05 
"my inner Gollum struck out with violent guttural noises at the bus stop menagerie"
Tikal, Guatemala
hotel-review
El Tucan
"Relaxed and pleasant"
Tikal, Guatemala
journal-entry
Apologies and Ruins Nov 18 '05 
"A few Howler Monkey diatribes"
Tikal, Guatemala
journal-entry
Charming Little Hostel Nov 19 '05 
"considering homicide"
Omoa, Cortes
hotel-review
Roli's Place
"Concentration Camp"
Omoa, Cortes
journal-entry
On budget and in search of a Caribbean Paradise Nov 21 '05 
"There it was: the whitest of white sand, water like an Evian commercial, thatched huts, hammocks stretched between palm trees and bronzed children gallivanting in the crystal clear Evian water."
Tela, Honduras
hotel-review
Miami Cabins
"Simple but devine"
Tela, Honduras
journal-entry
Simply lacking the gumption Dec 01 '05 
"disinclined to venture further"
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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