Long Haul travel goes from fun to not very quickly Long Haul travel goes from fun to not very quickly. But there is nothing quite like the post flight shower. Would you agree? ✈️🛀🚿
🇬🇹Guatemala Places you need to visit in Gua 🇬🇹Guatemala

Places you need to visit in Guatemala: 

🧡Antigua
🧡Acatenango Volcano
🧡Lake Atitlan
🧡Semuc Champey
🧡El Paredon 

Is Guatemala on your bucket list?
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2 week Costa Rica Itinerary 🍃✌🏽🦥🏄🏼

Day 1 – Landing in San Jose
Day 2-5 – Puerto Viejo
Day 5-7 – Tortuguero
Day 7-10 – La Fortuna
Day 10-12 – Manuel Antonio National Park
Day 12-14 – Dominical
9  things to NEED to do on your Barbados holiday🌴🇧🇧:

🐟 Oistins Fish Fry on a Friday Night
⚡️ Go for a drink and swim @thunder.bay.beach.bar 
🌅Watch the Sunrise
🐢Swim with Turtles
⛵️Boat cruise with @silvermoonbarbados 
🌮Sunset Dinner @seashed_barbados 
🐎Watch the racehorses at Pebbles Beach 
🌊 Walk along the Hastings Boardwalk 
🌅Watch the sunset
📸=🧡 📸=🧡
TRAVEL OFTEN AROUND YOUR 9-5⬇️ 🟠 Obvious c TRAVEL OFTEN AROUND YOUR 9-5⬇️

🟠 Obvious choice but make use of the weekends. Fly out on Friday night and home Sunday evening. Really good to squeeze in a mini city break. 

🟠 For longer holidays use the same method as above. Fly out on a Friday night and home the following Sunday. You can get almost 9 days away and only have to take 5 days off work.

🟠 Make use of your bank holidays. Tag on an extra day off around a bank holiday. For example around the Easter break. 

🟠If you are flying on weekdays fly out late evening and fly home early morning so you don’t have to take those flying days off work.

🟠 Work from your holiday. Commit to working one or two mornings whilst you are away. This can help in saving up a few half days when you get to the end of the year. However this is probably not worth it on shorter trips

🟠 If you are able to travel with work. Make a holiday out of that by tagging on a few days holiday after the work trip is over.

Do you have any other tips?
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Not normally a quotes girly but I think this is so sweet 🥹
📍The SPACE - San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua 🇳🇮 @thespace.sjds 

This is the perfect hostel for travellers looking to unwind and relax (unless you are there on a Sunday when it’s part of the Sunday funday bar crawl 🙈)

🛌Dorm rooms start from £11 and Private from £50 🛌

🚖 It located a 6 minute drive and a 30 minute walk outside of the town. They do offer a free shuttle bus to town and from town everyday!
✌🏽This did well on TikTok so sharing it here ✌🏽This did well on TikTok so sharing it here 

🧡One thing I’m super grateful for is my supportive boyfriend no matter how ludacris my ideas.

✈️He loves to travel and explore new places but it’s definitely not on the same scale as me! 

💻 He also doesn’t have a job that gives him the same freedoms as mine does 

🌎I’ll be leaving him for a while  very shortly, and Ive talked about how I want to go away for a few months at some point in the future. 

❤️Despite the fact we miss each other he’ll always support my travels whether he can come with me or not.
BEST THINGS TO DO ON OMETEPE 🌋 📍Swim Ojo de BEST THINGS TO DO ON OMETEPE 🌋

📍Swim Ojo de Agua
📍Hike to San Ramon waterfall 
📍Sunset at Playa Mangos
📍Lunch at Santo Domingo
📍Hike Volcan Concecipon
📍Walk the sandbar at Punta Jesus
Have I sold you on Nicaragua yet? 🇳🇮🏄🏽 Have I sold you on Nicaragua yet? 🇳🇮🏄🏽‍♀️🌴😎
🇳🇮GUIDE TO LITTLE CORN ISLAND 🌽🏝️ G 🇳🇮GUIDE TO LITTLE CORN ISLAND 🌽🏝️

Getting There ➡️

✈️🛥️Plane and Boat - The best option for less time but a bigger budget and those who suffer from sea Sickness. 

🛩️Fly from Managua Airport to Big Corn Island (1.5 hours)
🚣🏼‍♀️Boat Taxi from Big Corn to Little Corn (30 minutes) 

💰Approximate total Cost for 1 way = £100-£110 

🚎⛵️Bus and Boat - The best option for more time but a smaller budget 

🚌Bus from Managua to Bluefields (7/8 hours) 
Ferry from Bluefields to Big Corn (6/7 hours) 
🚣🏼‍♀️Boat Taxi from Big Corn to Little Corn (30 minutes) 

💰Approximate total Cost for 1 way = £16-£20

🛌Where to stay 

😎Graces Cool Spot $
🤿Yemaya Reefs $$$

👙What to do 

🌴Walk around the whole Island 
😎Chill out on Otto Beach 
🤿Go Snorkelling 
🦈Go Scuba Diving 
🌮Have Tacos at Tranqillo Bar 
🍺Drink Victoria’s at Beach Bar 
🌅Watch the Sunset and Sun Rise 
💤RELAX 

Would you visit Little Corn?
10-Day Nicaragua Itinerary 🌴🌊🇳🇮 1 nig 10-Day Nicaragua Itinerary 🌴🌊🇳🇮

1 night - Leon 🌋
2 nights -San Juan Del Sur or Popoyo 🏄🏽‍♀️
2 nights - Ometepe 🌋
2 nights - Laguna de Apoyo/ Granada 🛶
3 nights - Little Corn Island 🌴🌽

📆For those of us who are limited to 25 days of holiday a year - 10 days in Nicaragua is TOTALLY doable. You’ll be on a tight schedule and will need to spend more on transport/taxis to get to places on time …. but it’s all worth it. ✈️

⏰If you have more time, I would say stretch to 14 days and up some of the stays to 3 nights. This will give you a chance to relax in each location. 💤

Full-time travel/time freedom is the goal but for now, I’m grateful that I get to experience snippets of these beautiful countries! 

Would you visit Nicaragua for 10 days?
My toxic trait is wanting to be everywhere doing e My toxic trait is wanting to be everywhere doing everything all at the same time ✈️🌍🌴🌅
Day 8&9 - Nicaragua 🇳🇮 Day 8 📆 🤿We p Day 8&9 - Nicaragua 🇳🇮

Day 8 📆

🤿We paid $20 each to go on a snorkelling tour with with our guesthouse (Graces Cool Spot) 

🦈It was a 2 hour trip and we got to see lots of nurse sharks, plus others saw turtles, stingrays and lobsters which I missed

🚤Later that afternoon we had to leave Little Corn 😫. We were planning to leave the next day but they weren’t going to be running the boats to Big Corn due to the wind….. so if we didn’t leave we would have missed our flight. 

⚓️Something to be aware of if you’re travelling to the corn island’s

Day 9 📆

✈️We flew from Big Corn Island back to the main land early in the morning. 

🚕We then got picked up from the airport and we decided to go back to Laguna de Apoyo and stay @paradisonicaragua 

🍺 We spent our last day drinking turbo shandy’s and swimming in the lake (which was a lot warmer than we expected)
🌎Favourite places in Central America 🧡I’ 🌎Favourite places in Central America 

🧡I’m totally in love with Central America and I haven’t even scratched the surface yet (more countries to visit and more places to visit where I’ve already been) 

🌎Whilst I find it difficult to say where my favourite place is because they are all so different, here are some of my favourite places in each country I’ve been to so far:

Mexico 🇲🇽

🌮Valladolid 
🏝️Isla Holbox 

Guatemala 🇬🇹

🌋Antigua (+ Acatenango Volcano hike) 
🌊Lake Atitlan 

Costa Rica 🇨🇷

🦥Puerto Viejo
🏄🏽‍♀️Dominical 
🍃La fortuna purely for @arenal.lodge 

Nicaragua 🇳🇮

🌋Ometepe
🌽Little Corn Island

Still have so many places to visit in these countries but these are my fave so far 🧡
Day 7 - Nicaragua 🇳🇮🏝️ Today was a ver Day 7 - Nicaragua 🇳🇮🏝️

Today was a very chill day 😎

🍳We woke up for some brekfast and then headed off to explore the island. 

🚶🏽‍♀️We headed north of our hotel at Graces cool spot and walked as far around the island as we could, taking in all the beautiful views along the way. 

🌴The most popular beach on the island is Otto beach and we were going to stop here but the bar was shut and after all the walking we were super hungry. 

🍃We decided to walk through the island and into the main “town”. 

🎶We stopped off at a reggae bar  called “Beach Bar” for lunch and stayed there for ages drinking and catching some sun and going for dips to cool off. 

🌮We then headed back to get read for Tacos and Triva night at Tranquilo cafe. The tacos were AMAZING but our trivia was terrible. We came last 😅

One of my favourite days of the trip!
Day 6 - Nicaragua 🇳🇮 ✈️Today we had to Day 6 - Nicaragua 🇳🇮 

✈️Today we had to wake up super early to catch our flight to the Corn islands.

🚕We headed from Leon to Managua airport which was approx 2 hours drive (of course we used our fave driver David) 

🔖We checked in for our flight which was very easy  they give you a baggage receipt  which you must keep hold of as they check it the other end when collecting your luggage. 

🛩️💵The flights were roughly $111 one way with La Costena airlines (they are not on Skyscanner so we had to  book directly) 

💰We then had to pay a $2 tourist tax to board the flight 

🛫The flight was totally fine (I was a tad nervous but had no need to be. 

🚎The flight kind of works like a bus which was so new to me. There are no assigned seats so you just pick whatever is free. 

💙It first lands Bluefields airport where it lets passengers off and more people on. If you’re flying to Big Corn you just stay on the plane. 

⏰In total it was about 1.5 hours 

🚖Once we landed in Big Corn we had to catch a taxi to the ferry port. This cost us $1 per person 

💰Once we got there we then had to pay ANOTHER tourist tax for around $1 to enter the port. 

⛴️We then waited for our ferry to little corn. There are only 2 ferries a day to Little Corn 10am ($20) and 4:30pm ($10). Take a look at this last picture for more info on this. 

🏨Once we arrived we were greeted by someone from our guesthouse ( Graces Cool Spot) at the port and he walked us to the hotel. 

🍹Once we checked in we got showered up and had a little explore. We then spent the evening at at tranquilio cafe drinking cocktails with some lovely humans that we met at our guesthouse. 

Picture locations 📸
📸Big Corn Island Ferry Port
📸Big Corn Island Airport
📸Graces Cool Spot
📸Tranquilo Cafe
📸Little Corn
Graces Cool Spot- Little Corn Island 🇳🇮🌽🏝️

I did not want to leave. If you’re visiting Nicaragua, Little Corn is a MUST!
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Beach Holidays, Caribbean · January 2, 2023

12 Incredible Things To Do On Great Exuma Island

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Great Exuma Island is one of the most stunning places in the Caribbean, if not the world. With miles of bright white sand, glistening turquoise waters and lush green palm trees, I don’t think anyone can deny that this little Bahamian island is the true definition of heaven on earth. 

Great Exuma island has been described as one of the best destinations for beachgoers, and as a self-confessed beach bum, I can confirm this to be 100% true. With over 17 beaches to choose from and 365 adjacent Exuma Islands to explore there will certainly be lots of things to do on Great Exuma to cater to every beach lover’s need.

In this guide, you’ll find the ultimate list of the best things to do on Great Exuma – this dreamy island paradise. I’ve got you covered whether you want to spend your days lazing on the sand, eating scrumptious foods, or going on an island-hopping adventure.

Tropic Of Cancer Beach, Great Exuma Island

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Contents show
1 The Best Things To Do On Great Exuma Island
1.1 Go on the famous Swimming pigs tour
1.2 Swim with Nurse Sharks at Compass Cay
1.3 Visit Pablo Escobar’s Sunken Plane
1.4 Jolly Hall Beach
1.5 Try Some Bahamian delicacies at Shirley’s Fish Fry
1.6 Hoopers Bay
1.7 Take a trip to Chat’N’Chill
1.8 Tropic of Cancer Beach
1.9 Go for a dive in Anglefish Blue Hole
1.10 Have a bite to eat at Santana’s Bar and Grill
1.11 George Town
1.12 Tar Bay
1.13 Additional Info
1.13.1 Getting There
1.13.2 Getting Around
1.13.3 Where to stay
2 Happy Exploring

The Best Things To Do On Great Exuma Island

Go on the famous Swimming pigs tour

Chances are if you’ve ever seen pictures  of happy pigs swimming in bright blue waters, you’re looking at an image of the famous Great Exuma Island Pigs. 

No one really knows how they got to the islands but rumour has it that they were left here by sailors who had planned to cook them. Fortunately for the piggies, the sailors left for an adventure and never made it back, meaning that they were saved from the dinner plate and subsequently became one of The Bahamas biggest celebrities. 

Visiting the swimming pigs is the most highly rated activity on Great Exuma Island. You can book a half day swimming pigs and rock iguanas tour with Exuma Water Sports for $190, which includes the following: 

  • Visit to the famous swimming pigs of White Bay Cay
  • Wild Stingrays
  • Bahamian Rock Iguanas of Allen Cay
  • Swimming in Blow hole
  • Reef snorkelling 
  • Deserted island hopping and scenic beaches

Don’t miss out on this trip, it was one of my favourite things to do on Great Exuma.

Swimming Pigs Tour , Things to do on Great Exuma Island
Swimming Pigs, Things to do on Great Exuma Island

Swim with Nurse Sharks at Compass Cay

Whilst the suggestion to go swimming with sharks might sound extremely mad, this is actually another one of the most popular activities to do near Great Exuma Island. The sharks are well fed and are used to visitors, so you can expect an extremely pleasant experience swimming amongst these beautiful marine creatures. You can get to Compass Cay by booking on the full day swimming pigs tour with Exuma Water Sports for $375

Visit Pablo Escobar’s Sunken Plane

Pablo Escobar’s sunken plane can be found off the coast of Norman’s Cay. Norman’s Cay was one of the centres of Escobar’s drug-smuggling ring in the 70’s and 80’s. Before heading on to the USA, planes full of “cargo” from Colombia would land at Norman’s Cay to refuel. The plane crash occurred in 1980 when the plane landed well short of the runway. Thankfully no one was injured and passengers even managed to save some of their “cargo” and swim it back to shore.  You can visit the plane by booking on the full day swimming pigs tour with Staniel Cay Adventures  starting at $279

Please note if you wish to see the swimming pigs, swim with Nurse Sharks AND visit Pablo Escobar’s plane on the one excursion, you should book your trip with Staniel Cay Adventures  (this trip also includes a stop off at the famous Thunderball Grotto from the James Bond film).

Exuma Cays, Great Exuma Island
Exuma Cays, Great Exuma Island

Jolly Hall Beach

Jolly Hall is a small but impressive beach located just over 2km from the capital of Georgetown. This was the first beach I visited on my trip to Great Exuma Island and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I realised I had the place all to myself! 

So if you are after a slice of paradise that you don’t have to share with anyone else, then I would highly recommend a trip to Jolly Hall. 

There are no beach bars directly on the beach, but if you do find yourself feeling hungry or thirsty (or in need of the loo) then you can visit Hideaways at Palm Bay which is only a 5-7 minute walk away.

Jolly Hall Beach, Great Exuma Island

Try Some Bahamian delicacies at Shirley’s Fish Fry

Just a stone’s throw from Jolly Hall, you will find Shirley’s fish fry, one of the most popular restaurants on Great Exuma Island. Not just for tourists, but locals too. The interiors are basic but the food cooked with fresh and local ingredients very much makes up for that. Make sure to try the local Bahamian delicacy that is Conch.

Hoopers Bay

One of the best things do to on Great Exuma is to visit to Hoopers Bay. A trip here will see you living out your ultimate Finding Nemo dreams. Here you will be able to meet the friendliest sea turtles in the world, who are not afraid to come up and say hello at the shore line. The turtles are out in their abundance so your chances of encountering these beautiful creatures are extremely high. Of course, I shouldn’t forget to mention that the beach itself is absolutely stunning (like most of the beaches on Great Exuma) and is ranked the 5th best beach on the island.

Please DO NOT feed or touch the turtles.

Hoopers Bay, Great Exuma Island
Hoopers Bay, Great Exuma Island

Take a trip to Chat’N’Chill

Spend your Sunday dancing, eating and drinking at Chat’N’Chill on Great Stocking Island. Whilst Chat’N’chill is open 7 days a week, Sunday is the day for their famous Pig Roast and BBQ. Tourists and locals alike head here to snap up a huge plate of food for just $22. Not only is the food great, the music and cocktails are an added bonus too. The atmosphere here is incredible, and it’s hard to leave Chat’N’Chill without a smile on your face. Chat’N’Chill was one of my favourite days and up there with one of my favourite things to do on Great Exuma.

To get to Great Stocking Island you can catch the 5-minute water taxi from Government Dock in Georgetown. A return journey will set you back roughly $10-15.The water taxis are regular and reliable.

Please note, you will need to pay for the water taxi in cash, but can use the card once you are on the island

Chat and Chill, Exuma
Chat and Chill, Exuma

Tropic of Cancer Beach

Named after the latitude that passes directly through it, Tropic of Cancer beach will truly give you that “Wow, I can’t believe I am in The Bahamas” feeling.  Tropic of Cancer beach is actually on Little Exuma Island, but is easily accessible by car from Great Exuma.

Tropic of Cancer is the longest beach on the Islands and in my opinion the most beautiful. On entrance to the beach you will find a cute beach bar serving up a small BBQ menu and delicious cocktails (make sure to try the Pina Colada). If there is only one beach you visit on Great Exuma Island, let Tropic of Cancer be it. This is one of the best things to do on Great Exuma.

Tropic of Cancer Beach Great Exuma Island
Tropic of Cancer Beach Great Exuma Island

Go for a dive in Anglefish Blue Hole

Located just off the coast of Stocking Island, the impressive Anglefish blue hole. Deans’s blue hole is a stunning underwater cave that is 92 feet deep, making it the perfect scuba diving spot. You can book a diving trip with Dive Exuma, which are located in Georgetown by Government Dock.

Have a bite to eat at Santana’s Bar and Grill

Just a short 5-minute drive from Tropic of Cancer Beach you will find Santana’s beach bar. The food here is mouth-wateringly good (I recommend the jerk chicken) and the scenery from the bar is unparalleled. It is the perfect place to come for a meal with a view. And, if you’re lucky you might even be able to spot some fishy friends in the sea whilst you’re enjoying your food (we got to see a shark!).

Santana's bar and grill, Great Exuma Island

George Town 

The Capital of Great Exuma Island is small, but it’s worth walking around. If, like me, you love quaint and colourful buildings, you’ll enjoy your time here. It’s also where you will find one of the only ATM’s on the island.

Tar Bay

When I asked a local what his favourite beach on the island was, Tar Bay was the answer. When I asked why, he mentioned how peaceful it was. Much Like Tropic of Cancer, Tar Bay is a very long stretch of bright white sand and clear blue sea. Tar Bay, however, isn’t as popular as beaches like Hoopers Bay and Tropic of Cancer, so there is a good chance you’ll be able to stretch this beach all to yourself (saying that, you’ll probably find that most of the Exuma beaches you visit feel empty in comparison to the more popular Bahamian islands).

Jolly Hall Beach, Great Exuma Island
Jolly Hall Beach, Great Exuma Island

Additional Info

Getting There

You will be able to fly directly to Great Exuma Island from Miami, Charlotte, Ft Lauderdale, Atlanta and Toronto. If you are flying in from alternative destinations, you will have to fly into the main airport Nassau on New Providence Island and catch a connecting flight to Great Exuma from there.

Getting Around

Transportation on the island is quite limited. There are no public buses and only a few taxi services (which can be quite expensive). Your best bet would be to rent a car on the island. The most reputable company is Exuma Car Rentals and can be found just outside the airport. Car rental prices start from $75 per day (excluding insurance).

Note: The Bahamas drive on the left hand side of the road (like the UK), however the cars are imported from America (steering wheel on the left of the car), so make sure you take extra care when looking out of your rear view mirrors.

Not able to rent a car? Here are the list of taxi services you can use on the island: 

  • Ballsound’s Taxi Service 1-242-524-0832
  • Out Junior Taxi Service 1-242-336-2509
  • Luther Rolle Taxi Service 1-242-345-5003
  • Leslie Dames Taxi Service 1-242-357-0015 (I can personally vouch for Leslie as a reliable driver)

Remember, If you are staying at a resort, you will be able to organise transportation at your reception desk.

Exuma Cays, Great Exuma Island

Where to stay

Generally speaking, accommodation on the island is not cheap (lets face it, Great Exuma Island is not cheap full stop). However, if you are wanting to keep costs down you may be able to find some very basic accommodation starting from £100 in the capital of Georgetown. On the whole, you will find that the majority accommodation prices will start from upwards of £200 per night.

You can explore the full list of Hotels and Airbnbs available on Great Exuma island below: 

  • Hotels 
  • AirBnbs 
Booking.com

Happy Exploring

I hope you have a wonderful time exploring all that Great Exuma Island has to offer. If you have any more questions about anything discussed in this blog post, please feel free to reach out!

Looking for more Caribbean Holiday Inspo? Check out my guides to Antigua & Barbuda

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