It is easy to feel daunted when thinking about travelling independently in a foreign country. Add in a tight budget, and a completely different culture to one you are used to, and it is even easier to give up and not go at all. When telling people that we were heading to Guatemala, the immediate assumption was that it would be on some sort of organised tour. Explaining that the trip would be organised by ourselves, the immediate reaction was one of surprise, followed by a hea

Putting my hand in my pocket, I already knew what I would find. Nothing. My wallet was gone