Among all of the countries of Central America, Guatemala is the most populated, most diverse and culturally the richest. I have returned to the Mayan heartland many times and, in…


As the smallest country on continental America you are, of course, interesting. With 6 million people crowded around five active volcanoes, your fairly lush, tropical landscape is dramatic and active.…

The Nicaraguan flag (as one could guess) It has been several years since I was last in Nicaragua and, like many academics of my generation, Nicaragua has always been more…
The Museum of the Rockies is a very interactive museum. It took me a while to find the time to write the continuation of my trip to Utah, but I…

Poas Volcanos near San Jose – I was incredibly lucky to see anything – it is a cloud forest ! La Mitad del Mundo – the middle of the earth,…

“Why study plate tectonics, when you can simply live in Chile!” —My own quote … should be famous 🙂 Once again a Chilean volcano has let free the mantle’s fury.…

“the rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor and there’s a mighty judgement coming, but I may be wrong” —Leonard Cohen, Tower of Song I have…

So why we have changed our format after a month? The explanation is easy and that’s why we are writing this blog. Twomey Travel uses WordPress as our Content Management…