After a teary goodbye to my host mum Nydia, I was soon in a shuttle winding my way through the mountains headed in the direction of Lago de Atitlán – Lake Atitlán. A comfortable ride soon cut short when the driver said to 3 of us that we were to take the rest of the…
Category: Guatemala
español, café y mas café
What better way to recover from a strenuous hike than another early pickup, this time 5:30am and sitting cramped in a van bound for Quetzaltenango (known as Xela, pronounced SHAY-la) for 5 hours. I was dropped in parque Central and hobbled out of the van with considerable muscle soreness and stiffly walked up the hill…
the colonial antigua
Thankful to arrive before dark I had booked a night at Three Monkeys Hostel, the reviews spoke of chilled vibes, a good place to meet new people and enjoy the rooftop views. Perfect and just what I was looking for. I said my goodbyes to my travel companions and was back on my own. After…
the land of the eternal spring
Teaming up with a couple of girls, the border crossing from San Ignacio, Belize to Flores, Guatemala was fairly straightforward, although we forgot all the research and planning as the hawkers at the border zoomed in on us to change money and offer taxi rides. On the other side the English speaking comfort was gone…
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