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Tue, 14 Jun 2011 | By nelsjohnson | Views [265] | Video
Sunday morning the family consensus was to leave our homestay. The house is far too crowded (at almuerzo Saturday, Silvia's sons had to wait for us to finish before they could sit down for their lunch shift); the shower is a cold dribble, when the water ... Read more >
Mon, 13 Jun 2011 | By nelsjohnson | Views [186] | Video
Money matters are the most boring possible opener, but, as I´m currently waiting in a long line to exchange traveler´s checks at the Banco Industrial, this is a good opportunity to mention Antigua´s unique money problems. Traveler´s checks are relics ... Read more >
Sun, 12 Jun 2011 | By nelsjohnson | Views [208] | Video
They kept at it ´til 12 down there... Our driver hit his horn at 5:45 AM for our trek to Pacaya, Guatemala´s active volcano (Google what happened there last year). These hikes are, superficially, a clash of Mayan and gringo cultures. Kids wait outside ... Read more >
Sun, 12 Jun 2011 | By nelsjohnson | Views [180] | Video
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 | By nelsjohnson | Views [189] | Video
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 | By nelsjohnson | Views [247] | Video
No sleep for any of us for the past 40 hours. We arrived today at our spartan Antigua homestay, 10 people in an 800 square foot home, and that comfort zone started to crumble. I´m writing this at 10:30 and although we collapsed in bed 3 hours ago, ... Read more >
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Fri, 10 Jun 2011 | By nelsjohnson | Views [242] | Comments [1]
This is our first ever attempt at travel-blogging. We'll do everything on wi-fi with the boys' iTouches, if it works. Today's our getaway day. Both Dena and I have been pretty stressed getting all the myriad details ready, but I'm sure that's nothing ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Jun 2011 | By elis82 | Views [1581]
We enjoyed San Pedro la Laguna and were learning so much Spanish, we decided another week was in order. It was a great time – our host family excellent, the location relaxing and idyllic, we met some new friends, it felt like home (that there were ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, ruins, volcanoes
Tue, 31 May 2011 | By elis82 | Photo Gallery
Photos from Lago de Atitlan, Antigua, Semuc Champey, Flores and Tikal
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Wed, 11 May 2011 | By elis82 | Views [2979]
Coming into Central America, Bron and I agreed that Guatemala was the place that we were most looking forward too. Mexico was so impressive (with the exception of Bron getting a case of Mexican Two-Step) that I wondered whether Guatemala could hope ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, hiking, volcano
Wed, 11 May 2011 | By elis82 | Photo Gallery
A touch of the hiking and backpacking goodness that is the Guatemalan highlands. Also San Cristobal de las Casas in Southern Mexico
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Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [352]
Our last day in Antigua before catching a flight to Flores and Tikal, Mom & I decided to get a touch adventurous and climb Pacaya Volcano. In the grand tradition of Developing Countries' Dubious Safety Protocols at Major National Treasures (see:... Read more >
Tags: guatamala, pacaya volcano, trekking
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [859]
One day, I was looking at the "1,000 places to go before you die" book, and I saw Tikal. I thought, "I want to go there" so I asked my parents (I was visiting them at the time) if anyone wanted to go for my 30th birthday. My ... Read more >
Tags: 30th birthday, family, guatemala, milky way, santiago atitlan, spanish, tikal, traveling
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 | By angiel | Photo Gallery
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