Destination: Guatemala

Being a locutor on the radio in Xela

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 | By amil_patel | Views [1060]

I`m not exactly sure how, but a few days ago I made my "debut" on one of the radio stations in Xela. It appears that my trip to the crater of Santiaguito is something that people around Xela find quite exciting - everyone that I have spoken ... Read more >

Tags: radio interview

back to guatemala... mitchell!

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [484]

i dont know if ill ever finish that last message. the blogging thing hasnt been high on my list of priorities here... Left Utila, ferry back to La Ceiba. On the boat I met a girl who was going to San Pedro Sula that afternoon, and decided to head with ... Read more >

Gallery: Quetzaltenango (Xela)

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Photo Gallery

Arrived in Guatemala - a long first day!

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Views [424]

Hola!  I'm here safely, and I even have wi-fi at school so here's my first real entry. What a different world it is after only taking a flight for 5 hours! (SFO to San Salvador, and then 45 min from San Salvador to Guatemala City) The flight was uneventful ... Read more >

Bats and midnight hiking

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 | By shelleytravels | Views [1525] | Comments [1]

Boat Trip and Mayan Ruins A group of us left Belize together and headed to Guatemala. Renee and Andrew: hilarious Canadians who remember every funny line from every funny film ever written Alexis: fashion designer who should ... Read more >

certified.

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [446]

Ya! Certified diver!! Courses went well. Over the last few days Ive seen some real cool fish, dove a shipwreck, went to the craziest party Ive ever seen, and wasted a lot of money on street food. I like Utila alright, but this isnt the vacation im ... Read more >

Gallery: The Laguna Brava and other adventures near the Mexican Border

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | By amil_patel | Photo Gallery

100% Explorador - Uncovering The Laguna Brava and other treasures near the Mexican border

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | By amil_patel | Views [3285]

Following the Extreme Adventure to the crater of Volcan Santiaguito, I spent last week exploring the "virgin territory" ( as Don Eduardo likes to call it) of Guatemala that is near the Mexican border in Huehuetenango. Don Eduardo (owner of ... Read more >

Gallery: Extreme Adventure (part 2) - Hike to the Crater of Volcan Santiaguito

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | By amil_patel | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Extreme Adventure - 2 day hike to the Crater of Santiaguito

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | By amil_patel | Photo Gallery

outa xela!

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [540] | Comments [1]

Today I left Xela. So long to seeing Santa Maria from anywhere, anytime. So long to volunteering with Nuevos Horizontes. Im going to miss those rowdy little kids! Im gonna miss the awesome traveler scene (kinda.) Xela is a great place to meet people ... Read more >

Extreme Adventure (or madness) - going to the crater of Volcan Santiaguito

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 | By amil_patel | Views [3902] | Comments [1]

Having just gone to the crater of one of the 10 most active volcanoes in the world I think I can fairly confidently say that it is unlikely that I´ll ever undertake such an amazing and frankly mad adventure again. If you happen to be my mum, I´d probably ... Read more >

Tags: volacanic eruptions trekking extreme adventure

whats newish?? (videos at bottom)

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [584] | Comments [1]

ive been slacking on this, sorry. Whats new: On valentines day I met a girl in the park who was bumming out because she had nothing to do, and it was such a great day to have something to do. I was in the same situation, so we went out and had some ... Read more >

To Mexico and Back

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By elbo_mozza | Views [801] | Comments [3]

Well its been a while and a lot has happened since I last wrote . . . Semuc Champey?  Here it is in brief, if you want to hear in more detail you'll have to buy me a pint.  Sorry, I have given up on loading photos for the time being as t takes so so ... Read more >

Celebrating my birthday Guatemalan style

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By amil_patel | Views [8957]

I thought I should write a little entry about how I spent my birthday here in Xela (Guatemala). Guatemalans seem to celebrate birthdays with more "rigour" than I typically would in England. My birthday party seemed to last 3 days - not that ... Read more >

Tags: birthday celebrations