Destination: Guatemala

Made it to Panajachel

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By rarakaki | Views [551] | Comments [1]

We arrived in Guatemala City and caught our shuttle van to Panajachel. Should have been about a 3 hour drive that took 4 hours due to traffic and road construction. Lori and the kids took a nap, and I enjoyed talking with the driver, Ignacio. Got to ... Read more >

Getting There

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By rarakaki | Views [545]

After a long day and half of travelling, we made it. Tropical Storm Edouard was rolling over Houston the morning we were supposed to fly there. Fortunately, it made it through there without serious damage. Nevertheless, our flight was delayed by 3 hours ... Read more >

Introduction

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By rarakaki | Views [406] | Comments [2]

We're a family of 4 traveling through Guatemala and Belize. This is my first venture into the "open" internet, curious to see how it works. Note to friends and family: anyone can read these stories, see these photos, and read your comments.... Read more >

Gallery: Guatemala 2008

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 | By priovolo | Photo Gallery

red hot lava and not so red hot spanish

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 | By lize_youdie | Views [938]

after bidding farewell to Pete and Bec in El Remate we jumped on a bus and headed off to Spanish school in Antigua. We passed through Guatemala City early in the morning and were relived to be heading directly to Antigua, as it looked a fairly ... Read more >

jungle treks, monkeys and the mozzie dance

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 | By lize_youdie | Views [725] | Comments [1]

We crossed into Guatemala by boat, a skinny long tail similar to those they fish from in Thailand. It was a rocky but dry trip. We were allowed out of Mexico with no drama and also let into Guatemala easily, their immigration office a shed in the middle ... Read more >

Central America 4 borders to go

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 | By tpara | Views [491] | Comments [3]

I left Comitan early to try and make the frontier with Guatemala early. A light drizzle was falling and the traffic was light and amazingly i got myself out of townwithout a U turn. As i topped a rise Guatemala stretched before me green fields with volcanoes ... Read more >

Train Tickets ready!

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By eurocharles | Views [468]

After deciding which Eurail ticket to buy, i finally chose the Global Pass for 10 Days in 2 months. Yes, i will have to buy another one later. Anyway, the thing the surprised me was the speed of delivery. I just bought this thing on July 3 and today ... Read more >

Gallery: Volunteering in Guatemala

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By andi | Photo Gallery

You're not in Guatemala now Dr Ropata

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 | By kathrynandruben | Views [683]

So, from Mexico we headed down to Belize. Contrary to everyone's advice, we weren't going to stay out on the cayes of Belize. Kathryn had spent half our money already on guacamole and chips in Mexico. After just one night in Belize city we made for the ... Read more >

Gallery: Guatemala & El Salvador

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 | By kathrynandruben | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Guatemala. Tikal et Semuc

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By rodolpheandsigi | Photo Gallery

Rio Dulce Guatemala

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By ma_and_pa | Views [1468]

Amy, Turgay, Chris, Pa’ and myself headed out early in the morning on a small boat from Livingston up the Rio Dulce (Sweet River) to a town that bears the same name. The banks of this scenic river are dotted with fishing villages and individual houses ... Read more >

Tags: guatemala, rio dulce, world tour, world travel

Livingston Guatemala

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 | By ma_and_pa | Views [714]

We arrived in Livingston to find that the hostel we were thinking of staying in was booked on our walk back toward the center of town we passed another small hotel, the Dolfin La Posada. It had a pool and looked extremely clean, after discovering ... Read more >

Volunteer in Guatemala

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 | By andi | Views [679]

Bis zu meinem Flug nach Peru ende Juli wo ich Lisi treffe hab ich 5 Wochen Zeit also gehts ab nach Guatemala. Ich schreib mich bei einer Volunteer Organisation in einem kleinem Dorf am See ein und setz mich in Costa Rica um 3h frueh in einen Bus Richtung ... Read more >

Tags: guatemala, volunteer