Destination: Guatemala

Gallery: Xela

Sat, 10 May 2008 | By all_powered_up | Photo Gallery

Quelzaltenango (Xela) part two

Sat, 10 May 2008 | By all_powered_up | Views [1821]

So it's been 2 and a bit weeks of semi-immersion.  I opted not to stay with a family; right now i value my own space more than anything.  Besides everything is in Spanish, my lessons, my meals, my shopping...everything.  At times it's bloody difficult, ... Read more >

Quelzaltenango (Xela) part 1

Thu, 8 May 2008 | By all_powered_up | Views [2394]

Xela is an interesting city, although i didn't think so at first.  I Arrived late at night by a bus with some locals, a long journey and a long, slightly painful lesson in how little Spanish i actually do know.  Xela's dark and seemingly dingy alleyways ... Read more >

Xela to San Pedro - The Walk

Mon, 5 May 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Views [570] | Comments [2]

It seemed like such a good idea, rather than an uncomfortable bus ride from Xela to Lago Atitlan, we would hike there. Get to see some Mayan villages up close, meet more people, get some exercise and support a good cause, we had both done D of ... Read more >

Xela

Fri, 2 May 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Views [449]

On arriving in Xela we decided it was high time we did something about our appalling Spanish. A quick scout round the local schools revealed that most were closed on Saturdays but the one that was open had a beautiful old courtyard and it only ... Read more >

Gallery: Flores and Lanquin

Thu, 1 May 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Photo Gallery

Flores and Lanquin

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Views [512]

After a dusty drive from the border, we arrived in Flores. It´s a pretty little town built on an island in the middle of a lake. We found a hostel with a room, not that great, but a really nice roof deck with stunning lake views, and hammocks! After ... Read more >

Gallery: Antigua

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 | By ladyd | Photo Gallery

sola y soltera.

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 | By ladyd | Views [1191]

Hola. I am back, and in the process of uploading my many photos. But I figured I'd send on my last little (well, epic) entry in the meantime... Mis ultimos tres dias en Guatmala... and you thought I'd keep you hanging? Me encanta bus rides. And ... Read more >

letting go.

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 | By ladyd | Views [711]

So, I left the internet cafe just over an hour ago, thinking to myself what a hollow email I had sent out to you all. I thought perhaps I got caught up in the city of Antigua and the wedding weekend and wasn´t spending the time journaling and reflecting ... Read more >

first comes love, then comes marriage: wedding wknd in antigua.

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 | By ladyd | Views [1442]

There were three weddings in Antigua on Saturday. One, of course, was Kate and Andres... another was the owner of this Irish bar here called Reilly´s... and another was a couple from California who recently moved here and somehow got over 200 people ... Read more >

La Vida Guatemalteca...

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 | By priovolo | Views [653] | Comments [2]

So, here we are.. our last few days in, what seems to be, the mango and avocado capital of the world. We have consumed so many of the two that we find it hard to believe there are extras laying around. Currently in Flores (the north of the country), ... Read more >

Guatemalan Gringos

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 | By aprillabbe | Views [831]

Guatemala has been an adventure of all sorts…chicken busses packed to the absolute brim, sitting in 1 old school bus seat with the 2 of us and a family of 4, traffic jams on mountain roads for hours, using your broken Spanish to ask for directions ... Read more >

Gallery: Isla Flores y San Pedro la Laguna

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By aprillabbe | Photo Gallery

first the magic, then the party

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By ladyd | Views [814]

I just want to thank all of you who responded to that first novel of an email. Your perspectives on life are so relative to me right here and I appreciate you sharing them with me. And thank you for reminding me that there are no true coincidences ... Read more >