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Wed, 9 Jan 2008 | By nznl1 | Photo Gallery
travel
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Mon, 7 Jan 2008 | By loulou | Photo Gallery
Life as a student again...
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Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By loulou | Views [554] | Comments [1]
A week into San Pedro..approaching it from quite a different angle than many Ive met (in fact most ex pats here) yet loving it just the same. Been keeping quite busy and havnt had time to kick back with a bevvy much at all. The local people are (for ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 25 Dec 2007 | By jillians | Views [924] | Comments [2]
Merry Christmas everyone! Or felize navidad as they say here. San Pedro is priming itself up for a big one. It is Christmas Eve here, and people are everywhere. Everyone converges on San Pedro, the tourists for two weeks of partying, the Guatemalans ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [2089]
Market day at Chichicastenango is a riot of color as craft vendors and tourists pack the narrow cobbled streets. Amazingly, these people are even smaller than the ones in Totonicapán and are known for their special brand of religion, a combination ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [1217]
Our hotel for the next three nights is in Panajachel on Lago de Atitlan, also known as ‘gringo-tenango’ for its many expats. “Pana” is a cute although touristy town on Lake Atitlan, the 7 th largest lake in Central America and one of the most picturesque ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 18 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [3148]
Tuesday is market day at San Miguel Totonicapán, a town at the end of the road in the mountains about 40 miles from Quetzaltenango. The market is packed with locals buying and selling locally made crafts: baskets pottery, leather goods and the colorful ... Read more >
Tags: Markets
Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [1897]
Now we know why few people bring a car into Central America. Even before we reached the border between Mexico and Guatemala we picked up a guide. He and his son directed us to follow their motorcycle then handled our exit from Mexico and the ... Read more >
Tags: People
Sat, 15 Dec 2007 | By jillians | Photo Gallery
friole y arroz
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Sat, 24 Nov 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [705] | Comments [3]
So, in the event that you are wondering how I am getting to all of the fabulous places that I visit: sadly darlings its not all private jets and yachts for little Laura down in central america. In realitly it is mostly "shuttles"-code for ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Sat, 10 Nov 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [733] | Comments [6]
day after my birthday, and so much has happened since I last blogged... first, they are called the bay islands not the key islands.yes Im a bit of a dumbass. next, day of the dead was very interesting.above ground graves with families alternating between ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [557] | Comments [4]
so, I have reached Lake atitlan and it´s probably one of the most beautiful place i have ever been. Huge lake in the middle of volcanos and mountians..incredible.. Staying at this cool little hostel "la iguana Perdida", 5 dollars a night and ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [1387] | Comments [7]
Okay, so day two completed . It turns out that I have free internet access at our new hostel, so I´m gonna blog as much as possible for the next few days. Don´t know what kind of access we will have once we leave antigua on sunday. yesterday turned ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [523] | Comments [1]
Well babies, I´m here in Guatemala in the amazingly beautiful colonial town of Antigua. Its hard to describe how truly gorgeous this place is. Huge stone churches, cobblestone streets, and mountains surrounding as far as the eye can see (ethereal mist ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
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