Destination: Guatemala
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Wed, 16 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [397]
We spent almost the entire day in transit from Lake Antitlan to Antigua.
We were crammed into a tiny private shuttle with a heap of other travellers including at least 7 friendly & funny Irish backpackers.
The journey got a little hairy at ... Read more >
Tue, 15 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [376]
We were off at 5am to start the climb up Volcan San Pedro and were joined by a lovely young English couple - Ruth & Dustin.
We walked up, and up, and up and eventually reached the summit at 3,020m with a birds eye view of Lake Antitlan & the ... Read more >
Mon, 14 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [300]
After a morning run we cooked up a bunch of leftover veggies for breakfast & set out to kayak for a couple of hours.
It wasn't ideal kayaking weather & we had a but of chop & strong headwinds but we paddled about for almost 2 hours checking ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [1674]
We left early from Xela and arrived in Panajchel by bus before getting a boat to San Pedro La Laguna.
We settled into our hotel - a little way back from the main stretch, good views, hammocks & less than $3 a night!
After a tasty lunch of tacos ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [333]
Today we did a lot of travel and life admin sitting on rooftop balconies in the sun having coffee or tucked up in funky cafés enjoying amazing smoothies with fresh fruit for a pittance!
We sampled some traditional Mayan food for lunch, although ... Read more >
Fri, 11 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Photo Gallery
Volcanoes, Lakes, chicken buses & more!
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Thu, 10 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [867]
To celebrate Lindy's Birthday & to conquer the highest point in Central America we set out before 5am on the journey to trek Guatamala's Volcan Tajumulco.
At a height of 4,220m the Volcano last erupted around 200 years ago & is a steep uphill ... Read more >
Wed, 9 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [311]
Today was another long transit day with three buses and road border crossings into Guatemala from Mexico.
We made it safe & sound to the quiet mountain transit town of Quetzaltenango or Xela as the locals call it.
Whilst the road trip was a ... Read more >
Mon, 2 Jun 2014 | By jugap | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 2 Jun 2014 | By jugap | Views [468]
Well since I was last writing we have had a relatively quiet time. After leaving Antigua we journeyed to Lago Atitlan - a lake that was once a volcanic crater and it has many little townships dotted around it. Whilst there are roads around the lake a ... Read more >
Thu, 22 May 2014 | By mommaliz | Views [203]
The van doors opened to the smell of hot feces and the sweet smell of decaying trash. All around us were mounds of the city’s discards. High piles of old plastic containers, diapers, bulging black trash bags, broken furniture, and metal parts ... Read more >
Tags: dump, guatemala city
Thu, 22 May 2014 | By jugap | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 22 May 2014 | By jugap | Views [385] | Comments [1]
Guatemala is now our "home". Our first stop was Flores from which we went to Tikal Ruins (1.5hrs).WE elected to do the sunrise tour. That meant we left the hostel at 3am to sit on top of a ruin for sunrise.However due to low cloud we didn't see the sunrise ... Read more >
Tue, 6 May 2014 | By anacosenza | Views [296] | Scholarship Entry
Riding on a Guatemalan chicken bus is one of those adventures you eighter love for the excitement or repel because of the honest danger. The colorful passengers, doubtful sobriety of the driver, smell of fried chicken and awe-inspiring scenery are all ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Mon, 5 May 2014 | By happyfeet123 | Views [478] | Scholarship Entry
We finally stop and I jump off the bed of the truck. I follow a dirt driveway until I see a worn shanty, barely bigger than a one-car garage. Crouching into the one-room shack, doubt creeps into my consciousness. This is where the seven of us are to sleep ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
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