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Guatemala - First impressions

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [1939]

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

Guatamala - floress

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Views [970]

Got ripped off at the boarder exchanging money, nothing new, but on the flip side we knew they would try and con us trying to cross at boarder control, so when they asked us for 20 quetzales (about a quid 30 to me and you) we went on and on for a receipt ... Read more >

Just Me and Dad in Guatemala

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [931]

One day, I was looking at the "1,000 places to go before you die" book, and I saw Tikal. I thought, "I want to go there" so I asked my parents (I was visiting them at the time) if anyone wanted to go for my 30th birthday. My ... Read more >

Tags: 30th birthday, family, guatemala, milky way, santiago atitlan, spanish, tikal, traveling

Guatemala - Week 12

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 | By hellie_and_bracey | Views [926]

Our Sunday morning lie-in was rudely truncated on 7th Dec by the sounds of firecrackers and music coming from the streets of Antigua. I should just mention at this point that noises such as these are by no means unusual in Central America. Almost everywhere ... Read more >

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [848]

“¡Cuidado!” someone shouts, as a quetzal with a six metre wingspan catches a gust and soars upwards, rippling my hair as I duck. The giant bird lurches as her reins pull taught, and she begins to dance proudly back and forth on the ... Read more >

Tags: 2017 writing scholarship

Why going to Guatemalan football matches isn´t as rubbish as you might first think...

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [806]

I´ve taken to going to Guatemalan football matches recently. It´s the exciting part of the season with the top six teams in the league playing a knock out cup competition to determine who will be champions. Most of my Guatemalan mates are football mad ... Read more >

Tags: football

Guatemala Adventures

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 | By johnbmullen | Views [614]

We arrived in Antigua on Monday. Having a great time visiting different ethnic (Mayan) restaurants and small shops. We hiked Vulcan Pacaya yesterday and ate a traditional Mayan dinner last night. Today we toured a old monastery that was converted into ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Starting volunteer placement and Spanish classes

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [438] | Comments [1]

Life lessons learned so far: Water temperature is directly related to water pressure; the more pressure, the warmer the water (I think. It doesn’t actually get hot). Guatemalans can pack more people onto ... Read more >

Guatemala

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By brianalexandercary | Views [359]

Language Barrier

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [290] | Scholarship Entry

It’s 3:15 AM, and we are sitting on a curb as we await our vehicle of choice: a shuttle bus, destined to transport us from Antigua, Guatemala to Leon, Nicaragua in just 15 hours. Although we had been promised a 3 AM departure, morale is high. Well versed ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

On the bus… literally

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [274] | Scholarship Entry

Matteo, my travel mate and I got on another bus, from Escuintla, right after the Guatemala border, to Antigua, our first stop in this new country. The vehicle was an ex USA school-bus: a gorgeous rectangular tin painted of a shining red in the background ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip