Destination: Guatemala
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Mon, 27 Dec 2010 | By djnlacey | Views [1033]
From Chichicastenango, we took a windy bus ride heading south to the volcano flanked Lake Atitlan. From the bus stop in Panajachel, we took a launcha (small motor boat) to San Marcos, a small town known for it's mystical feel. We checked into the ... Read more >
Tags: cliff jumping, fireworks, guatemala, kayaks, lago atitlan, mayan sauna, new years eve, san marcos, san pedro volcano, yoga
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [939]
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
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [855]
“¡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
Fri, 18 May 2012 | By tempolibre | Views [813]
Xela, 22 de abril, 22h Primera ciudad de Guatemala en la que estuvimos, ¡nos encantó! Nos pareció una ciudad muy viva, más auténtica que San Cristóbal, pero con una buena dinámica asociativa, proyectos de desarrollo, etc. Nos pateamos toda la ... Read more >
Tags: carnet de bord
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 | By timmylodhi | Views [654] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Hello there! My name is Taimur Khan Lodhi, but you can call me Timmy for short. I'm a digital filmmaking student from Santa Rosa, California. I've been obsessed with the idea of becoming a travel documentation my entire life. I've had dreams where ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
Sun, 1 Mar 2015 | By cubannomad | Views [641] | Comments [3]
I arrived on Friday evening to a Bienvenida Ani U sign on my door. I have taken the first few days to relax, re-learn the money, read my lonely planet Guatemala book and get acquainted with the city.
Slowly but surely I am ... Read more >
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 | By kalamina | Views [616]
All I have to say is that San Pedro is amazing!! It is so nice to wake up every day to a beautiful view, knowing that you get to spend the morning learning Spanish and waste away the afternoon drinking licuados and trying to do Spanish homework while ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [609] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I recently graduated with a film degree and I am passionate about finding, creating and telling stories. I love to travel and explore new cultures and meet new people. Making documentary films is the most interesting and rewarding style of filmmaking ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [577] | Scholarship Entry
Sitting in the back of the immense white pickup, I thumped my way up the mountain towards our final destination in Guatemala, Semuc Champey. My knuckles whitened as I gripped the edges of the truck. Each time we hit a pothole or hillock on the dirt ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 28 May 2015 | By | Views [484] | Scholarship Entry
We are leaving Guatemala tomorrow, and I really wish I could have gotten to know some of the girls at Abriendos Oportunidades on a deeper level. Each of them has a unique story to tell, different insights to share, and so much ability to inspire! To make ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By nelsjohnson | Views [412]
This is a journal entry from Erik. As we are approaching the end of the trip, I have many thoughts and feelings about my stay in Antigua. First off, if you want the ultimate Guatemala stay like a local, a homestay is a must. But if you have any ... Read more >
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
Wed, 19 Nov 2014 | By thisisme | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Im a young men who want to learn and have a one time experience about photography because i love this area and has become my pasion, and i should be chosen because i´m different and i see the photography in my own way and im sure that people will love ...
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship
Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By itai | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Travel is my greatest passion. It drives me intensely to explore places, people and ideas which are indissociable to me. Filling my senses and mind as I travel has always brought me great joy. One day though, I discovered that I could share this feeling ...
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012
Wed, 11 May 2011 | By elis82 | Photo Gallery
A touch of the hiking and backpacking goodness that is the Guatemalan highlands. Also San Cristobal de las Casas in Southern Mexico
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