Destination: Guatemala
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Tue, 2 Sep 2014 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [1862]
I have a belief that a holiday doesn't start until you have survived the horrors of Miami International Airport, even with its improvements the whole experience is something that nightmares are made of and I'm surprised it doesn't feature in a horror ... Read more >
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 | By doodledawn | Views [1246]
Geographically speaking, I haven't moved that much from where I was last week, but sometimes I need to hibernate for a few days to catch my breath. I am currently in Rio Dulce, a small town 30 minutes down-river from Livingston, my port of entry from ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, hotel kangaroo, relaxing, rio dulce
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [1208] | Comments [5]
Day1 of school was both fun and exhausting mentally by the first break at 10:30. The school has afternoon activities this week to El Cerro de Baúl a hillside overlooking Xela. There one finds this killer slide in the playground. What I failed to mention ... Read more >
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 | By lounloz | Views [847]
So the mission to Guatemala started in the bus station in Chetumal at about 6am where we met some other backpackers on the same mission. So we now had an Irish, a kiwi, a german, a dutch and an english couple. So we left the land of comfortable buses ... Read more >
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By elawlor | Views [744] | Comments [2]
I love the mountain school! It is a little over an hour out of Xela and set in some green mountains with many small vilages surounding the area. Up to 14 students study in a week and we all live in a house at the school and eat our meals with our local ... Read more >
Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By amil_patel | Views [685]
I thought it best to provide a brief outline of what I´ll be doing over the next 8 months to warrant a blog and also provide some pointers as to what you can expect from it. I´ve basically got 8 months off work to learn Spanish, do a bit of travelling ... Read more >
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 | By thorn | Views [644] | Comments [1]
Yesterday we crossed the border into Guatemala. After a 4 hour air conditioned bus ride (with a movie in English for once), we went through customs and made our way across the border. Guatemala is very different to Mexico. The most obvious difference ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [603] | 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
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By laurahooker | Views [564] | 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
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [543]
So this week and weekend was another classic week in Guatemala. Most of the week was the typical Antigua life. I have 2 tandem language partners now. One Guatemalan girl at 9am and a Venezuelan girl at 10am. It's really great because we meet up for an ... Read more >
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By brianalexandercary | Views [359]
Fri, 9 May 2014 | By | Views [243] | Scholarship Entry
The first time I actually got to experience the wonders of Guatemala was when I was 15 years old. I visited different parts of Guatemala and I was absolutely amazed. I went to Antigua, Guatemala and I got to see a different side to where my father is ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Thu, 21 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Photo Gallery
These are hiking photos taken during Week 9/our Antigua stay.
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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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