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Antigua time

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 | By kirstenroche | Views [949] | Comments [3]

So in the last few days, I managed to make it successfully with Anna to Antigua, Guatemala! We each got certified in scuba diving, our passport to the ocean! As of 3 days ago we can go anywhere in the world we want to to dive up to 100 feet down ... Read more >

Just Me and Dad in Guatemala

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [929]

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

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [843]

“¡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

pacha mamma we're coming home

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 | By liliwanderlust | Views [830]

i met joe or crazy horse in puerto morelos, mexico. he was dubbed little bear by the mayan sage, he had met in los angeles 7 years ago. an ancient mayan - one from a higher dimension, with the ability to know past and future and apparate with a body ... Read more >

First Few Days in La Antigua Guatemala

Sun, 1 Mar 2015 | By cubannomad | Views [633] | 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 >

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

What I never expected...

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