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Trust The Cowboy-Hatted Man

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By | Views [1547] | Scholarship Entry

“Quiche, Quiche, Quiche” is all I could hear from the ayudante amongst running toward the bus, bagless, in the chaotic bus depot of Quetzaltenango. My bag was with another man, a local, in a red plaid shirt adorned with a cowboy hat. My bag was hurled ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

The Art of Doing Nothing

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 | By doodledawn | Views [1263]

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

Volcan Santa Maria.

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By joealotto13 | Views [984] | Comments [1]

Volcan Santa Maria is an extinct volcano located just next to Xela, where i´m studying spanish. I did a day hike with a bunch of the school where I´m studying spanish one saturday. It was pretty uneventful and a pretty easy hike but it was a nice view ... Read more >

Tags: guatemala, santa maria, volcano

Arrival in Guatemala City!

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 | By emsussman | Views [865] | Comments [2]

Hola, from Guatemala City! I have been in Guatemala for almost 2 weeks now, and so far it has been incredible! After waking up at 3:00 AM, spending a layover in Houston chatting with a very friendly Guatemalan family, I finally arrived in ... Read more >

Psychedelic souls and sky giants

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 | By compassrose | Views [856]

“¡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

Country #2.........Guatemala..or getting there

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Views [805] | Comments [1]

I was right to be concerned about getting in to Guatemala - not because of the border crossing itself - there is no information, but following other people and a bit of ear-wigging it became quite clear, but because of the logisitics issues on either ... Read more >

Tags: guatemala

First Impressions

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By alyssa730 | Views [518]

This country is beautiful!! The weather has been amazing so far and the landscape of Antigua is breathtaking! When I first arrived, I was taken here to Maximo Nivel to check in, and then brought to my "homestay"...I was under the impression that I would ... Read more >

Train Tickets ready!

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By eurocharles | Views [500]

After deciding which Eurail ticket to buy, i finally chose the Global Pass for 10 Days in 2 months. Yes, i will have to buy another one later. Anyway, the thing the surprised me was the speed of delivery. I just bought this thing on July 3 and today ... Read more >

Ruins & Revolutionaries

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By hcr64 | Views [484]

Spent a couple of very pleasant days in Palenque in the hot sunshine & torrential rain. Took ourselves to the site of the ruins on a local bus which was much cheaper than the shuttles for tourists. Was a stunning place, much smaller than Tikal but ... Read more >