Destination: Guatemala
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Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [2976]
After crossing the border into Guatemala we jumped on a bus heading towards the capital. The ride took longer than expected because we had to wait two hours in a small town to pick up new passengers. This meant we had all sorts of opportunities to ... Read more >
Tags: antigua, chichicastenango, coban, flores, lake atitlan, san pedro, santiago de atitlan, star wars, tikal, volcano pacaya
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
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By ash-clarey | Views [840] | Comments [2]
Hi All We are having an absolute blast! This is most definitely the life. Since our last message we have been through Belize and into Guatemala. Belize is an amazing country but just too expensive for us. We were on the islands in the Carribean ... 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 >
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 | By lockers | Views [650]
On the 18 hour bus ride from Managua in
Nicaragua to Guatemala City, I met an
Australian girl, Monique, and, after being advised that it wasn't
safe to get a public bus on a Sunday evening to Antigua, we shared a
30 ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By tomcan | Views [601] | 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
Sat, 17 May 2008 | By liliwanderlust | Views [504]
this magnificent flower blossoms just for one night
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 | By emsussman | Views [489]
Flores, Tikal, Rio Dulce, Livingston
A couple of weekends ago I finally made the long trip to northern Guatemala to see the Mayan ruins at Tikal. It was incredible! I went with two of my roommates, Dave and Noah, and there ... Read more >
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By hcr64 | Views [468]
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 >
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By rarakaki | Views [441] | Comments [2]
We're a family of 4 traveling through Guatemala and Belize. This is my first venture into the "open" internet, curious to see how it works. Note to friends and family: anyone can read these stories, see these photos, and read your comments.... Read more >
Fri, 6 Feb 2009 | By alleen | Views [420] | Comments [3]
It has been a good first week of language school. I am so thankful for all the many
blessings God has graciously bestowed upon me! And thankful for all of the prayers that are sustaining
me.
My host family is truly wonderful! I ... Read more >
Tags: language school, xela
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
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 | By zahira | 
Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I took my first photo when I was 7 years old and in that moment I never imagined that will love it in the way that I love it now. Was my first camera, a sport Kodak, my father gave it to me a couple of years after that. I love the photography ‘cause I ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013