Destination: Guatemala
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Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [2657]
Another tourist micro bus, another long journey south to Antigua. This time the bad road bit was at the start, so we were able to enjoy the fantastic views whilst not minding the banging around. Our driver was of the ´there´s no speed except ... Read more >
Tags: antigua, bad trades, colonial architechture, volcan pacaya
Tue, 2 Sep 2014 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [1833]
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 >
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [899]
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 [825]
“¡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
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By elawlor | Views [727] | 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, 27 Jun 2008 | By kathrynandruben | Views [700]
So, from Mexico we headed down to Belize. Contrary to everyone's advice, we weren't going to stay out on the cayes of Belize. Kathryn had spent half our money already on guacamole and chips in Mexico. After just one night in Belize city we made for the ... Read more >
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 | By lockers | Views [631]
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 >
Wed, 13 May 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [581] | Video
One of our class trips was to Trama Textiles. You can find out more at <http://tramatextiles.org/our-story/> Because I like to knit I decided to try my hand at using a telar de cinturón or belt loom. The simplist project was a scarf or "... Read more >
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 | By kalamina | Views [571]
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 >
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 | By donkosarev | Views [558]
Monday may perhaps be the last day at which the number of volunteers was restricted to a small number, 4 with the arrival of one new volunteer, Mariella. The first 2 hours were rather slow as Juan Jose took both Mariella and Rachel for what turned out ... Read more >
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Views [554]
After a dusty drive from the border, we arrived in Flores. It´s a
pretty little town built on an island in the middle of a lake. We found
a hostel with a room, not that great, but a really nice roof deck with
stunning lake views, and hammocks! After ... Read more >
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By mearle | Photo Gallery
Backpacking through Guatemala
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Fri, 4 Feb 2011 | By dschneider87888 | Photo Gallery
Fishing trip with my brother and friends
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