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I sit on the rooftop balcony of the Posada Dona Clara in Antigua, Guatemala, recording my thoughts. I confess it is this balcony that has kept me here, despite the promise of more company and fewer expenditures with a family. It’s just so nice to have this place to work – peaceful, beautiful, and [...]
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At the airport waiting for our flight At the airport ARRIVING IN CHAPINLANDIAAfter a short 1 ? hour flight, we landed with excitement in Guatemala. As soon as we stepped off the plane and into the airport, the eye candy began! Good looking Guatemalan men everywhere: stamping our passports, getting our luggage, securing the airport [...]
Mall world tried to lull us with its air-conditioned, pre-packaged charms, but we escaped San Salvador after just one night. From there we took a 1.5 hr. bus ride to the next-largest town in El Salvador, Santa Ana. The roads in El Salvador are among the best we’ve seen on this trip, and while the [...]
I write this in the car, on the way to Quetzaltanango (affectionately known by the populace as Xela, though I for one haven’t yet seen the connection). Apparently we’re quite close, though when we’ll actually arrive is anyone’s guess – we’ve been exactly this close for the past two and a half hours, [...]
We planned to stay in Antigua for 2 days, 2 and a bit weeks later we left! We decided to take a break from the travelling scene for a bit and kick back and enjoy this beautiful city for a while. Antigua is overflowing with colonial architecture and beautifully detailed churches on streets where houses [...]
My first day in Lanquin a bat flew into my hair. Yes, a bat. Another one made friends with my back. And I would like to say that I was calm through all of this, merely saying, “Hey guys, a bat just ran into me. Isn
After hearing excellent reports of a Coffee finca on the outskirts of Poptun we decided along with Benoit to head south and pay a visit. Finca Ixobel is owned by an American lady who set it up with her husband over 30 years ago. Set in tropical forests and enclosed by huge cone like mountains [...]
Thought I love Costa Rica and I love living in La Estrella and I love teaching and staying in one place for more than a week, I cannot even express here how good it felt to get back on the road again!!! Once again I am the pregnant turtle, the wanderer knowing that anything can [...]
Scott: So since the last blog we left Belize for Guatemala, left Guatemala for Mexico and only just yesterday did we get back into Guatemala. It would make more sense on a map, i think. I
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