ECUADOR | Friday, 27 Apr 2007 | Views [288] | Comments [2]
We are leaving tomorrow for the Galapagos. I can't wait to see the boobies. You know, the blue-footed booby birds. Oh and the tortoises, penguins, flamingos, etc., etc. We are meeting up with our Intrepid group in a few hours to get to know one another ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
ECUADOR | Tuesday, 24 Apr 2007 | Views [820] | Comments [1]
It´s hard to believe I´ve only been out of Quito for 5 days. It feels like ages ago that Trishy and I were sitting in Spanish class during the mornings and spending the afternoons trying to stay dry and awake (hey, Spanish is intense when you have 4 ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
ECUADOR | Sunday, 15 Apr 2007 | Views [520] | Comments [2]
So far Quito is definitely the nicest big city I have found myself in during the last month. It´s not too dirty (like Belize City), not too sketchy (Guatemala City) and surprisingly enjoyable to walk around. We are staying in ¨New Town¨ Quito where ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
ECUADOR | Friday, 13 Apr 2007 | Views [467] | Comments [1]
Well the unfortunate happened. We were so close to making it to our one month travel mark on Sunday unscathed but we had some bad luck yesterday. Or rather, Trish had to bare the bad luck. On our last day in Costa Rica she had her wallet stolen out of ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
COSTA RICA | Monday, 9 Apr 2007 | Views [409] | Comments [4]
Hello again from San Jose. Luckily I got out of the city for the weekend and spent 2 1/2 lovely days on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica in a little beach town called Cahuita. (Alyssa, Thanks for the recommendation. We loved it there!!) As everything ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine, costa rica, san jose
COSTA RICA | Thursday, 5 Apr 2007 | Views [548] | Comments [1]
I´m sure that the title of this blog may be offensive to some but I´m sorry, I´m not a fan of the Holy Week. It has mostly made my life difficult and, well more expensive. Prices went up double in Antigua and we had to walk outside of town this morning ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures, costa rica
GUATEMALA | Wednesday, 4 Apr 2007 | Views [477] | Comments [1]
As I sit here in Antigua on my final night in Guatemala I´m thinking over the good and the bad of the past two weeks. The good: this land is gorgeous Guatemala´s landscape is truly amazing and diverse. You want the beach? The pacific slope´s got ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
GUATEMALA | Friday, 30 Mar 2007 | Views [425] | Comments [3]
I am officially in love with Guatemala. I guess I had to come to the lake to figure this out so I´m very glad we made the trip. After departing Antigua Trish and I had a few lovely hours on a shuttle bus viewing Guatemala´s highland region. Here the ... Read more >
Tags: Markets
GUATEMALA | Monday, 26 Mar 2007 | Views [778] | Comments [5]
It´s been pretty hectic these past few days but I have free internet at this hostel so I figured I should take advantage. I´ll go back a few days to run through everything that has happened in Guatemala so far... Our stay in Flores was brief but it ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
GUATEMALA | Wednesday, 21 Mar 2007 | Views [926] | Comments [1]
It has been a lovely past few days spent at Caye Caulker, an island about 20 miles outside of Belize City. After leaving Orange Walk on Monday morning (with what felt like the entire population of the town on the bus with us) we were happily on our way ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
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