GUATEMALA | Saturday, 21 Feb 2009 | Views [116] | Comments [3]
Well its been a while and a lot has happened since I last wrote . . . Semuc Champey? Here it is in brief, if you want to hear in more detail you'll have to buy me a pint. Sorry, I have given up on loading photos for the time being as t takes so so ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Friday, 30 Jan 2009 | Views [257] | Comments [3]
Up into the Highlands of Guatemala on a little shuttle bus driven at break neck speed around mountain bends - India people you know the score - praying the driver keeps his eyes open. From the miradors (vistas) the terrain looked like furry green upside ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Friday, 30 Jan 2009 | Views [131]
I made it to Guatemala having previously decided not to come because of horror stories regarding the gang crime and violent attacks on buses. So far so good, even travelled through Guatemala City which is big and dirty but looks quite interesting. ... Read more >
HONDURAS | Wednesday, 28 Jan 2009 | Views [146] | Comments [1]
I finally left Nicaragua not having achieved what I wanted to with the Ponies and Small Persons project and not knowing how best to progress with this next. However, it is an amazing country with amazing people and my time there was hugely fulfilling ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Saturday, 24 Jan 2009 | Views [129] | Comments [4]
They say that if you dont like the weather on The Corn Islands, just wait 5 minutes. After having waited for weeks for the internet weather reports to clear up I thought to hell with it and booked the trip. It was worth it just for the plane ride ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Tuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | Views [151] | Comments [6]
It's been a long time since I last updated the blog so prepare for a biggish one, get yourself a nice cup of tea and slice of marmite on toast . . . My time at Hospedaje & Bar La Libertad passed very amiably, chatting to lots of people, finding ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Friday, 12 Dec 2008 | Views [214] | Comments [8]
Still in Granada and doesnt look like i'm moving very soon, in fact I hardly move at all these days except from hammock to bar to book to computer to market. I have a bar job in Hospedaje La Libertad in return for free accommodation and some food. This ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Sunday, 7 Dec 2008 | Views [169] | Comments [3]
Wow! This place is so cool! Have been studying Spanish in the ex-colonial town of Granada for the past week which has been really hard but I think I maybe just beginning to geddit. My teacher has been very relaxed in our one on one sessions and spends ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Friday, 28 Nov 2008 | Views [154] | Comments [5]
I am preparing to leave Managua and the kind hospitality of Paul and his family. I am abandoning my plans to travel to the Corn Islands due to bad weather and instead am embarking on a one week Spanish Language Course in the old colonial town of Granada.... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Friday, 21 Nov 2008 | Views [214] | Comments [6]
OMFG! Doing the washing up when a HUGE FREAKING FREAKING FREAK FREAK of a TARATULA scarpered up the wall in front of me. Now those of you who are accustomed to my seemingly unneccessary phobias will tell you that I am prone to exaggeration when I speak ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Sunday, 16 Nov 2008 | Views [287] | Comments [4]
Am in Esteli in the North of Nicaragua for the day and a night. We are visiting an activist friend of Paul's who works at an adult education centre, pottery and all sorts of things. On the way up here we stopped at another friend of Paul's who is ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Wednesday, 12 Nov 2008 | Views [364] | Comments [10]
Ok here goes . . . After almost a week of swanning round San Francisco eating, eating and er eating and doing a lot of walking, I have made it to Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. The rainy season has just about ended though there is talk of a ... Read more >
