COSTA RICA | Sunday, 13 Jul 2008 | Views [605] | Comments [1]
'Jees, those Mayans - pretty smart guys, huh?' These words represented the sum total of my knowledge of the ancient Mayan civilization before I got to Central America. (I also knew made that Mel Gibson made that really gorey movie, but I'm not sure that ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Sunday, 13 Jul 2008 | Views [820]
'Central America in a G-string' - a range of travel guides to the discotecas of Latin America, set to rival the hegemonic market position of Lonely Planet's 'on a shoestring' series. And it's going to make me a fortune (cue evil laugh: ha, ha, ha)..... Read more >
PANAMA | Wednesday, 25 Jun 2008 | Views [1038] | Comments [1]
I´m writing this in a mall. A mall. Yes, those three-storey monuments to capitalism, with bright lights, escalaters, dunkin doughnuts, and clean (oh, so clean) toilets. This is definitely the most surreal experience of my entire travels. One day ago ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Friday, 13 Jun 2008 | Views [455] | Comments [1]
My Lonely Planet guide to Central America refers to Guatemala as 'the land of the eternal Spring'. Right now, that line feels like a cruel joke. Four solid days of rain has given me a whole new appreciation for Irish weather. Of course, all of us foreigners have ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 25 May 2008 | Views [532] | Comments [2]
'Spanglish' - a hybrid language created by the fusion of Spanish and English. Commonly spoken by Latin America immigrants in North America, and North American tourists visiting Latin America. Popular examples include 'The food is muy bien', 'Do you serve ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Wednesday, 21 May 2008 | Views [462] | Comments [2]
My flight here was both more straightforward and and more stressful than I had expected. I anticipated delayed flights and missed connections (concerns that never actually materialized). I did not, however, expect to be interrogated about my travel plans ... Read more >
