GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 | Views [218] | Video
GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 | Views [176]
Nels´s frustration with my poor navigation peaked today when I, again, was compeletely lost. This town is beautiful, but the streets are lined with condrete walls and city ordinances only allow 5 different colors for the buildings. On top of that these ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 | Views [232] | Video
Sunday morning the family consensus was to leave our homestay. The house is far too crowded (at almuerzo Saturday, Silvia's sons had to wait for us to finish before they could sit down for their lunch shift); the shower is a cold dribble, when the water ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Monday, 13 Jun 2011 | Views [147] | Video
Money matters are the most boring possible opener, but, as I´m currently waiting in a long line to exchange traveler´s checks at the Banco Industrial, this is a good opportunity to mention Antigua´s unique money problems. Traveler´s checks are relics ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 12 Jun 2011 | Views [172] | Video
They kept at it ´til 12 down there... Our driver hit his horn at 5:45 AM for our trek to Pacaya, Guatemala´s active volcano (Google what happened there last year). These hikes are, superficially, a clash of Mayan and gringo cultures. Kids wait outside ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 12 Jun 2011 | Views [154] | Video
GUATEMALA | Saturday, 11 Jun 2011 | Views [156] | Video
GUATEMALA | Saturday, 11 Jun 2011 | Views [213] | Video
No sleep for any of us for the past 40 hours. We arrived today at our spartan Antigua homestay, 10 people in an 800 square foot home, and that comfort zone started to crumble. I´m writing this at 10:30 and although we collapsed in bed 3 hours ago, ... Read more >
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GUATEMALA | Friday, 10 Jun 2011 | Views [217] | Comments [1]
This is our first ever attempt at travel-blogging. We'll do everything on wi-fi with the boys' iTouches, if it works. Today's our getaway day. Both Dena and I have been pretty stressed getting all the myriad details ready, but I'm sure that's nothing ... Read more >
