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Trip: Crazy 6 month trip

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Chillin´ in the Carribean

HONDURAS | Wednesday, 28 Feb 2007 | Views [606]

Roatan is located on the 2nd longest reef in the world, after the Barrier reef, so we were excited about the snorkeling we could do. You can do PADI open water dive courses here for about $200 for 5 days, but that was not possible on our budget, so we ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


Getting to the Bay Islands

GUATEMALA | Wednesday, 28 Feb 2007 | Views [1731]

Roatan, an island 50km off the coast of Honduras in the Carribean, and the destination for a weeks worth of sleeping, eating and snorkelling. To get to the island we had to make for La Ceiba where we would catch a ferry to the island. In our ignorance, ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


Gallery: Rio Dulce/Livingston

GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 27 Feb 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Flores/Tikal

GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 27 Feb 2007 | Photo Gallery


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The majestic Rio Dulce

GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 27 Feb 2007 | Views [1663]

The only way to get to Livingstone is by boat down the Rio Dulce river. From Flores we got a bust tp Rio Dulce, where we got a lancha to take us down river to the fairly small village of Livingstone, on the small section of Carribean coast which is ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


The kingdom of the Maya

GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 27 Feb 2007 | Views [1704]

The primary reason for our visit to Flores, was to take a day trip to the ruins of Tikal. To us it was just a bonus that the village of Flores was so nice. It is a little penninula which just into Lake Peten Itza and which is connected to the mailand ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Gallery: San Marcos/Lake Atitlan

GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 27 Feb 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Ah... the joys of travel

GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 27 Feb 2007 | Views [1665] | Comments [1]

We had a bit of an adventure getting to Flores, the place from which we planned to visit the ruins of Tikal in Guatemala´s north. When we were in Antigua, we booked ourselves a bus ticket from Antigua to Flores, we later realised that we would need to ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!


Slowing down in San Marcos

GUATEMALA | Sunday, 11 Feb 2007 | Views [1860] | Comments [5]

For the past few days, we have been chilling out on the shores of Lake Atitlan. The lake is formed in a Calderra (collapsed volcanic cone)and it covers 128 sq/km and reaches depths of more the 320m. As we hit the top of the volcanic rim, we looked ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation


Crazy Markets

GUATEMALA | Sunday, 11 Feb 2007 | Views [1425]

On Thursdays and Sundays the town of Chichicastenango comes alive - it hosts one of the largest indigenous markets in Guatemala. We decided to do a day trip there for the Sunday Markets. Chichi is in the Guatemalan Highlands, and the bus ride was simply ... Read more >

Tags: Markets


Boiling hot Mag-ma

GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 6 Feb 2007 | Views [2077] | Comments [7]

Volcano Pacaya is an active volcano that is about 1.5 hours drive from Antigua, and for US$7 you get to go on a guided walk to the top. To us, this is an offer too good to refuse, so on Friday 2/02 Pete and I left Antigua for the 7 hour sunset tour ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains


Antigua

GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 6 Feb 2007 | Views [528]

Seems that Antigua has run out of Quetsales (local currency!), so while Pete is in one of the queues to try and get some form of cash - I thought that I would take the chance to get some of my thoughts about Antigua and Guatemala up here! We arrived ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


Gallery: Chi Chi Markets

GUATEMALA | Monday, 5 Feb 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Antigua

GUATEMALA | Sunday, 4 Feb 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: San Francisco

USA | Sunday, 4 Feb 2007 | Photo Gallery


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A city of contrasts

USA | Friday, 2 Feb 2007 | Views [764] | Comments [2]

We have just arrived in Antigua, Guatemala this morning (after a hectic flight which left San Fran at 12:35am).  This is the first tme that I have been on the web, so I will update the blog with details of our time in San Francisco. Walking up Powell ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


Details Details Details

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 29 Nov 2006 | Views [718]

Well, we have 2 months to go before departure.  I am starting to feel the pressure now, I am sure that there is stuff that I will forget to do... Here is 'The Plan': We leave Aus on 28 January 2007 and our first stop is Guatemala and Honduras (with ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase


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