Guatemala – Independence Day Celebrations
15th of September, one of the biggest days on the Guatemalan calendar. They've been ramping up the party atmosphere and activities for the last week and now it's time to…
Guatemala – Semuc Champey
Getting to Semuc Champey we got off the shuttle bus and transferred to the back of a pickup. Driving the 45min through barely populated rainforest to the hostel in the…
Guatemala – Antigua
Last week we took a school holiday and travelled to Antigua and Semuc Champey. The trip was really about Semuc but given we didn't need a whole week there and…
Guatemala – Still in Quetzaltenango (Xela)
Quick, I better get this updated for my Sunday night readers... This week has seen us hit 111 days away, kind of a milestone so we're treating ourselves to a…
Futbol match for a weekday adventure.
Guatemala – still in Xela
So the last week has been spent in Xela, Guatemala with Spanish lessons for 5hrs every morning. It's been a tough week with the feeling of being back at school,…
Flores
Guatemala
From Belize into Flores, Guatemala via bus. No problems here and a couple of days spent exploring flores and the water around the tiny Island as well as a day…
Caye Caulker
Belize
Quick and easy trip across the border from Mexico into Belize. Took a packed local bus down to Belize City to hop on a water taxi out to Caye Caulker.…