Alice1985

On my last day in Playa I had one last trip to the beach (just in case there'd be no sunshine in Arizona...) and then caught a bus to the airport in Cancun. The flight left on time and I had a great view of the Cancun hotel zone from the window. I was sitting next to an English couple so I think they must have sat us all together so they could keep an eye on us. It was good to get back to Phoenix and see Luba, Terry and Sean but at the same time I miss my adventuring in Latin America. Perhaps I ought to go and hang out with the Mexicans at the car wash down the road. I spent my first few days in Phoenix relaxing and enjoying the feeling of ... read more

Well I managed to survive my week of Spanish lessons though I'm sure my Spanish is just as bad as it always was! At times I thought my teacher was going to despair. Ah well, no doubt I've learnt something useful from them. I spent my first two nights with the school at Chiqui's house where I was joined by a young French couple. This made the mealtimes slightly less embarassing but they didn't speak much English or Spanish so there wasn't much conversation going on there! For the other five nights I was staying in a guesthouse where I was the only guest for the majority of my stay. It was pretty decent having a whole house to myself but it was a shame that I didn't get the opportunity to meet more people studying ... read more

Roatan was absolutely fantastic - easily the highlight of my trip so far. I would have stayed for longer than I did if it weren´t so expensive and it also felt like cheating a bit because it really wasn´t like the rest of Latin America! There are so many expats and tourists there that it had a completely different culture and most people there spoke English so it was very easy! The island was really laid back and there were loads of young people there giving it a great atmosphere. It was sunny most of the time I was there and really nice being able to lie on the beach and going for a swim in the ocean every so often to cool off. Best of all was the fact that I could wander around wearing ... read more

Mexico City is wonderful! I was expecting it to be crowded, dirty and dangerous but I´ve been pleasantly surprised. (Well, maybe it´s crowded, dirty etc. in other parts of the city but not where I´ve been!) I´ve been here for six days now and have managed to change my flight to Guatemala so I´m flying there tomorrow. Despite all my whining about how "expensive" things are in Mexico, I think I´ll miss this city! I´ve been passing the time wandering through parks and visiting monuments and museums so I should be very cultured now. I´ve been to the Museo Nacional de Antropologia (supposed to be excellent but I don´t know how you work out which museums are better than others!), the cathedral, the Palacio de Gobierno, Pancho Villa´s tomb (by coincidence on the anniversary of his ... read more

I've just seen a bit of cloud in the sky so I've had to come inside in case it gets a bit chilly - the weather forecast says it's going to average only 35 degrees (Celsius) here today and since being here I've become accustomed to the 40s... it's such a hard life! It's been nice being back in Phoenix and seeing my relatives Luba, Terry and Sean. Nothing here has changed much so it all feels very familiar - like being at my second home! There are now four cats here, Sweepy and Tigger who were here before and Pepper and Tisha who are new. The cats only like me when they want to be fed. The journey here was long and boring but I met a nice guy on the plane, Jordan, which at ... read more