Leaving Honduras turned out to be the best move I have made all trip. Just days after leaving the country´s president Zelaya was allowed back in and the country went into turmoil. Borders were closed, curfews were put back into place, and the possibility of having all human rights stripped were very real. None of this mattered to Natalie and I though because we were home free in the colonial city of Antigua. Cobblestone streets displayed under the large expanse of a big volcano with expenisve tourist shops on one side and cheap local markets on the other. It was almost [View Full Entry]

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Bus after bus and sweat drenched bodies crammed in vans with no air conditioning or open windows we made it to the capital city Teguicigalpa, Honduras. We had no real plans to stay here for more than a night because of the said dangers, but we stretched one night into two and enjoyed our short time here. It was an expensive two days, but as we would find out shortly, Honduras became an expensive holiday across the board. We had to take taxis from place to place beause it was not safe to walk anywhere, but around the air conditioned mall. [View Full Entry]

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I am sorry for the delay in blog posts, but it was because I was having a great time and the internet services were expensive and slow. When I left you last I was heading to the city of Leon. We spent little time here, but really enjoyed the street markets and cheap movie theaters. FYI dont see the movie GI Joe. We were awake bright and early on our first day here by explosions over our hostel/city. We thought maybe someone was invading the city and we were kind of on edge, but it turns out we showed up for [View Full Entry]

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Well we made it...just barely. Our trip´s first problem arised within 5 minutes of reaching the airport. The lady at the counter who punches all the keys, seems to know what shes doing, but truly doesnt told us that without proof of our leaving Costa Rica, she could not let us on the flight. Natalie and I only had one way tickets, but we have return flights from Mexico City a few months into the future. Apperently a flight from another country is not sufficient for the lady as proof that we will be leaving Costa Rica. They dont want us [View Full Entry]

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Welcome to my new travel blog. Some of you took the time and followed me on my last adventure and some of you are new. As many of you know I took my first big solo adventure through much of South America two years ago. Since my return I have worked hard at finding ways to escape the real world and afford to get myself back on the road. It began with moving to Steamboat Springs. You might remember that I met a special girl while traveling last time. Somehow I convinced her to come to the United States and live [View Full Entry]

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Sniff...Sniff....Sniff As sad as it is, my trip came to an end. It has been two months since I last wrote and to be honest its because I really couldn't be bothered with writing this travelblog. Tons did happen since the last entry though. For a quick recap: After Paraguay, I went back to Buenos Aires to meet up with Dad and Jeff to get a flight to the southern tip of the civilized world, Ushuaia, Argentina. We were to embark on a 10 day Patagonia trip in style. The flight was business/first class and I was drinking champagne while wearing [View Full Entry]

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I went to the town of Filadelfia. I could probably end my blog entry with that. This is a town in the Chaco region which was formed by Mennonite Germans in northern Paraguay. Canadian Germans and others later were allowed to live there to escape religious persecution (and war crimes from WW2) because the land was inhabitable. Now it produces most of the country´s dairy. Its mostly German speaking and strange to see the bright white people among the dark indigenous. Its known for very dry cookie cutter streets, dairy, and germans. It was the second two, but the first one [View Full Entry]

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Asuncion, Dengue capital. A nice spread out city with 1 -2 million people. Make sure to wear bug spray. Dengue is famous here. If you get bit by a carrier mosquito get ready for terrible flu like symptoms and maybe a hospital trip. The first night we stayed in a hostel so we could check out the place before meeting up with our new friends. Not much to see if you ask me. A few plazas, 100s of policemen, the usual. This country is supposed to be dangerous. I dunno. Its all the same to me at this point in the [View Full Entry]

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NOTE: You may have noticed no photos on my last blog entry. From here on out there will be no more photos on my blog page and after my Paraguay blogs no more photos at all. I lost my USB connection cord to upload them from my camera. Being the cheap person that I am, I will not be buying another cord and finishing out my trip on my current 2 gig memory chip. I think I have another cord back in the states and when I return I will get the pictures online. Sorry to those of you that only [View Full Entry]

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The road less traveled....Paraguay. I have met 1 person in 7 months that has been to this country. I needed a $45 Visa to enter and Posadas, Argentina had the consulate office to get it done. It only took two hours... then I was off. I arrived in Encarnacion which is a border town with Posadas. I felt at home right away. On the bus ride into town you pass several markets that look similar to those in Peru. You can feel the negotiator in you get excited. It would not be like Argentina where prices are set. No no. This [View Full Entry]

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