Hi All, Here´s the photo´s from Granada and Leon, Nicaragua. I will write more soon! [View Full Entry]

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Hi All, Here´s the photo´s from Granada and Leon, Nicaragua. I will write more soon! [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from Tegucigalpa (or Tegus) capital of Honduras, loosely translated as Silver Mountain (Actually I'm in Nicaragua now, you will get more in the next update!!) Its certainly different form Antigua! Almost no-one speaks any English and not a gringo in sight. I'm out of my comfort zone now and its just what I need to try and practice my Spanish. Its a typical central American capital, a giant sprawl with lots of traffic and pollution. Its located in a very picturesque setting though, surrounded by mountains. I was a bit apprehensive of flying here after reading an article about pilot [View Full Entry]

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Went here for the weekend and stayed in Panahachel (about 2 hours from Antigua). I hired a lanchera for a few hours and got the captain to take me round some of the villages around the lake. First stop was Santiago Atitalan, a small village with a bustling market. Next stop was San Pedro, another small sleepy village. I only had 30 mins here so went for a quick walk round. It all seemed very quiet and peaceful until I came upon a commotion in one of the narrow streets. There was a lot of exited people and at first it [View Full Entry]

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I'm still here in Antigua where I have decided to study more Spanish! It is one of the best places in the world to learn Spanish and 70% of visitors that come to Guatemala are spanish students. I have completed one week so far at the Academia de Espanyol Antigua. Next week Iam doing one more week and in order to improve my conversation techniques have decided to stay with a Guatemalan family. On Saturday I went on an excursion to Volcan Pacaya, one of the most famous active volcanoes in Guatemala. We managed to get very close to the lava [View Full Entry]

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Have to admit I was a little aprehensive of coming here after all the warnings I had read and advice theat had been received. It was going to either be a place I'd want get out of quick or it would be completely friendly and I would question what I was worried about in the first place. Well after a few days here I can safely say its definately the latter. Sure, parts of Guatemala City look a bit sketchy and you have to watch what you're doing at night but the people are amazingly friendly and welcoming. I flew down [View Full Entry]

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Hi all and greetings from Tulum in Quintana Roo! I pitched up here, late on Wed night with no reservation, smart move eh!? I got the van driver to take me to a few places by the beach, most of which were closed by the time I arrived. After 4 attempts I managed to find some cabanas at an eco-tourism place. I was tired by this time so just paid up front for the cabana. There was no electricity so it was pitch black and I could barely make out what I was staying in. Anyway I went to bed and [View Full Entry]

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Despite the issues with the swine flu my folks admirably managed to make it here last week. Last Sunday we went by water taxi to Yelapa, a secluded village around 30 mins south of Puerto Vallarta. Yelapa is only accessible by sea so we took a water taxi. Despite a bumpy ride, I felt relatively safe until I noticed the captain was around 12 years old! If you want to get away from it all, Yelapa really is the place to go, however if you miss the last taxi back at night you are in trouble! The swine flu is beginning [View Full Entry]

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Bienvenida a Guadalajara, home of Tequila, Mariachi and Chivas! We arrived here after a painful bus journey from Puerto Vallarta. The bus itself was very comfortable but the road was very twisty and we got stuck in traffic for a large part of the journey. After four feature length movies we were still nowhere near Guadalajara! After checking in late to our hotel we grabbed some food in the hotel where I ended up having a conversation with a drunk Chivas fan, who was in town to see the classico, Chivas Guadalajara v Club America (the biggest match in the Mexican [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from Puerto Vallarta! It really feels like I'm in a foreign country here (gag). I have arrived during Semana Santa (holy week) and it is absolutely packed, big fiesta! This will be my home for the next 6 weeks. I have spent the first few days getting orientated and practicing what little Spanish I know(in addition to lounging around in the sun!). It's suprising how much you pick up during the day just from walking around...I even got asked directions to the shops by a local in Spanish! (i'm sure I sent her the wrong way!). Ha I thought, I [View Full Entry]

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