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George and Eva - George White and Eva Ma

Hi Everyone! Welcome to our travel blog! Eva and I (George) met at the University of Washington in Seattle and were married a couple of years ago. While dating, we discovered we both had an unfulfilled desire to see a little bit more of the planet and had talked about taking an extended trip. Shortly after our marriage, we started planning and saving for a year-long trip around the world, which we are currently undertaking. We hope to keep up our blog with our photos and experiences to share with our friends and family back home as we travel through the various countries.

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By George and Eva
October 25th 2009

The Island of Two Volcanoes Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Isla de Ometepe

View of Ometepe from the ferry

We 'set sail' for the Isla de Ometepe on Monday, October 19th, leaving the urban comforts of Italian-made pasta, guitar, and cable TV behind. The island slowly revealed itself over the four-hour ferry ride. Ometepe is twice crowned, formed by two volcanoes joined by a narrow strip of land. Volcan Madera is older, inactive, and flattened at the top with a lake in its crater. Volcan Concepcion is still active, 1610 m high, and as pointy-headed as you'd like. We arrived around 6 pm in the dark and rain, and caught a cab/pick-up truck to the nearest hotel. That night we [View Full Entry]

By George and Eva
October 16th 2009

A little Managua and lots of Granada Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Granada

Cathedral and the Plaza de la Independencia

We arrived in Managua, Nicaragua on Tuesday night, Oct. 13th, and only stayed until the next morning. The little part of Managua we saw was interesting and disconcerting at the same time. Everyone we met was extremely friendly, and yet they warned us that crime was rampant nearby. Given the warmth of almost everyone we met, it was hard to believe the bad intentions of the people we didn't meet. Our hotel was just a block west of the Tica bus station. The hotel staff 'allowed' us to walk back that far in search of food. Any further east, or any [View Full Entry]

Street boys with Giant Lady and Big Head

Calle la Calzada and the Cathedral at sunset

By George and Eva
October 12th 2009

La Esperanza and into Nicaragua Central America Caribbean » Honduras » La Esperanza

La Esperanza

La Esperanza is a small town in Honduras whose name means 'hope'. We arrived on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 11 with the hope of - cold! After sweating it through the lowlands of Guatemala and Honduras, I wanted to feel cold again and to have some reason for the two sweaters in my backpack. At 1721 m, La Esperanza is the highest and coldest town in the country. La Esperanza is actually composed of two towns, La Esperanza proper and Intibuca, an indigenous community of the Lenca people. Although our guidebooks suggested La Esperanza as a good place to view [View Full Entry]

By George and Eva
October 10th 2009

Around Lago de Yojoa Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Lago de Yojoa

Lago de Yojoa

In our Lonely Planet guide, Central America on a Shoestring, there was a great listing for a microbrewery/hotel near Lago de Yojoa, a picturesque lake in central Honduras. We got a lift from the Jungle River Lodge at 7 am in the morning of Oct. 9th to La Ceiba, and made our way to the D&D Bed & Breakfast and Microbrewery via San Pedro Sula. By the time we were dropped off by the chicken bus in front of the road to D&D, it had started to rain and the sky was getting darker. D&D was closed. Argh! Unfortunately we didn't [View Full Entry]

By George and Eva
October 8th 2009

Zipping Through the Jungle Canopy Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Rio Cangrejal

Ferry leaving Utila

We caught the early ferry leaving Utila at 6:20 am on Thursday, October 8th, to La Ceiba on mainland Honduras. We had spent the last few days trying to figure out what our next move would be and decided to head for the jungle to do a tour or two. We played around with the idea of going to La Moskito, but after being tortured by mosquitos for the last week, the last place I wanted to be was to a place called La Moskito, even though the place was named for the people who lived there and not the insect [View Full Entry]

By George and Eva
October 7th 2009

Scuba diving in Utila Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Utila

Utila, view from the dock

On the morning of October 2nd, we took the ferry from La Ceiba to Utila, the westernmost Bay Island and the mecca of diving backpackers. Right off the ferry, we were accosted by many representatives from different dive shops handing us their flyers and telling us their specials. It would have been a bit overwhelming had we not had any idea of where to go. But luckily for us, George had been in communication with one of the dive centers, Underwater Vision, after being recommended by 2 separate individuals: Tony, the guy who we met at the guesthouse in La Ceiba, [View Full Entry]

By George and Eva
October 1st 2009

Crossing into Honduras Central America Caribbean » Honduras

Leaving Livingston

From Livingston, we had two options of getting to the Bay Islands of Honduras - the easy way or the cheaper way. Several hotels and hostels in Livingston offered a shuttle service that will take travelers from Livingston (via Puerto Barrios by boat) directly across the border and to the ferry terminal of La Ceiba in time to catch the ferry to the Bay Islands for $50 per person. The cheaper option would be to use public transportation involving a boat ride and 4 different buses and/or minibuses. We chose the cheaper option and may have even made it all the [View Full Entry]

By George and Eva
September 28th 2009

Rio Dulce and Livingston Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Rio Dulce

Boardwalks in Casa Perico

We had wanted to meet up with our friends in Belize when we got wind that they were going to be in the Cayes, but unfortunately their plans put them in Placentia instead which would have been another 5 hours past Belize City for us, and would make for some miserable travel with only 1 or 2 days of seeing our friends. So we opted to do our own thing and go down to Rio Dulce instead, which is small town on the river of the same name, and was only 4-5 hour bus ride from Santa Elena. Once there, we [View Full Entry]

By George and Eva
September 23rd 2009

Mayan Ruins at Tikal Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Flores Tikal

Eva feeding pigeons in the Central Plaza in Guatemala City

We must confess we hardly gave Guatemala city a chance. We arrived from San Pedro on Monday afternoon, September 21. About an hour later we were sheltering from the worst rain storm we had seen yet. The streets flooded in a matter of minutes. After an evening meal of decent pizza (again!) we left the dark and dangerous night and hid in our hotel until morning. We arose early, took a few pictures in the Parque Central, and then boarded a nice air-conditioned bus to Santa Elena. At the Santa Elena bus terminal, we were greeted warmly by a horde of [View Full Entry]

By George and Eva
September 21st 2009

Chicken buses and Chichi Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Chichicastenango

Textile stalls in Chichi

Early on, we had planned on 3 weeks for Guatemala. Now that almost 2 weeks had passed, we had another week to spend and had heard such great things about the Mayan ruins at Tikal and beautiful journey down Rio Dulce. We had also wanted to see the famous market at Chichicastenago, or Chichi, which was held every Thursday and Sunday. So we made a plan to stay a few extra days for the weekend in San Pedro, go to the Sunday market at Chichi via chicken bus, and then head to El Peten (the jungle area where Tikal is situated) [View Full Entry]

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