http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/hughesy78/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from hughesy78 en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:07:58 BST Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:07:58 BST Finally regrettably after nearly a month of constant 30 temperatures sunshine and beaches we slouched away from the Pacific coast loaded down with some cool memories and me anyway a totally ruined body from too much activity.We spent a few nights in Acapulco which is worse than any horror stories youve read about beach resort places. However seeing the Clavidistas doing there diving at http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Guerrero/Taxco/blog-296234.html Thanks for all the birthday wishes and i have seen the pics of the party looked fun...shame i cant really remember it.....We went out for a meal which is considered a major treat and drank some rum how funny that you can go to a normal little shop at 2a.m and still be served booze the joys of Mexico though i drank some nasty vlod the night before as a warm up so wasnt really on it that mu http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-290978.html Buenas Dias...its Tracey Nick is currently attempting to top up his tan apparently i have been banned from sunbathing as in Nicks eyes i look native therefore i am going to do a quick travel blog in hope he catches up and we can stop having comparing sessions.Firstly id like to clarify something Nick mentioned in his last blog about him being machine like in predicting the weather. What actu http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Puerto-Escondido/blog-286289.html Bom DiaThis may get cut short. I have become almost machine like in the prediction of the weather and this afternoons forecast looks like big ass storm to me....We moved on from Guatemala via the most boring coach journey yet just flat and dull though it did pick up some points as two people got off the bus at the border went into a holding room and we didnt see them again....We worked our wa http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Oaxaca/Mazunte/blog-283826.html Bout chuffin time too i say Kelly Slater i am not but boo ya it was awesome and i cant wait for doing it everyday for a few months even though i did solve rising sea level problems by drinking most of the Pacific...The real reason for leaving Nica was that i couldnt eat any more Chicken Subways too much of a good think is a bad thing. Was gutted it didnt work out down there and i wondered w http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/El-Salvador/El-Zonte/blog-277986.html 2 months a 1 hour taxi journey a 12 hour bus journey overnight in San Salvador a 2 hour chicken bus and finally Nick surfsAs the transport strike in Nicaragua was still in full swing and the locals getting more extreme we decided it was time to leave...dissappointed not to have seen everything the country had to offer but we were still happy enough to be leaving the heat behind us. We cou http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Antigua/Antigua/blog-277980.html Firstly i would like to publicly congratulate the might Manchester United FC for becoming this season champions. I doubt they have time to read our blog due celebrating but i feel its necessary to mention. Following Nicks last blog despite it only being a couple of days passing i thought i would give you all a few more details. The fact that there is air con in the internet cafe is NOT the rea http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/San-Juan-Del-Sur/blog-275225.html Well we made it to Nicaragua. Leftie central. About 9 buses 2 boats 2 countries bad bad BAD accomoations and now the beach. Result. Sort of....we came here instead of El Salvador via Copan Ruinas in Honduras with the intention of going back through El Salvador. I have to say 15 to get into Copan ruins and i was muchly underwhelmed considering the bigger and more atmospheric ones in Mex http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/San-Juan-Del-Sur/blog-274562.html So we recovered from the hike of doom only to be faced with the journey of infinate peril Pana to Xela. It wasnt really but it sounds good huh. It should be a simple journey but construction is king in the dry season. They cant do anything during the rainy season so much like England they start as many as they possibly can and thus dont finish them. Organised chaos you see i hear much lik http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Quetzaltenango/blog-270023.html Hola Nick has allowed me this once to do a travel update. The reason being we did our first proper hike two days ago and in order for me to be able to move on and maybe even do another hike i need to express my self in words. Youll notice i put the word hike in speech marks...thats because it was a lie...and i am still trying to think of something more suitableLet me begin we had a choi http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Lago-de-Atitlan/San-Pedro-La-Laguna/blog-268361.html So....we left Flores tired hot but at least we didnt miss the bus and we got to witness the most amazing electrical stormwe headed South away from the heat which was recorded at about 37 celsius. We also escaped a jaded dope fiend Canadian at our hostel AND another Canadian who had a story for every occassion as he reckoned he was a travel writer....i have sold a picture that doesnt mak http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Lago-de-Atitlan/Panajachel/blog-267168.html Beinvenido como estai just wanted to use an upside down question mark owell i've been awake since about 4a.m. We had booked a sunrise tour to Tikal but as with the other thing i wanted to see at Palenque it didnt work out the alarm didnt function as it should so we missed it and in the process blew 15. A typically successful effort and we cant go during the day as its sooooo hot even http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Flores-Tikal/blog-264037.html Right so we have better computers so HOPEFULLY some pictures will accompany this little entry but dont blame me if i have spoken too soon.At the moment we're in a river valley town called San Ignacio up in the hills and had hoped the weather would be less stifling but oh no its probably worse becuase being in a bowl the breeze isnt as stiff as you'd like so i have had about 4 showers tod http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Cayo-District/San-Ignacio/blog-262149.html Yep its me...Nick is still battling with a tummy bug. It appears the carribean food and beer remedy we were trying wasnt working therefore it is nil by mouth except for water fruit and rehyrdation sachets. The centre of the village where the shops and internet are etc is a good mile round trip and not wise for Nick to do in the current heat. Fortunatelyor unfortunately for me my stomach appe http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Stann-Creek-District/Placencia-Village/blog-261034.html I have tried twice now to add photos of where we are but the world changing technology of the net doesnt seem so world changing here so no can do and i dont expect it will get any better further on so sorryps the weather has turned buffeted by winds i say its nearly a hurricane T doesnt quite agree and rain like you've never seen at last though proper weather none of the shades of gr http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Stann-Creek-District/Placencia-Village/blog-260376.html HelloTracey has been booted off for a lacklustre performance last time so stuck with me for now.....Finally escaped Mexico with most of my intestines in tact huzAAR though its still lingering around. but where i am now i couldnt care glorious sun beaches and the Carribean sea nice and toastieSo Mexico. MXC was pretty good apart from the guys playing there Harmonipan some kind of wind http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Stann-Creek-District/Placencia-Village/blog-260094.html Hello hello this is guest author Tracey due to the fact Nick is currently having to stay close to a toilet...the first casualty of a dodgy tummy I cant decide whether is it due to a bug he picked up or that fact they drizzle sprinkle and coat most food in a chilli based product...Since the last update we recovered in Mexico City for a day or two...did the typical tourist thing and spent the d http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/Tabasco/Villahermosa/blog-258635.html HolaWell first things first B.A.I yearn for the day old Branson sees through his Bond villain fantasies and takes overthe world... 10 hours between meals headphones sockets that at best make XLAir look like business travel and oh oh OH the person being sick next to us from the get go i reckon Albanian folk music travels better.Second things last Mexico City hostel. Interesting.After the http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Mexico/blog-257347.html HulloThis is a tester entry on my soon to be regular item to see if all you lovely people get notified an entry has been made. If it doesnt its rubbish if it does hello again.Italic Text Read the introduction on the profile to get gist of what this is all about sorry it couldnt be longer.Italic Text I may be jumping the gun ala dwane chambers on EPO but 4 weeks isnt that long really....j http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Hampshire/Southampton/blog-247461.html