Hi Everyone, Just trying to think where on earth I left off! We've had some seriously interesting bus rides across central america I must admit - the way they work their buses is amazing, people just stand along the road for you're whole trip and the bus just stops and starts so it takes twice as long to get anywhere - but hey that's the fun of it and a great way to practice my spanish!! We're in Antigua for a few days and must admit the Guatamalan highlands have been spectacular and we've experienced all types of weather too! So [View Full Entry]

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I'm thrilled about the subject-matter of this entry of what I call my "Island Lover's Guide to the Caribbean", because this is one of my all-time favorites--Antigua! In fact, I have so much awesome information that I want to share with you about this Caribbean hot spot, I'm probably going to break this down into a couple of entries! Even though most of my initial visits to the islands were during my days as a lawyer/lobbyist and considered "working trips", I quickly learned that each island has its own particular style. Now that I travel mainly for the purpose of [View Full Entry]

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“Antigua--a different beach for every day of the year!” We just finished up with all of the Derby activities here in Louisville, Kentucky, and what an exciting week it was! With all of the air shows, fireworks celebrations, galas, parades, brunches, lunches, dinners and tastings, I am thrilled to sit still for a few moments and provide you with more awesome information on Antigua! Speaking of special events, April and May are very exciting times in Antigua as well! The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta was held April 19-24th! Mark your calendar, because the 2008 Regatta will be [View Full Entry]

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Buenos Dias Amigos, We arrived in Antigua, Guatemala a few days ago and will stay here for one week. The town is loco! The streets are paved with cobblestone and there are no traffic lights. The cars, trucks and large school buses drive as fast as possible through the streets and I haven't seen one accident yet. The food here is really good mostly consisting of fresh fruit in the morning and for lunch(Mango, Watermelon, Pineapple, Grapefruit and Cantelope). The dorm I am staying in has five beds and my roommates are cool. I have heard some some of the craziest [View Full Entry]

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I forgot to mention from my previous blog that it is an 8 pound piece of cheese that people chase down a steep hill in Gloustechire as part of an age old tradition. Also, I updated some photos from Ceibal and Antigua. I wanted to mention that Ceibal was awesome. It was very adventurous because we had to arrange a private guide, arrival to and from the site and a pick up to Coban before leaving Flores. When we arrived the road comes to a river which separates two towns and a large ferry/barge is required to get to the other [View Full Entry]

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Como esta? Yo estoy muy bien! A mi me gusta visitar Guatemala y a mi me gusta tomo el sol! Typisk meg aa snakka perfecto spansk! Typisk meg aa Susanne aa ha det deilig ute i verda og! Typisk plagsomt at data-tastatur ikkje er meir internasjonalt vindpust enn som saa.. der mangle stadeg bokstavar her! Faktisk har me ikkje enno truffe paa nokon problemar, no hay problemos! Dessutan har me vore paa reise i 3 veker - og det kjennast som 8 1/4 maanad, pga. me stadeg opplev saa mykje nytt aa spanande!:) I helga tok me turen till Monterrico som [View Full Entry]

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After spending a few days in Antigua, I am now on my way back to Flores. It has been a great couple of days. I hiked up the volcano Placaya a few days ago. This consisted of a 2 hour gaunt up the mountain, about 1/2 of it at a 40 degree incline or greater. At the crater you get to breath in noxious fumes and marvel at smoke (the brochures showed lava). Though the liquid hot magma remained hidden, the view was quit spectacular from the top. I have met a lot of interesting people from Washington State, France, and [View Full Entry]

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