Hola Patojos (little kids in guatemalan)!!! Pato and I have made our way to Belize. Rio Dulce turned out to be kind of a laid back place and we quickly got on our way to Livingston, which is highly dominated by black people who were brought over as slaves and then have dominated the area. It is a really cute town and the boat trip that takes you there from Rio Dulce is even better. It was full of lush green forest/ jungle with small towns of people. AMAZING!! In Livingston we stayed in Pato's friend's (Chuby) house... which was "romantic." [View Full Entry]

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Here are some more links on the storm. It's quite amazing what mother nature can bring in a short period of time and with no warning. http://www.nemo.org.bz/nemonews/news_releases/article_335.php http://tacogirlblog.blogspot.com/ http://www.lovefm.com/ [View Full Entry]

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Tropical Storm Arthur 1 day before the official start of the hurricane season, and we experienced our first tropical storm. Tropical storm Arthur developed right over the island on the last day of May. Now June 1st is when the official hurricane season starts worldwide. However in Belize, they consider the hurricane season to be Sept and Oct. Last year everyone was surprised to have Dean so early in August. We experienced this storm as rain all day the first and second day, and no one was anticipating it to increase. However, last night the tropical storm gained some energy. I [View Full Entry]

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Na ein-de-lijk uitgewinkeld te zijn in Cancun (wat trouwens best meeviel, door ons geweldig hotel dat op groooote afstand lag van alle kaki-Amerikanen) zijn we vorige week doorgereisd naar ons geliefde Mexicaanse stranddorpje Tulum (het was er, sinds we dr drie jaar geleden waren, wel wat toeristischer geworden, maar het parelwitte strand waar we ooit verliefd op zijn geworden lag er gelukkig nog steeds). We hebben er o.a. gesnorkeld in het grootste ondergelopen grottenstelsel ter wereld en vooral tot diep in de nacht gekaart met twee Ozzies (Mariek & David: dit spel moeten jullie echt leren!) [View Full Entry]

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So the reality of the blog is that this wonderful trip is now over by about 2 weeks...but I still have 2 more posts to do! So here goes: Chill out. Relax. Chillax! The Official Mom Section of the trip began in Belize City. I arrived early to the airport with my iPod and waited for her arrival. Although a bit late, she finally came drudging out of the passenger area and bellows "You don't know the HeLL I have just been through!" Yowza! Turns out the customs guy wanted a specific location for her 1st night in Belize. Amidst all [View Full Entry]

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Belize was quite a contrast to Guatemala. Within no time you travel from a Latin American country to a very Caribbean style place. With not too much time on my hands I had to pick and choose where to go. After a few days in San Ignacio I headed to the coast to explore the cayes and reefs from a Raggamuffin sailing boat. My camera is not water proof so all the nurse sharks, sea turtles and stingrays only remain in my memory. But the tropical islands are quite nice, too :). After a few hot days (and sunburns) the rains [View Full Entry]

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Hello friends, This edition of the blog is going to cover quite a bit of time and locations. We tackled the Yucatan peninsula and Belize over the last 10 days or so. We have done alot! AFter our caves and volcanoes in Guatamala, Dave and I did an epic 16 hour day of bus rides to arrive in the deeply important city of Cancun. We passed through many small villages and beautiful jungles. It was hard to appreciate these bus vistas, however, as our bodies were perpetually covered in boiling sweat. Normally bus passengers pass the time by chatting to each [View Full Entry]

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Heya! Taalla sita ollaan brittilaisessa kansainyhteisossa, Kuningatar Elizabethin mailla. Meika ei kylla tajua miksi niin moni merten takainen alue haluaa pitaa Englannin kuningattaren virallisena valtionpaana itsenaistymisen jalkeenkin. Omituista porukkaa. San Cristobalista tuli aikanaan aika lahtea pohjoiseen, joten matkasin yolla bussilla Palenqueen. Palenquen nykykaupunki on pieni ja tylsahko turistien palvelemiseen keskittynyt kyla. Alle 10km paasta viidakon keskelta loytyy se miksi sinne mennaan. Palenquen Maya-rauniot olivat vaikuttava kokemus! Erityisesti laheiseen museoon turvaan v [View Full Entry]

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Etter et aa ha overnattet i den lille meksikanske byen Chetumal helt ved grensa til Belize, og en kjapp busstur, var vi plutselig i Belize city. Vi fikk hoppet paa en baat og etter 1,5 timers baattur var vi paa plass i San Pedro paa oeya Ambergris caye. Grunnen til at vi valgte akkurat denne oeya var pga at Linda kjente ei fra Trondheim som hadde kjoept leilighet der sammen med venninna si, Mari et par aar tidligere, og etter noen facebook mld var leiligheta i boks. Ragnhild som Linda kjente fra foer var hjemme i Norge, mens Mari var paa [View Full Entry]

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My most recent travels have brougt me to cross the border, learn a little spanish, and eat lots of avocados. Last weekend myself and Josh left the country early Friday morning for the tiny island of Flores, located about 2 hours off the border. We found a lovely place to stay over looking the lake and spent our days going to caves, swimming in the lake, and going to an animal reserve. Of course we consumed lots of yummy nachos and fresh, fresh produce. Avocados aren't in growing season in Belize(so we snuck some across the border) and the produce is [View Full Entry]

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