Heading out to the snorkel site

October 29th 2007
We arrived in Cairns, Australia, after 44 hours of not altogether pleasant travel (Guatemala City, Dallas, Los Angeles -whoops, delay-, Brisbane - whoops, missed plane - Cairns - WHEW). But, as I kept reminding myself, it was FREE travel so I dare not complain! The first few days were all about getting over jet lag, which, when you think about it, isn’t so bad because you’re only 3 hours off ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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Sonja Gustafson Trautman

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Being an account of the Trautman's year in Antigua, Guatemala Early in our marriage, my husband Steve and I made a decision to "one day" take a year off and learn a new language in an interesting country with our kids. Fast forward to August 2007 and here we are living for almost one year in Antigua, Guatemala. (You can also look at Lucas' blog for his thoughts) Here is what we know so far: 1. Guatemalan people are some of the warmest and kindest people we have ever met. 2. Guatemala is much, much more beautifu... full info

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