http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Guatemala en-us Sun, 08 Nov 09 19:46:07 +0000 Sun, 08 Nov 09 19:46:07 +0000 Hey everyoneSo Mitch and I have been here a week now Spanish is going pretty well we are learning a lot. A few days ago we took salsa lessons and ate lunch at the school which was ribs with tortillas and guac sooo much guac. In the school there is a big court yard with a massive garden which includes avodaco tree orange tree lima citrus fruit like lime but sweeter. tree soo many colourfu http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Antigua/Antigua/blog-449989.html Hei og haa No er det nok ein gang veldig lenge sidan eg har skrive men har liksom ikkje skjedd saa veldig mykje i det siste. For aa sei det slik livet i Antigua er ikkje akkurat fylt meg fart og spenning men saa er det akkurat det eg lika med livet mitt her No har eg omsider byrja paa den nye jobben min. Etter 1 veke i Miami tok eg meg 2 veker fri ettersom eg framleis hosta og har faatt beskj http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Antigua/Antigua/blog-449017.html I visited this small town in the pacific coast of guatemala located in the department of Escuintla i had a wonderful time there and hope to go back soon. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Guatemala-City/blog-448515.html Lifeguard are you sure those waves arenrsquot dangerousSo I finally made it to the beach in Guatemala. Between my four visits here I have been here for 19 weeks. You would think that in that time I would have made it to the beach sooner but no I havenrsquot. But I have heard plenty about the beaches heremdashTHEY ARE DANGEROUS. There are stories of undertows. And every time someone com http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Reu/blog-448217.html Hey guysI'm in Antigua and it is friggin beautiful Mitch and I are at the McDonald's and it is all that it was said to be... gardens fountain and a view of ruins and a volcano Every street here is colourful and it was hot and sunny today.The flight was alright except at the LA airport... what a mess That place is huge and we were repeatedly told the wrong directions so after about 2 hours http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Antigua/blog-448200.html I Wish I Had another Plastic ChairI wish I had another plastic chair. Eight people live in my house and our house has a total of four chairs and I think four stools. If you do the math that means that we have enough seating for everyone in our house. But here is the problem I donrsquot like sitting on the stools they are just not comfortable. Andhellipthose chairs and stools are spread out http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Quetzaltenango/Quetzaltenango-/blog-447381.html My 3 weeks as a housebuilding volunteer started just over 2 weeks ago and I've been overwhelmed by the experience. We have so far completed 2 houses 1 of which I was here for from start to finish in a little town called Santa Maria de Jesus which is about 20 minutes outside Antigua up the slopes of Volcan Agua via the back of a pickup truck I won't be here for the last day of the 3rd house http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/San-Juan-Sacatepequez/blog-446705.html Alright peeps....sorry Ive been none existant but internet access has been limited.So I left belize and went back into guatemala. Did my second border crossing..this one by foot. Took a bus to the Belizean Border...did the imigracion business walked across a bridge and did the guatemalan imigracion business and then hoped on a shuttle to Las Flores. I ended up being the only person on the shut http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Flores-Tikal/blog-446426.html Choco Crema de Man Banano licuados con Leche de Soya y Fibra Motorcycle adventures. Cliff diving. Excursions to ancient ruins. Waterfalls parties hot springs volcanoes. These are the things I feel expected to write about. But this is not my life right now. Sure I hiked La Muela a volcanoformed mountain with naturallyheated saunas built into the ground in the middle of nowhere twice in th http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Quetzaltenango/Quetzaltenango-/blog-446183.html Hei og haa Tenkte det var paa tide aa legge ut nytt blogginnlegg trass i at det slett ikkje har skjedd noko spesielt i det siste. Men veit at iallfall familien min byrjar aa lure naar det ikkje kjem nye blogginnlegg saa eg faar vel heller berre prve aa finne paa noko aa skrive Siste blogginnlegg blei riktignok lagt ut i Antigua men var skrive halvveis ut i opphaldet mitt i Miami. Enn saa http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Antigua/blog-444714.html For travel journal click here To view a photo in a larger size please click on it. http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Flores-Tikal/blog-444561.html Leaving Honduras turned out to be the best move I have made all trip. Just days after leaving the countrys president Zelaya was allowed back in and the country went into turmoil. Borders were closed curfews were put back into place and the possibility of having all human rights stripped were very real. None of this mattered to Natalie and I though because we were home free in the colonial city http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/blog-444161.html 1 Hiking the bad ass way moonlight sunrises and early morning light2 San Salvador La Capital1 Hiking the bad ass way. The Thursday before I left guatemala i went on a midnight hike to climb Volcan Tajamulco the highest point in Central America at 4220 m 13845 feet. The key here is Midnight Full Moon hike which means starting at 12 midnight and hiking by moon light to see sunrise fro http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Quetzaltenango/Volc%E1n-Tajamulco/blog-443843.html Heres my last update from Guatemala. Im in el salvador now but will tell of that next time1 Last weekend in Guatemala Carnivals Big dinners and Soccer Games2 Kids Day1 Last weekend in Guatemala Carnivals Big Dinners and Soccer GamesCarnivals A few quick notes here. First I went on upside down amusement rides that cost 1.25. My first week here included independance day most cenral am http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Quetzaltenango/Quetzaltenango-/blog-443841.html A friend emailed to let me know that she wasn't automatically receiving my blog updates and would have to start checking manually. Nancy I don't know if that was a subtle hint but suffice it to say there wasn't a technical problem...AntiguaAntigua is a beautiful and historical city in Guatemala. The streets are cobbled and the sidewalks run along the walls of the homes and businesses. It is http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Antigua/Antigua/blog-443074.html My New Best Friend or The Sexuality of Loneliness or Mom Dad or Sarita or Salsa Rosa or Adventures in San Pedro or Volcn Santa Mara and the MiradorSo I have seven ideas for blogs above are the titles. Some of them such as ldquoAdventures in San Pedrordquo ldquoSalsa Rosardquo or ldquoVolcn Santa Mara and the Miradorrdquo would mostly recount activities and events. ldquo http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Quetzaltenango/Quetzaltenango-/blog-441920.html Die Sprachschule ist erstamlas vorbei. War echt ziemlich coollehrreich. Am vorletzten Tag in Xela letzter Sprachschultag haben wir Graduacion gehabt und haben zu diesen Anlass mit Lukas einem Schweizer der auch in der Schule war Kasnocken Milchreis gemacht. Echt fein Am Freitag haben wir dann zum Abschluss nochmals fuer unsere Familie gekocht....Schnitzel mit PetersilErdaepfel und Rei http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Livingston/blog-441609.html So I took myself off towards the north west of Guatemela to a town called Quetzaltenango mercifully abbreviated to Xela pron. Shayla by the locals to learn spanish. Its the second largest town here with a paltry population of 125000 compared to the 7 million in Guatemala city I loved Xela its relaxed not very touristy has a strong student population and alot of music. The english spea http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Quetzaltenango/Quetzaltenango-/blog-441605.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Rio-Dulce/blog-441516.html Semuc Champey was not in our original plan as it seemed to be somewhat out of the way and far to get to but the curiousness and the adventurer in us got the better of us so off we set on yet another day of shuttles and buses and pickup trucks. As usual the shuttles always have space for one so this time there was even a wooden chair in the isle for that extra lucky extra person. Maria as usual http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Semuc-Champey/blog-441497.html