Pablo el Pollo

Headed on down to Tikal near Flores. Looooong day but good company on the bus. One of whom had the great idea of staying on the piss all night then doing the 3am sunrise tour. Flores was cool. Tequila and beer chasers were cool. Next days wasnt cool. ... read more

Climbed a volcano with a guy named joe. Saw some hot rock, woohoo. No eggs for lunch though. Then went to a lake for a swim a some hippy hangout called san marcos. Cool except for the stolen noise cancellng headphones and rain jacket. Note this entry should be below the mexico entry!... read more

You're not in Guatemala now are you Dr Ropata. Ahhh but I am and I've been waiting to say that all trip. Arrived late in the evening, walked the (empty) streets for an ATM. Found one and employed every paranoid trick in my book (beleive me I have a few, I keep a tinfoil helmet in my wardrobe "just in case"). Dodgy. Then a search for food. Nada. Exv ept for watching a shopkeeper chasing a rat with a stick. I think he got him, but the late night dairy across the road sounded better. Waking after a dinner of beer and doritos (corn chips) the place looks remarkably safer, vibrant and alive than it did last night. Soooooo what to do????? BEER! At the bar where that hero/ genocidal maniac Chev Guevara used to frequent. ... read more

One thing thats almost as bad as missing a flight is sitting at the airport and hearing a long message which you cannot understand, containing what sounds like your surname. But I ran forest ran to the gate and made it to the galapagos. Cant really put into words how cool it was so will chuck in photos when i get a chance......... Only took 800 so there might be one or two floating around. BTW getting crapped on the t-shirt by a blue footed boobie makes a rather embarrasing stain. Unfortunately t-shirt shops are open today so will go exploring in Quito's old city. Quito new town; You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. PS - highlights of galapagos: - sailboat - swimming with a pack ... read more

Isn´t it funny how a taxi driver is happy to rip you off but you try to do the same then hell breaks loose. After getting to the central square at 5am being told by the Lonely Planet that a coffee shop would be open, I decided to get a taxi back to the station to get the fuck out of dodge. Translated: Me: Good morning sir. Tereste bus station please. Driver: Good morning sir. Si, no problem. Me: How much please? Driver: Aye curumba parrot bung hole arrreba yapa yap Me: Sorry I speak very little spanish. What is cost to bus station? Driver: Aye curumba parrot bung hole arrreba yapa yap etc Funny that it was NO problem getting into town.... So either I was missing something about no TP for bungholes or they ... read more