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Da var jeg endelig kommet frem til Antigua i Guatemala! Herlig aa komme frem og herlig aa komme til et saa sjarmerende sted! Reisen hit var noe for seg selv. Jeg landet paa Newark i New York norsk tid omtrent ni fredag kveld. Saa tok det noen timer aa komme seg gjennom imigrasjonskontrollen og inn til New York. Jeg skulle bo paa YMCA ved central park, hvilket viste seg aa vaere et ganske dodt strok. (uaeaeae! hvor er de tre siste bokstavene???) Paa rommet mitt oppdaget jeg til min store sorg at mobilen min hadde forlatt meg. Ikke i bokstavlig funksjon - for jeg har den enda! Men den har tydeligvis faatt ett slag slik at skjermen bare danser naar jeg skrur den paa, den vil ikke lade og naar det i et av hundre tilfeller ... read more


3rd Jan 06 Lazy day on the Caribbean island of Roatan! Did a bit of snorkeling and watched a movie. Ate lots of food! 4th Jan 06 Long travel day from Roatan to Copan Ruinas, the town very near to the Copan Ruins. Copan is a very charming town with colonial buildings and cobblestone streets and little ¨tuc tucs¨ for transportation - small 3 wheeled vehicles with no doors. The journey was beautiful and full of amazing scenery. I still haven´t gotten used to it yet, this is a very beautiful part of the world. The town has a great vibe, like St. Kilda on a boiling hot night, and we ate dinner out on the balcony of a local restaurant. The locals were everywhere, out visiting or just standing on their porches, watching. 5th Jan ... read more
View of Isla de Ometepe
Drinking Nica Rum at Ometepe
Gorgeous Ometepe


Mijn laatste week Spaans is aangebroken. Vanmorgen een lange les gehad, omdat mijn lerares donderdag naar de dokter moet (gelukkig heb ik het weekend lekker kunnen relaxen en was ik goed wakker). Het kerst weekend was super. Zaterdag gerelaxd, cadeautje gekocht, Spaans gedaan en zaterdag avond bleken we kerstdiner te hebben met Talmanes ( weet niet zeker hoe je dit schrijft, maar is typisch guatemalteeks kerstgerecht). Ik moest echter om 8 uur weg, omdat ik met Enrico had afgesproken een film te gaan kijken (bona vista social club) en we hier geen mobieltjes hebben. (tegen de tijd dat ik weer terug in Nederland ben, ben ik overigens waarschijnlijk heel goed op de hoogte van de sociale en politieke situatie en geschiedenis van Latijns Amerika dankzij de cultfilms (La hija del puma (guatemala 20 jaar geleden), the ... read more


Panama was cool: I saw the Panama Canal and got an opportunity to stock my backpack with what I like to call 'non-backpacker fashion' (ie. not cargo pants). Costa Rica was fun: I got to meet up with George, I got to go screaming through the canopy of the cloud forest on some zip lines (19 to be exact) and I got to see (and hear) lava falling down the side of a volcano. BUT, the real winner is Nicaragua. It seems the poorest country in my travels so far but I've found that the poorer the country, the bigger the smiles adorning the people. Everyone is just so, so lovely in Nicaragua. First stop in Nicaragua was the Isla de Ometepe, an island of two volcanoes in Lago de Nicaragua. I did a spot of ... read more
Sunset on Isla de Ometepe
Mural in Leon
Volcán Concepcíon


Hola Amigos, Feliz Navidad (ofwel fijne kerstdagen). Hoewel het inmiddels Christmas Eve is, heb ik absoluut geen kerst gevoel. Het is momenteel zonnig en warm en het is pas 10 uur... Gisteren hebben we (Richard, Enrico en ik) een actieve volkaan beklommen: een hele ervaring, helaas geen magma gezien, maar wel een hoop hete gassen e.d. en het was een mooie klim. Mijn derde week Spaans zit er alweer op en ik heb nog maar een week te gaan, en dan wordt het tijd om wat meer van midden Amerika te gaan zien. Ik ben benieuwd... Ik ga volgende week met Enrico verder reizen en we gaan vanmiddag de koppen bij elkaar steken om te bedenken wat we (ongeveer) willen zien en doen... Morgen kerstdiner, of nou ja soort van, om 14 uur s middags met ... read more


Wow, ¨James¨thought he´d be sleeping in jungles, riding high pollution buses with robbers, eating bats and rabbits on sticks, but it´s been first class all the way in what turns out to be a World Heritage city, Antigua. Last night, visited one of the top ten Bed and Breakfasts in the world, the place where President Clinton stayed during his term in office, La Angel....rooms there start at about $125 a night, and the Master Suite where Clinton stayed at about $225 for the night. Quite a place to party. The thing about partying is to remember your Source in the middle of it. All chemically induced partying is a substitute for Source. Some numb themselves out to what is within. They call this "happiness". These have taken the red pill but pretend they've taken the ... read more
Antigua Children
A Magic Act
The Gap


There is something beautiful about no religions, no politics, no priests, no gurus, no spiritual paths. Something in the moment that cannot be said. Being. Be. BE. James may have thought he was here in Guatemala to Work, to give his time, perhaps his blessing, but it is possible he is here to receive their blessing. Espècially of the children here. The contribution is small but it is mutual. 3 drawings today in Antigua. These will go with the drawing in Panahachal, at the shores of Lake Attialan, the drawings in Peru and in India. The drawings of the children here in Guatemala are perhaps the most colorful of all. A surprise! After the Mayan children drew all these drawing in my book, an older Mayan woman showed me a tapestry from the back of her ... read more
en antigua
en antigua


Antigua is a picturesque colonial town situated beneath three volcanoes. It has a sleepy feel with cobbled streets and lots of American tourists. We didn't do much in Antigua, just recharged our batteries. Lorna treated herself to a manicure as it would have been rude not to at the cheap prices. Mostly we spent our days reading, eating and drinking coffee.... read more
Arriving from Tikal
Volcanoes over Antigua
Antigua by night


Hola Amigos, Deze website werkt blijkbaar niet altijd; vandaar nu pas mijn verhaal van 8 december... Ik krijg het niet voor elkaar om foto s direct van de camera op de computer te zetten, dus die zien jullie als ik ze op een cd heb laten zetten. Anyway, ik heb het hier enorm naar mijn zin. De eerste twee dagen waren wat ongemakkelijk, omdat ik eigenlijk alleen Richard kende (Engelsman, 39 jaar, die bij dezelfde familie woont). Maar inmiddels is het echt geweldig. Ik heb aardig wat mensen leren kennen en het is echt gezellig. Antigua is een gemoedelijk plaatsje, waar ik gewoon wat rondloop en relax, in het park ga ziten of in een caffe een kop koffie of chocolademelk drink. Ik rust hier lekker uit en slaap enorm veel... De Spaanse lessen zijn leuk. ... read more
burning of the devil
la casa de mi familia


I´m not sure I can spell the word, lobatomy or what a lobatomy is. Last week in Guatemala was the day of Quema Del Diablo, or, the day to to burn the devil. Thousands and thousands of effigies of the devil burned in the streets. On the other hand, just yesterday was the day of Guadaloupe. A statue of the Virgin was paraded through the streets. Lots of firecrackers and celebration for both, and both are used to help bring in christmas. Perhaps we are sometimes devils, and sometimes angels...if so, no wonder there is no peace in the world Saw a picture of Bukowski today in Antigua, the one with the favorite slut...recall it from the Bowery Poerty Club in NYC...and Bukowski says, Those who don't go crazy have truly horrible lives...Meanwhile, Poet Sharon Olds ... read more
On the Boat Ride
Skipper Dude




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