Blogs from Antigua, Capital Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 91

well, where do i begin? ive written this entry once before but the tempromental computer system at my favourite internet cafe lost it! I am here in the rainbow rooms once again and the rain is battering down harder than ive ever known, i have never seen such crazy lightening either, it lights up the whole street! Theres a latino group playing tonight in the courtyard but theyve had to stop while they rescue their equipment from the downpour! Im sitting here in my cosy nooke with my choclate calliente (hot chocolate) and wondering where to begin! Ive just been to a pub quiz at a bar in town. Svenja and Gudman are leaving tomorrow (a couple ive met who live in edinburgh!) so it was a farewell night for them. the questions were pretty difficult ... read more

Ok, so I did resist for a while but ive been convinced by fellow travellers that this blogging thing is the way forward, so here i am. this is technically my second entry as i didnt get round to filling in everyones email addresses the first time as it took me the best part of an hour to find how to insert an @ sign!! i didnt know what it was in spanish so i couldnt ask! but you can all view my first entry whenever you like! there is a whole week of other events ill have to catch everyone up on but right now i have tonnes of homework to do! Español es muy difficile! I have found this fantastic cafe right across the road from my house. its called the Rainbow Rooms and ... read more

Greetings again, this time from Antigua, Guatemala! Actually right now I'm in Guatemala City, somewhere which def wasn't on my itinerary. Am trying to sort out flights and the sheer incompetence of a particular Spanish airline has driven me to desperation, hence having to hang around in one of the world's most dangerous cities while they eat their lunch and prob take a little nap... ggrrrr!!! Anyway, onto nicer things... Since my last post have been doing some serious relaxing. If the Galapagos was Paradise on Earth, then Vilcabamba in the South of Ecuador must surely be the garden of Eden! Mountains, cloud forest, lush green valleys, hummingbirds, more butterflies than you could shake a net at and stunning, stunning views. Spent much of my time admiring it all from the comfort of my own personal ... read more

Double-Duty: Spanish school and Semana Santa in Antigua in the same week! The Academia de Espanol de Sevilla set us up in a house where I was never sure how many people were permanent residents. Eduardo and Camilla, a lovely older couple in their early sixties were the heads of the household. They'd been having kids from the school stay with them for about three years and you could tell they were accustomed. They spoke slowly and clearly, making sure you understood what was going on. Their daughter Carolina was often around with her two children Maria and Diana, who were just as used to the constant rotation of guests. Brothers and uncles were also constantly stopping by. The daily routine for most of the week was up for breakfast with Eduardo at 7h30, off to ... read more

Six weeks of travel comes to an end. What a great time we had.... read more