Blogs from Capital Region, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 114

This one is short. The cost of internet here is $4 an hour so I have to type fast. I will write more when I get to a cheaper spot outside Guatemala City. Got here last night but unfortunately my luggage hasn´t left the States yet. Apparently this is very common: I guess the airlines don´t consider cothing and personal belongings a necessity when you come to Guatemala. I´m hoping to get it tonight...or so they say. There isn´t much to report yet because i haven´t seen much. The flight was good because the bumped me up to first class when I requested a window seat. Not to bad. After dealing with my luggage problem upon arrival, the hotel picked me up from the airport and I´ve been waiting ever since. I tried to go to ... read more

Well, right now as I write this I am back in Antigua where I started - I didn't do the 3 day trek and I still haven't climbed a bloody volcanoe, not that I think it'll change me as a person. The main reason for this inactivity is that for the last 10 days I've had a stomach bug that just wouldn't let go of me. I thought, like I would back in Britain, that give it a day or two and I could ride it out - but no I certainly couldn't out here... The bugs are a lot more determined to f**k your life up! And they did with lots of headaches, nausea and a constant (almost affectionate) bond with the toilet. Thankfully, the worst of it is well over and I am ... read more

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