Blogs from Caribbean Coast, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 8

Saludos a tod@s, Como bien les prometí, no van a poderse deshacer de mi tan facilmente..., noooo , les habia prometido a todos mantener la comunicación y ponerles al día de mi periplo por tierras centroamericanas y sobre todo tenerles informados de cómo es el día a día en esta ONG del que muchos estabais interesados, y como también se trata de cumplir sueños...vamos a hacerlos realdad juntos!! Espero con este blog hacerles llegar un poquito de la realidad que vive este pais y sus gentes y sobre todo la realidad en este centro donde voy a intentar ayudar y contribuir con mis servicios durante un año apoyando en lo que fuese necesario. Bueno, la razón principal es que soy un poquitin vago y de esta manera voy a estar conectados con todos escribiendo un solo ... read more

un endroit magnifique... ! de bons souvenirs, une route d'enfer de 12 heures à travers les montagnes sur une piste défoncée le long du Rio Polochic, de belles plongées, de beaux poissons, et la meilleure piña colada de ma vie (ça vient de là mon addiction !) !!! fantastique ! guatemala 2002 ... read more

After visiting Costa Rica, I had to travel up to Guatemala to meet up with my friend Jane from the UK, who was in Central America for a month. After discovering it would take around 3 days on the bus, I looked on line for a flight, and hey presto - a ridiculously cheap business class ticket was mine! I have never travelled anything other than cattle class before, so this was something of a pleasant novelty - they brought me drinks (seemed a bit silly to order a G&T at 9am so settled for endless cups of tea and coffee), and then a nice meal with proper cutlery! An hour or so later, I was in Guatemala City and soon after that, I was on a bus up to Coban, from where I would attempt ... read more

Destination 2: Rio Dulce & Livinston The next morning saw us taking the first bus out of Flores for the Rio Dulce or the'Fonterras'. I was excited about the getting there mainly because for me - it signified the Caribbean, my first chance to get a glimpse of it..... What of Rio Dulce? Well its a one horse town, minus the horse. It is essentially one street - that takes one blink of the eye to complete. There are some accommodation options on the 'city´side but it´s worth your while to find a lancha to take you to an establishment somewhere along the river itself. We went in search of the Tica travel booth (thanks Lonely Planet) to try and find our accommodation and ended up selecting a bungalow at the 'Hacienda Tijax´about 1 minute away ... read more

The Wandke Wanderlust hit me about 3 months after settling in Placencia, and I immediately looked to my southern neighbor for an adventure! I started mentioning Guatemala to people around town, and everyone had a fantastic review or fond memory of time spent there, so I knew this was my ticket! The week before leaving, I heard a friend of a friend was planning on sailing his boat down to the Rio Dulce and he would be happy to have the company! Giddy up! With this news, Antony, my friend who recently moved here from England, said he was up for a road trip and could these two visiting ladies he met join us as well? Bobby said Heck Yeah, the more the merrier, just don’t forget the rum! And with that, Bobby had his Mother ... read more