Blogs from Quetzaltenango, Western Highlands, Guatemala, Central America Caribbean - page 40

Errr, October 13th? So first its two weeks, then four and now, well who would ever have predicted this, eh? Perhaps its time to start thinking about making lots of New Year’s resolutions I’ve no intention of ever keeping. I managed to leave my diary somewhere in Antigua so I've given up on that one. Means I can hardly remember what I've been up to though so I'd best start making things up.... NOW! So after all of Mexico - or at least the 3% or so that I must have seen - I had to take a boat and a couple of buses to make my way into Guatemala. Here's a beautiful but poor country with an unimaginably turbulent past, culminating in some 36 years of civil war (which only ended with 1996’s peace accords) ... read more

Guatemala...I love it... De sfeer is hier zo geweldig....mensen zijn vriendelijk, natuur is prachtig en de ruines van Tikal waren erg indrukwekkend!! Na Mexico 3 dagen Guatemala in geweest. Om de ruines van tikal te bekijken. Geweldige steile piramides in de jungle. Wat het nog mooier maakt is dat er apen boven je hoofd rondslingeren en de toekans die af en aan vliegen. Na 3 dagen Guatemala...was ik al verkocht. Via Belize naar de caribian coast van Guate gegaan. Daar heb ik 3 dagen in een jungle lodge gezeten vanwaar ik met medereizigers kanotochten heb gemaakt en een beetje gehiked. Vooral de kayuko (native kano) erg onstabiel, maar wel geweldig vervoermiddel om wat van de omgeving te zien. De dagen zien er wat anders uit...opstaan bij zonsopgang en je bed in voor 10! maar bevalt me ... read more

Rugged up for the first time in a while...v strange after sweating it for so long. So, where were we? back to the 22/7 looking for Barra de Cruz, the famous point break...only 100 something ks from that last beach...can't remember, stayed there for 3 days tho'...Tony at his new bar El Burro Barracho was good host, dinky little hotel...surf scene..right on the beach..oh yeah Puerto Escondido, yI think I,ve written it up, tres pretty and in the early stages of development, sure to be unrecognisable in another few years, sorta close for americanos and canadians to fly in......so, on the road, good to be back in the saddle after a couple of days off.....down the highway, lovely curvery again...light and dark shadows under tree lined roads winding down the coast, stroe effect of the light ... read more

Spanish Language Schools Guide I like watching soap operas. It's something that I acquired about a month ago when I was staying at my friend's apartment. He had the cable and even though he didn't speak Spanish, the cable came with programs in Spanish since there is a big Spanish speaking population in the US. And when I was changing channels, I heard a song by Laura Pausini and the soapopera with that song was La Madrastra(stepmother). It was bit difficult for me to understand the plot in the beginning but I think I understand most of it now. The setting is in the capital of Mexico. There lives a rich family of father, 2 aunts and 3 children, but without mother. The kids grew up believing that their mom is dead. But Maria the protagonist ... read more

Spanish Language Schools Guide Today I have my Telefónica cell phone on top of my desk. It's not the tiniest model in the market, but it still does makes me feel the speed of technology. This little gadget that I bought yesterday has dimension of about 2.5 inches x 1 inch x 1/3 inch. If I remember correctly, a cellphone like this had price over $300 5 years ago. Now I just paid about $45 and came with 80 free minutes for the first month and 40 free minutes for 12 months. I didn't have a cellphone for 5 years and I'm really amazed by this change. The today's advanced models comes with camera, mp3 and credit card function. It's very probable that all cellphone come with those functions in 5 years. But I wonder what ... read more