Blogs from Central America Caribbean - page 2098

GREETINGS ALL!!! YES PUERTO VIEJO IS THE PLACE FULL OF FREE LOVE. I AM GLAD TO ADMIT THAT I HAVE NOT YET FELL INTO THAT CATEGORY. SO IF YOU COME HERE YOU BETTER KNOW WHATS UP. THERE IS A LOT THINGS TO DO HERE IN PUERTO VIEJO. THE BARS ARE OPEN PRETTY LATE AND YOU CAN GET DRINKS FOR REALLY CHEAP. WHICH WOULD BE HEAVEN FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE STATES. I COULD DEFFINATELY GET USED TO A PLACE LIKE THIS. IT IS GOING TO BE REALLY HARD TO LEAVE. I HAVE MET SOME REALLY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE HERE. THIS MORNING I AM GETTING READY TO HEAD OVER TO BOCAS DEL TORO IN PANAMA AND THEN I WILL COME BACK PUERTO VIEJO TO END MY TRIP. EBONY... read more

Yet another week has come and gone here in Jamaica and the following are just a few of the slightly odd/ridiculous/frightening occurrences that have come to pass. 1. The Mother Superior was in Jamaica this past week to visit, so we had a gathering at our house as kind of a Welcome-Sister-Judith-And-Thank-You-Mr.-And-Mrs.-Monroe-For-Giving-Us-The-House celebration. All the big wigs in the religious community were invited so, of course, we were graced by the presence of the current Archbishop of Kingston --Larry -- and the previous Archbishop -- The Edge -- among about 25 other guests, from friends to other sisters and several local priests. After a blessing we sat down to dinner and I was privileged enough to be seated between the two Archbishops. Needless to say, dinner was one of the most interesting in my life. The ... read more

GREETINGS ALL: TODAY I DECIDED TO LEAVE CHAUITA AND TAKE TRIP TO PUERTO VIEJO. PLUS I HAD TO GO TO THE BANK BECAUSE THEIR IS ARE NO BANKS HERE CAHUITA . IT WAS ONLY A 30 MINUTE BUS RIDE. THESE BUS DRIVERS HERE REALLY BE DRIVING I AM BLESSED TO SAY THAT I HAVE NOT YET BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WELL ANYWAYS THE VIBE IN PUERTO VIEJO WAS A PEACEFUL ONE. I IMMEDIATLEY GOT LOVE FROM THE LOCALS. I MET THIS ONE RAS SISTA SHE WAS COOL. I CHILLED OUT WITH HER AND SOME OTHER RAS BROTHAS. THEY WERE JUST CHILLIN SMOKIN HERB LIKE THERE WAS NO TOMORROW. I WISH IT WAS THAT EASY IN THE STATES. I RENTED A BIKE FOR 3 DOLLARS WHICH WAS A LOT CHEEPER THAN IN CHAUITA. I CRUISED THROUGH THE ... read more

Hey everyone...sorry I have been out of touch for the last 2 weeks. I really have been busy and the down time I have had seems to have been in places with no internet access. The last time I wrote I was in the surfing town of Tamarindo on the north west coast of Costa Rica. After Tamarindo we headed to the capital of Costa Rica... San Jose. San Jose is a typical modern metropolis, but not without its own charm. There are lots of parks to walk through, the people are warm and receptive, and there is a very active night life. I had a lot of fun there but unfortunately I had to say goodbye to some good people there. The way the tour is set up people are given the option to continue ... read more

We felt we'd seen Guatemala and it was time to move on to new country. It was a very early morning for us, the shuttle picked us up at 4am outside of another backpacker-nest, Jungle Party Hostel. After an uneventful ride to the border we paid 10q's to get out of the country and 3USD to enter Honduras. More stamps in our passports, nice. Ten minutes later we were in Copán and stayed at a very nice hotel: Via Via, which also had a cafe with delicious veggie-food. The next morning we went to see the ruins and fought off all guides that tried to sell us their services. Also in Finnish: hyvaa paivaa and so on. We have already heard three different versions about the Mayan civilization and why it abruptly ended. Besides, we had ... read more