Blogs from Central America Caribbean - page 2165

The comforting thing about the timidity I had about traveling solo is running into people who are even more clueless than I am. I don't know how many people I met that didn't speak a lick of Spanish or who had never even made it out of the country before starting out on a 6 month journey...I felt quite reassured that I need NOT be so concerned. Anyway, yes, I actually did make it to San Jose alive after a very long layover and customs line. Once arrived I searched for someone resembling a backpacker type to try to split a cab to the center of town. I lucked out and found some girl staying at another hostel and we thought the cab driver said that I would have to pay the full amount anyway, but ... read more

(this one should be short...not too much to report) So I left Utila a few days ago and spent a night in San Pedro Sula, where 4 days earlier 28 people where killed when a gang member took and AK-47 and unloaded on a local bus. But dont worry mom, things where much safer when I was there, they had officers stationed all over the place. From San Pedro, I caught an all day bus and ended up in Antigua Guatemala by night fall. Antigua is an absolutely amazing city. There are a ton of fun little restaurants and bars here. It is a little more expensive then the other cities I have been in but it is one of those places that is just really fun to explore. I would compare it to Charleston S.C. ... read more

Here is my tentative itinterary for the next month and a half so far........Happy New Year! January 4, 2005: Leave home from Burlington, Vermont and fly to NYC (JFK). 2 Hours later fly from JFK to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (POP). Enjoy 3 weeks tanning, swimming and my internship with Ambassadors for Children! January 25, 2005: Fly from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic to Miami. Stay the night in a hotel. January 26, 2005: 8pm Fly from Miami on Tam Airlines to Sao Paulo, Brazil arriving on the morning of the 27th. After an hour lay-over fly from Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Then to San Carlos de Bariloche to visit my host family and friends. January 27th-February 15, 2005: Visit and Travel! February 16, 2005: Depending on $ situation fly or take a bus to ... read more

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas from the Bay Islands of Honduras!! I'm still in the Bay Islands getting certified for scuba diving. I'm feeling a little sick, and there is a whole chapter of the scuba diving book that basically says not to dive when your sick (mostly because of congestion making it difficult to equalize underwater) but I'm not feeling that bad, and I'm not congested at all...so I'm just going to go for it (don't worry mom, I won't push it). Yesterday I was in the classroom for 8 hours, today is the pool, and then the next to days are open water diving (and then off to Guatemala)...nothing much more to report. I did meet another traveler from the states basically doing the same thing as me(but going in the ... read more

Saturday 11 December Saturday we started to make our way down to Los Angeles. The weather beautiful and we truelly enjoyed the sights. A magical place is the city of Monterey, the author John Steinbecks home town. Set right along the coast line, and has lately become a haven for rich retired people (se photo) So has Pebbles beach, and it is not hard to understand why... In tine for sunset we reached Restaurant Nepenthe, Johns favorite along Highway 1, and sure it lived up to John's description. We drank a wine from the Pablo Robles wine region,so delisiouc it made us change our planes for the following day. Sunday 12 December Next day we headed for the Pablo Robles wine yards, this time our expectations was exceeded. After having visited six different wineries this is ... read more