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Placencia, the aftermath of Easter
... the nightmarish bus journeys we had suffered in recent days.
There weren’t too many options for dinner. It seemed that the Easter weekend had been extremely busy and most tourist businesses had now decided to close for a couple of days to restock and recover. A local lady told us that there had been 6000 visitors in Placencia (normal population 900) over the last few days. One restaurant that was open was the Rumfish. This was fairly expensive ...
Exciting Day for Birthday Boy
... it felt like 90 degrees. The locals were out enjoying the weather. Old caribbean gents were sitting on porches watching the tourists.
We visited many gift shops and found some good souveniers, books, CDs and clothing -- although I think were were all pretty much reserved about our spending and only bought a little. We moved on to find what I have titled the best gelato shop in the world: Tutti Fruiti. The quaint shop is ...
One Love
... of musical chairs, directing passengers to fit up to 24 of us in the 11
passenger van, seated in order of our stops (on various make shift jump seats). The Mayan women on board appear to find this comical as well, as they smile and giggle along with us. Fortunately our collectivo is named ‘Benidicion de Dios’.
Our brief stop in the capital city of Belmopan, lived up to its reputation (You will wonder why you’re here, and ...
Last Days in Guatemala
... night. Not the most relaxing of trips with 4 of the 6 days being in transit, but it was nice to see something new.
Now I'm down to only three nights left in a country that I've called home for the last 4 months. It's really bittersweet as the realities of actually leaving are starting to set in. It's amazing how the strains of thrid world living can really start to take a toll on you. I just need a quick break to recharge before I can do it again. For as negative as I'm ...
Day one of operation Get to Roatan
... of a traditional backpacker and I'm just turning up in Placencia with nothing booked. I have a place in mind which is close to the ferry dock for the following morning. Problem the bleedin place is closed and I have to wander around like a lost soul trying to find somewhere that isn't going to rip me off and is of a standard better than a squat. Eventually I find ...
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