Casa Mia Antigua Guatemala

... Mario at the school and decided just to take it as it comes - although I was frustrated.

Finally, the taxi arrived and left in search of my school. He was drving around about and according to my compass we ought to be close, when suddenly I saw Mario driving down the street on his scooter. I asked the driver to stop and then we let Mario guide us to the school.

A word of advise: Also keep notes less than 100 Q - the cab driver was unable to give me ...

... but this one was so impresive, landscaped gardens with views of the active volcano and cool leather chairs and benches to take it all in, one catch you have to buy Mc Donalds food....

Decided to hike the active volcano, Pacaya volcano, we were told that it was going to be a leisurely hour and a half walk with a tough climb at the end... now this is why the tours over here are crazy...could you imagine a European tour company offering tours of the most active ...

... wasn’t that much taken with Antigua, I enjoyed the weekend but was happy to head out on the Monday.

That evening we joined locals and other tourists in two of the allegedly the hot spots and of course one was an Irish bar, Reilly’s. We also bumped into the same two Dutch girls who we had met in Xela and then San Pedro, and so we formed quite the party. Because Troy and Kirsty had a 6 am shuttle to El Salvador, most called it a night at 1 am when ...

... fließt Lava aus dem Vulkan und da kann man so nahe ran wie man will, es wird aber recht schnell heiß und für die Schuhe ist das auch nichts. Es gibt immer Leute die sich ein paar Marshmallows. Die ganze Wanderung dauert so ca. 3h mit allem.
Ach ja Wetter. Also Jahreszeiten wie bei uns gibt es hier nicht im Winter wird es etwas kälter aber nicht deutlich. Es sind immer zwischen 20° und 30° dafür ist in unserem Sommer Regenzeit und in unserem Winter ...

... tomorrow too. After a quick feast we booked a tour to Volcan Pacaya, a volcano about an hour away that is active and has lava flows. We had to hike up about 2kms basically straight up in parts, which had me absolutely knackered. The weather also started to close in and we got clouds and alot of mist in the air, it was hard to see more than about 10m in front of you. Half of the climb was through lush forest, before we hit the ash and ...

... ish so being unfit or scared of heights was not a good idea. The walk down was is the dark... now take note if you intend doing this climb and coming down in the dark, take a ficking torch with you! It was surprising how many people didn't... it is not easy scrambling over hot old lave rocks (very sharp) down scree slopes ( very slippy) and muddy hills in the dark (very... muddy), MANY PEOPLE DIE.... knobs! A coat also comes in useful if wet ...

... out some travel plans and the like. Met a Dutch today at Dona Luis' during breakfast who really suggested Oaxaca (sp?) in Mexico, as well as other parts of Southern Mexico. Handy highly suggested it too. Mmm... planning. I love planning, it makes me feel like things are happening. But anyways, things are going well, classes are done or almost done, and my time in Antigua and Guatemala is on the cusp of changing substantially. Excitement!

... awesome experience.)

4. My Host Mum - Cristina, my host mother, is a fabulous cook, an excellent conversationalist, and probably one of the nicest human beings you´d ever hope to meet (even if she does make my 29 year old house mate, Nancy sleep in a Minnie Mouse bead spread). Other volunteers have had bad experiences with their host families. One volunteer, Margo, was even evicted. Not so Nancy and me. Every morning and night were treated to delightful food and ...

... Guatemala was really pretty, the tops of volcanoes (active and no longer active) poking through the clouds, its very lush and green and mountainous. I got a taxi straight out of Guatemala city to Antigua and the drive was impressive. Ive had a wander around Antigua and its really pretty, it has a spanish feel but there are ...

... but it was awesome! We started the walk back as soon as we could as we really didnt want to be on the volcano when it got dark - it was hard enough in day light so we just had to walk through the forest with our one torch between the 3 of us - interesting, but we made it!! A really good day! The following day we went to ChiChi market which is meant to be the biggest and best market in central america - after a long bus ride, it didnt disappoint and we went ...