Cesar Mariscos
Travel Blogs from Tela
Thanksgiving...Honduran Style
Hondurans don't celebrate Thanksgiving....I wonder why?
This Thanksgiving, Chad and I decide to forgo the green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie since, well, there aren't any of those tasty tidbits lurking around Tegucigalpa. Also, we really need to get out of the city! As I may have mentioned before, walking through sewage …
Good Ridence!
Another day of travelling and another rediculous experience with the stupid girl all leading to an unimpressive town...
IŽll get to the town in a minute but first the story of getting there with whats-her-face. We got up in the morning feeling quite refreshed after the hell that was the situation the night before and went out for breakfast …
Still on the Caribbean ... but in Honduras now
With only a couple of weeks to go before our trip ends in Antigua during the last few days of Semana Santa, we decided to explore Honduras' Caribbean coast (or Northern Coast as it is known here) ... Vamos a ver we said to ourselves. We boarded a small lancha early on Monday morning from Livingston headed to Puerto Barrios where we then caught a …
Skippable town
Derek and I planned to meet for breakfast and then sign up for the most popular Tela excursion to Punta Sal National Park. The tour consists of a 45 minute boat ride to an island (Punta Sal) and to walk through the jungle, snorkel near the island, and then have lunch. The jungle walk was not good. The scenery was ok, but the mosquitos were in full …
Holes in Shirt and strike
I decided at 9:30AM to take the 10:30 bus from Copan to Tela. I saw a 11AM bus that was available but when the hotel called, they said that bus was only available if the 10:30 bus if full. So I rushed to the bus station and was immediately told that the 10:30 bus was sold out and that there is no 11AM bus. The next bus was at 2:30P. So with several …