Colonial Hotel Guatemala City

... pretty nice,<br>very airy... and noisy. But it´s clean and has hot showers, so we´re<br>happy. A trend Susan hopes to see more of: all the ceilings are super<br>low... so Teddy has already lost about a thousand brain cells. Susan<br>glides right under. Ha. Score: Teddy 1, Susan 1. <br><br>So, we´ll probs be heading out of good ol´ GC today after a little bit<br>of wandering around. We´re planning on taking an hour long bus to the<br>beautiful and gringified city of Antigua. Catch ya then!

... br><br>This feeling of privilege didn&#8217;t last too long when I realised my shoes were melting. The rock I was standing on was so hot the soles of my boots were actually melting. It&#8217;s quite a disconcerting and exhilarating feeling. Luckily my shoes lasted the walk back down and they&#8217;re now hanging in my front room as a testament to an amazing day.<br><br>Kieran Maartens<br>01273 322046<br>www.mexicotravelplan.co.uk

Hello from Antigua!<br><br>After 4 hours drive from Coban, we drove through Guatemala City, a huge city with 3 millions people living there.<br><br>We got lost just a little, but figured out the way to go. There are houses everywhere on hills... amazing.<br><br>One hour later we were in Antigua, a really nice city, with volcanoes all around. The street are made of stones... making it ...

We proceeded along windy roads from Guatemala City to the lake-side town Panajchel.<br><br>Survey: Does windy mean lots of wind or lots of curves in the road in the sentence you just read?<br><br>For whatever reason, most of our bus-mates ended up reading that as lots of wind when we received an email warning of the road to Panajchel. Now that didn´t make sense but it´s just what we understood. Incorrectly. It meant ...

... is a small park and some kind of shopping center. <br><br>The next point was the central market. It is a souvenir market. We found out that there is much more variety and better prices than in chichi's market... of course the cultural experience at chichi can't be compared. <br><br>The next stop was several churches about 5 blocks away. The insecurity in Guatemala city is known so we had to walk carefully and look twice before taking ...

... arrange for the volcano hike and Lake Atitlan tour. By calling around I was able to find an agency, Adrenalina, willing to book these tours for a single person at a reasonable price. I walked back to Parque Central and up 5 Avenida to the agency's office. On Saturday and Sundays, 5 Avenida is closed to vehicular traffic to allow tourist to walk the street leading to the Arco de Santa Catalina. This pretty yellow arch is the only remaining structure ...

... Fortuna to Monteverde (saves you a day compared to on public transport) again at least US$30. At Monteverde canopy walks US$20, high wire rides much, much more. Info: - No visa required - Not good value- expensive and similar sights/activities can be done elsewhere. - Volcan Arenal and hot springs around La Fortuna - Cloud Forest ...

... could drive off road up this very steep gravel hill. It was in fact quite a treacherous road and I can understand why he needed his time before driving on.. During the decent the light was dimming and he announced that he couldn't see very well as he had not brought his glasses with him, and opened the window as sweat poured down his face. This was the type of honestly that I didn't really need to know as we went faster and ...

... American countries allows you to travel in these countries up to 3 months and pay only one fee at the first country you enter. Seems that someone forgot to tell the border folks because I've gotten charged at every border so far. And when I ask about it they look at me like they have no idea what I'm talking about. Since it's generally a $3 fee I don't make a big stink. I have ...

... done by guys going through the country on horseback, roughly guessing. It gave a really interesting view of the changes in elevation through the country and the different ecological areas. Our guide for the day was the professor who'll be teaching our geography class, Professor Castillano. He provided some great insight into all sorts of things about the country. Our next stop was the central square. I'd seen pictures of the palace, the fountain, and ...