El Convento Boutique Hotel
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Travel Blogs from Antigua Guatemala
Ruins, chocolate and a piece of home
... surf in California (yes please!!). After a quick post dinner ice-cream we crashed and woke up pretty early to get to the Guatemala border. This was thankfully relatively pain-free and we managed to change some money which some guy wanted to rob us off with a ludicrously expensive taxi...only we realised this when we had got in. I used my rusty Spanish (after being in English speaking Belize) to ask him to leave us at a nearby bus-stop – this meant being left outside ...
Jaibalito back to Antigua
... after 10am, allowing ourselves a last little chill time before we headed off. Terje had stopped by to say his farewells a little earlier.
We had about a 10min wait for the boat to Pana and got to the travel agent at around 11am. We dropped our bags off and went to check out Pana. Our walk took us down the main shopping street and we saw the same handicrafts for sale that we'd seen at Chichi. We didn't stop to ask about prices for blankets or rugs although I was half tempted. The ...
Antigua - day 2
First day of Spanish school today so we were up bright and early to make sure we arrived on time at 8am. After picking up a couple of items at a nearby bakery, we sat by the church on the other side of the road to eat them, although Wayne was coerced into giving up one of his items for a greater cause. We met our teacher at the school and all walked together to a nearby garden for a ...
Garifuna Gifiti rum, herbs, roots and spices
... and couples are walking and swallowing clear cool evening air coming off the Caribbean. Ladino,Garifuna and Maya children caper or are carried in their fathers’ arms. Drum rhythms are heard from up the street where a foursome busks
traditional Garifuna music to tourists in the outdoor cafes. Pounding on turtle shells, bongos and tin cans is a nightly occurrence.
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ESTA
... an interest; non of the locals seem to be that interested. I did get an offer from an elderly Englishman called Gary with failing eyesight who asked if I wanted to be in his gang. I said fine, thinking the chat up line a little strange, but at least it would secure sufficient funds to get me to the border...or at least I though it would until he asked me my age and then proceeded to tell me, with much disappointment, that he was looking for someone a little younger. Such a ...
Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Free parking
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