Hotel Bahia Taitza San Jose

... in Guatemala) armed with bottles of beer to consume back at Jarachik. We woke up to find there was no running water, which was quickly fixed as was the wireless by use of my laptop. The others (Frank, Matt, Steve, etal) decided to kayak over to San Marcos and do some cliff jumping, I decided to write a story and feel sorry for myself as my stomach for the first time was reacting to something. 4 days later and it is still not great but I don’t think there ...

We arrive in Antigua four hours later. It was a long four hours. We did manage to get a little sleep and some of the roads were under construction. But for the most part the roads were better than those in Connecticut. When not in construction, they were in good condition.<br><br>We arrive in a huge bus depot. There must have been over 100 buses. These drivers must really like their rids because some were pimped out: decals on the ...

After reading reports on the U.S. Embassy website concerning travel in Central America, we decided not to drive all the way south to Panama as we had originally hoped. We had a great opportunity to go deep sea fishing in Guatemala, so we kept Guatemala on our itinerary. Since we were unable to find car insurance for Guatemala in a reasonable amount of time, we chose to take a twelve-hour bus ride to Antigua from San ...

... gal à son age mais finalement 10 tours seront suffisant. Ensuite, tout le monde y va de son coup dans la piñata et on essaie de ramasser le plus de bonbons possible. Une autre petite tradition pour le gâteau d'anniversaire: la tête dedans mais gentiment, hein, faut pas gâcher tout le gâteau. Un concert est prévu pour le soir, j'ai perdu un pari (ou pas) et je dois ...

... is st*rting his own church group so P*ul helped him m*ke * website. Now P*ul is known for his computer skills the d*d brings *ll his m*tes round so P*ul c*n fix their computers. For our l*st night in Xel* we took some of the te*chers *nd other students out for * curry. Very English of us. And then it w*s custom*ry to go *nd drink rum in the p*rk like teen*gers. After this we s*w * live Gu*tem*l*n b*nd who h*d the most *m*zing *mount of energy *nd ...

... rolled in at 8.00. And they cleared by 9.30 - after we had left the summit. The climb back down was especially tough, as I was really feeling the heat and suffering from my inability to hold down food meaning I had no energy. I was a little concerned by the number of large birds circling overhead. I asked the guide if they were vultures. "No. They´re condors." he replied. "They also eat dead meat". Not ...

On the weekends our resort is a very popular destination for wealthy locals to come, hang out and have fun. The resort was in full swing on Saturday &amp; Sunday, honestly, I was a little intimated.  Locals could buy day passes to the resort and use the pools, beach, etc.<br>It is all inclusive, so it's a good deal and MANY of them take advantage of it. The food &amp; entertainment were lavish and cruise worthy. Large displays ...

... out to evaluate the situation...apparently we now had a flat tire. To say the least we were a bit nervous. After reading so many warnings prior to our trip about taking caution, especially upon arrival to the country, we thought for sure this was evil plan to rob us of our belongings. Within 3 minutes another pick up truck rolled up behind us and parked directly behind our car...ok so now we were certainly goners ...

... 25 - Aug 2) we still had lots of great weather to enjoy. Being on the coast, we only saw rain during the nights (had 1 major storm at night) and the days were clear blue skies. Temperatures were generally 85 degrees F. When we did venture inland we found the mornings to be nice, and some slight drizzle rain in the afternoon.Overall, very enjoyable weather.<br><br><br>

... We were shown to our room, which was a separate breezeblock building to the side of the main house. Apart from the beds, a table, chair and a set of shelves, there was a fan, some purified water and a roll of toilet paper. Probably our greatest "food for thought" moment was when we went to the loo, we had toilet paper while the rest of the family used newspaper. It seems that this type of Guatemalteco family start off with a one or two ...