Hotel Bresciani Guatemala City

... Meeting dozens of interesting people from around the world, especially at the hostels. So many people are taking up to a year off and just going around the world and their experiences make my trip look like some pre-K version. The parts of the trip when I was alone, I always had people to do things with. In reality, I was not alone at all the whole time.<br><br>Another thing I get asked is how I planned all this. Other than booking my ...

First things first - that delay turned out to be a pain in the ass. Instead of leaving at 710, it left at 8am - only problem with this is that we had a connecting flight in Houston that allowed only 1 hour 10 mins layover. Factor in the 50 minute delay and this means that there is a chance we miss our connecting flight which means we would have to spend half a day in Houston ...

... We could hear the rocks and lave constantly crack and move right in front of us. The glow of the orange was visible through the rock.. just amazing.<br><br>Walking up higher it was hard work - the lava rock is definitely not too secure to walk on - you had to make sure your foot was planted firmly before taking the next step. I saw a few cuts and grazes from people falling - they do say to wear long pants but you cam almost do with a pair of gloves as ...

... or boat taxi. It was getting late so we decided to eat lake fish at the Restaurant El Bambu and shop for souvenirs about town. It was 7 p.m. before we knew it. The last boat for San Pedro supposedly left at 4 p.m. but when we reached the pier, one was still there! The rainy season had come to Guatemala and the return journey was over rough choppy waters. Thankfully the boat was heavier than the long boats in Koh Phi Phi and didn't ...

Hi everyone! Here's a post that I should've done before leaving for Rio Dulce-Livingston-Tikal. After, like, 3 months of being here I finally decided to go and partake in one of the most popular things to do while in Antigua: climb the Pacaya Volcano! (All the photos are just in that drop box above this text.) Because everybody had either gone already or didn't want to go, I went with Meghan Barnhart's temporary roommate, Dave from the States. Turns out Dave's a pretty ...

... haben uns auf den Weg gemacht (3.00Uhr morgens los in SJO, Fahrt bis 12.00 nach El Salvador, dort dann ins Busbahnhof-Hotel eingecheckt und morgens um 6.00 Uhr wieder weiter bis nach Guatemala City). Und er hat es geschafft und ist jetzt wieder in Besitz seiner Habseligkeiten. Costa Rica ist im Vergleich zu den anderen Laendern wirklich reich. Es ist hart anzusehen wie manche Menschen in Wellblechhuetten und ...

... appear on my arms. But that would make me sound like a pretentious ****head. All I&#8217;ll say is that it´s awesome.<br> <br> * * * * * * *<br> TOP 5 THINGS I LIKE ABOUT GUATEMALA<br> 1. The Under-Regulation - Nothing like being in an under-regulated country to prove how over-regulated we are in Australia. Helmets on motorcycles? A fashion accessory displayed only by a select few. Seatbelts in cars? Virtually non-existent. Leashes on dogs? What are you retarded? Dogs are a part ...

... It was nice not to be driving, because we had just done some long days, so we were happy to cheek out the sights and just hang out. On Saturday we attended the wedding of Adriana &amp; Branden a couple from Vancouver, it was nice to see friends of ours from back home, and do a little Spanish dancing. We also found a restaurant (mono loco) ran by ...

... 18/01/09: Une petite sieste dans le hamac, des émotions dans les vagues du pacifique, une fin de journée mémorable..; 19-20/01/09: Retour au calme à la Ciudad.Dîner françaischez Delphy (foie gras, champagne, saucisson, pain, fromage, vin rouge...) 21/01/09: Willy m'emmène visiter le centre ville. Au programme: musée du train, le marché central, la place typique (dont la configuration est la même qu'à Antigua: une fontaine entour ...

... so got out of the airport quickly. Victor from Dos Lunas was waiting for me, my cell phone was still working, and things were good. Now I am relaxing before dinner and wondering when Juan de Dios will arrive. I made a quick call to Lisa to let her know I arrived safely. It was good to hear her voice. Juan de Dios arrived about 4pm so I have no worries about getting to El ...